Official national level terminology for pre-basic, basic and media education.
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Education in Honduras
DATASource-led profile
Source-led profile 路 Reference scope retained
Honduras has a live official education information system and a current UNESCO-UNEVOC profile. The school structure uses pre-basic, basic and upper-secondary levels, while 2024 indicators provide comparable enrolment context. Official level terminology is paired with recent 2024 UNESCO indicators and a live 2026 national dashboard. The evidence below is limited to claims directly supported by the listed national and intergovernmental sources.
Honduras education snapshot
Honduras has strong current-data coverage because the Secretariat maintains a live national dashboard and UNESCO publishes recent comparable indicators.
Primary gross enrolment ratio
79.0%
Lower-secondary gross enrolment ratio
51.8%
Upper-secondary gross enrolment ratio
51.7%
Upper-secondary vocational share
68.7%
* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.
How the education pathway works
The page uses the country's own pre-basic, basic and media terminology instead of replacing it with a generic primary-secondary label.
| Stage | When | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-basic education | Early stage | The national system identifies pre-basic education before basic schooling. |
| Basic education | Core stage | The national curriculum describes basic education as a nine-year stage organised in three cycles. |
| Upper-secondary education | Later school stage | Media education follows the basic stage. |
| Higher education | Beyond school | Higher education follows school-level study and is reported separately. |
Key evidence
The three gross enrolment ratios are 2024 UIS measures, while the vocational percentage describes the composition of upper-secondary programmes.
| Indicator or rule | Value | Reference | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary gross enrolment ratio | 79.0% | 2024 | UIS indicator |
| Lower-secondary gross enrolment ratio | 51.8% | 2024 | UIS indicator |
| Upper-secondary gross enrolment ratio | 51.7% | 2024 | UIS indicator |
| Upper-secondary vocational share | 68.7% | 2024 | Students in vocational programmes |
* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.
Reading the Honduras evidence
A gross enrolment ratio is not a completion rate or a simple headcount, so the evidence table keeps the measure name visible.
The live 2026 dashboard is used as evidence that current administrative reporting exists, but the page does not copy a partial departmental total into a national headline.
Frequently asked questions
What primary gross enrolment ratio is reported for 2024?
UNESCO-UNEVOC reports 79.0%.
What lower-secondary gross enrolment ratio is shown?
The 2024 value is 51.8%.
What upper-secondary gross enrolment ratio is shown?
The 2024 value is 51.7%.
How large is the vocational share at upper-secondary level?
The profile reports 68.7% of upper-secondary students in vocational programmes in 2024.
Sources and methodology
Official Honduras sources establish the level terminology and current reporting system; UNESCO-UNEVOC supplies the comparable 2024 percentages.
Live national education information system with 2026 enrolment reporting.
Country-specific 2024 enrolment and vocational indicators.
Methodology: Honduras gross enrolment and vocational shares retain UIS definitions and are not converted into national student counts.