Total sample population, primary education and below in Honduras

Honduras: Total sample population, primary education and below was 5.18 million in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
5.18 million
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
47th
of 108 countries
All-time high
6.16 million
in 2017
All-time low
3.20 million
in 2001
Years of data
28
1991–2019

Total sample population, primary education and below in Honduras, 1991–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M1991200520191991: 3.3M1992: 3.4M1993: 3.5M1994: 3.6M1995: 3.7M1996: 3.7M1997: 3.9M1998: 3.9M1999: 4.0M2001: 3.2M2002: 4.5M2003: 4.6M2004: 4.6M2005: 4.8M2006: 4.9M2007: 4.9M2008: 5.0M2009: 5.1M2010: 5.1M2011: 5.1M2012: 5.1M2013: 5.2M2014: 5.1M2015: 5.2M2016: 5.8M2017: 6.2M2018: 5.3M2019: 5.2M

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Honduras recorded 5.18 million for total sample population, primary education and below in 2019.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total sample population, primary education and below in Honduras peaked at 6.16 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.20 million, in 2001.

Honduras ranks 47th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Total sample population, primary education and below in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Total sample population, primary education and below in Honduras, 1991 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1991 3.32 million —
1992 3.37 million +1.5%
1993 3.45 million +2.5%
1994 3.62 million +4.8%
1995 3.67 million +1.4%
1996 3.73 million +1.7%
1997 3.87 million +3.7%
1998 3.93 million +1.5%
1999 4.04 million +2.9%
2001 3.20 million -20.8%
2002 4.53 million +41.6%
2003 4.62 million +1.9%
2004 4.64 million +0.5%
2005 4.76 million +2.5%
2006 4.88 million +2.5%
2007 4.94 million +1.2%
2008 5.00 million +1.2%
2009 5.06 million +1.2%
2010 5.10 million +0.7%
2011 5.07 million -0.6%
2012 5.12 million +1.0%
2013 5.18 million +1.3%
2014 5.13 million -1.0%
2015 5.20 million +1.5%
2016 5.79 million +11.3%
2017 6.16 million +6.3%
2018 5.31 million -13.8%
2019 5.18 million -2.4%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 5.18 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.03 million, 65% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 5.18 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.06 million, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total sample population, primary education and below in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +41.6% 3.20 million 4.53 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.67 million 3.32 million 4.04 million 9
2000s 4.63 million 3.20 million 5.06 million 9
2010s 5.32 million 5.07 million 6.16 million 10

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 44 United States 5.78 million compare
  2. 45 Sri Lanka 5.76 million compare
  3. 46 Dominican Republic 5.48 million compare
  4. 48 Tunisia 4.98 million compare
  5. 49 Bolivia 4.94 million compare
  6. 50 South Korea 4.84 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total sample population, primary education and below in Honduras?
Total sample population, primary education and below in Honduras was 5.18 million in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total sample population, primary education and below recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 6.16 million in 2017.
What is the lowest total sample population, primary education and below recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 3.20 million in 2001.
How does Honduras rank for total sample population, primary education and below?
Honduras ranks 47th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is total sample population, primary education and below rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Total sample population, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total sample population, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,506 data points, 1970–2021
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