Honduras: Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 0.36 percentage points from 59.61% in 2019. Since 1980 it is up 11.3 percentage points from 47.94% in 1980. The World Bank has no value for 33 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2024, Honduras had the 54th highest value of the 84 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 2024 ranking

• Sweden — 51st of 84: 59.85%
• Spain — 52nd of 84: 59.55%
• Ecuador — 53rd of 84: 59.32%
• Namibia — 55th of 84: 58.8%
• Costa Rica — 56th of 84: 57.91%
• Macao SAR, China — 57th of 84: 57.42%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

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

All 12 values

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 73.99% (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 65.69% (2024)
• Barbados — 65.35% (2024)
• Belize — 65.46% (2024)
• Bolivia — 52.14% (2024)
• Brazil — 61.59% (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 71.79% (2023)
• Cayman Islands — 66.32% (2024)
• Chile — 61.62% (2024)
• Colombia — 50.62% (2022)

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 secondary education, teachers (% female)?

59.24% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1980?

It is up 11.3 percentage points from 47.94% in 1980. The highest value was 60.61% in 2022 and the lowest 47.79% in 1983.

How does Honduras rank?

54th highest of 84 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE.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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