Honduras
Background Information
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
30% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
1,240,918 (UIS, 2023)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
1,053,878 (UIS, 2023)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
34%
Source: UNSDG , 2019
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
97
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
27%
Source: DHS , 2012
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
51%
Source: DHS , 2012
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
11
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education Women as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2019
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education Men as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2022
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2018
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
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Female 18%
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Male 14%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
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Female 10%
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Male 12%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
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Female 32%
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Male 32%
Female: UNESCO, 2012
Male: UNESCO, 2012
Youth not in education, employment or training
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Female 42%
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Male 22%
Female: ILO, 2021
Male: ILO, 2021
Completion rate
Primary school age
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Female 89%
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Male 85%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Lower secondary school age
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Female 58%
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Male 51%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school age
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Female 37%
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Male 29%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
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Female 4%
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Male 5%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Lower secondary school
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Female 23%
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Male 30%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school
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Female 45%
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Male 48%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
3
Limited protection from violence in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
5
Enshrines right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender for all within the territory
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
5
Protection of the right to education of pregnant and/or parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Changing Gender Attitudes, Empowering Girls
Research Project/Report/Study
Developing a Curriculum for a Formal Education Setting to Prevent Child Marriage in Rural Areas of Honduras: A Design-Based Research Study
Project/Program
Early childcare education & Montessori
Project/Program
Empowering Adolescent Girls (GFC)
Project/Program
Empowerment Girl Groups
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Enough
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Equality for Women and Girls Program
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Gender Equity/Education Funding
Project/Program
Healthcare programs
Project/Program
LitClub
Project/Program
Parent schools
Project/Program
Primary & secondary education
Project/Program
Psychological & Therapy Support
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Safe to Learn
Project/Program
Service-learning for WASH in schools
Project/Program
Vocational Workshops
Government Programs Back to Top
Research Project/Report/Study
Honduras Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS)
Project/Program
Honduras Early Childhood Education Improvement Project
Project/Program
USAID De Lectores a Líderes
Research Project/Report/Study
Violence Against Children and Youth Survey
Project/Program
Educational Resources with Gender Lens for the Educational Community
Project/Program
Shifting Gender Paradigms among Youth in Extreme Environments
Project/Program
Docentes por la Paz
Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top