Honduras: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

Since 1970 it is up 2,218% from 10,890 in 1970 (6.92% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 29 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2017, Honduras' secondary education, vocational pupils fell 0.3% on 2016 (from 253,285 to 252,425).

Across the 11 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2016), the average change was +11.9% and a typical year strayed about 8.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 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 32.5% in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 3% in 2016. 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 2017, Honduras had the 23rd highest value of the 61 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 2017 ranking

• Chile — 20th of 61: 292,757
• Czechia — 21st of 61: 283,313
• Finland — 22nd of 61: 261,660
• Austria — 24th of 61: 238,161
• Switzerland — 25th of 61: 226,342
• Portugal — 26th of 61: 192,356

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 19 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 282 (2018)
• Belize — 3,301 (2018)
• Bolivia — 788,570 (2018)
• Brazil — 956,632 (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 79 (2017)
• Chile — 292,757 (2017)
• Colombia — 362,733 (2018)
• Costa Rica — 108,578 (2018)
• Cuba — 207,590 (2018)
• Dominica — 0 (2015)
• Dominican Republic

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, vocational pupils?

252,425 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 2,218% from 10,890 in 1970 (6.92% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 261,249 in 2015 and the lowest 10,890 in 1970.

How does Honduras rank?

23rd highest of 61 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Honduras?

In 2017, Honduras' secondary education, vocational pupils fell 0.3% on 2016 (from 253,285 to 252,425). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2016), the average change was +11.9% and a typical year strayed about 8.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 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.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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