Honduras: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort)

Key figures

Since 1983 it is up 38.64 percentage points from 39.54% in 1983. The World Bank has no value for 18 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2023, Honduras' persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) fell 8.91 percentage points on 2022 (from 87.09% to 78.19%).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2022), the average change was +0.99 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 6.2 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 19.02 percentage points in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.91 percentage points in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Honduras had the 41st highest value of the 47 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Honduras in the 2023 ranking

• Albania — 37th of 47: 85.71%
• Malaysia — 38th of 47: 85.47%
• Guatemala — 39th of 47: 85.01%
• India — 41st of 47: 72.54%
• Togo — 42nd of 47: 61.74%
• Cameroon — 43rd of 47: 60.99%

What this measures

Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.

Limitations: The estimates have limitations in capturing real trend in that an observed rate will be applied to the underlying indicators such as repetition rate and promotion rate throughout the cohort life, and re-entrants, grade skipping, migration or transfers during a school year are not adequately captured.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 23 values

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 97.51% (2022)
• Aruba — 86% (2020)
• Belize — 95.56% (2023)
• Bolivia — 96.42% (2023)
• Chile — 99.13% (2023)
• Colombia — 89.84% (2021)
• Costa Rica — 93.78% (2023)
• Cuba — 88.88% (2023)
• Dominican Republic — 91.16% (2023)
• Ecuador

More education data for Honduras

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1.03 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 78.97% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 79.48% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 78.48% (2024)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 33.77% (2021)
• School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Honduras's persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort)?

78.19% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1983?

It is up 38.64 percentage points from 39.54% in 1983. The highest value was 88.39% in 2021 and the lowest 39.54% in 1983.

How does Honduras rank?

41st highest of 47 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) unusual for Honduras?

In 2023, Honduras' persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) fell 8.91 percentage points on 2022 (from 87.09% to 78.19%). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2022), the average change was +0.99 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 6.2 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRSL.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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