Chile vs Honduras
Chile vs Honduras: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school in 2017: 94.8% in Chile and 80.9% in Honduras, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Chile, by 13.8 percentage points, or 1.17 times that in Honduras.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Chile has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1820.
- In 2012, Chile ranked 27 and Honduras ranked 79 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2017.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Chile | Honduras | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | 94.8 | 80.9 | 88.2 |
| 2016 | 94.1 | 80.4 | 88.3 |
| 2015 | 93.5 | 78.8 | 88.2 |
| 2014 | 93.4 | 79.5 | 88.3 |
| 2013 | 93.7 | 80.1 | 88.2 |
| 2012 | 94.5 | 83.7 | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 94.8 | 86.7 | 88.1 |
| 2010 | 95.5 | 85.8 | 87.9 |
| 2009 | 94.2 | 85.1 | 87.9 |
| 2008 | 95.5 | 85.9 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | 95 | 82.3 | 87.2 |
| 2006 | – | 87.7 | 86 |
| 2005 | – | 83.8 | 85.4 |
| 2004 | – | 86 | 84.7 |
| 2003 | – | 86.5 | 83.5 |
| 2002 | – | – | 81.4 |
| 2001 | – | – | 81 |
| 2000 | – | 86.3 | 80.7 |
| 1999 | – | – | 79.9 |
| 1998 | – | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | – | – | 78.1 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | – | – | 78 |
| 1994 | – | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | – | 88.1 | 78 |
| 1992 | – | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | – | 86.8 | 77.8 |
| 1990 | – | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | – | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | – | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | – | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | – | 90 | 75.3 |
| 1985 | – | – | 74 |
| 1980 | 97.9 | 75 | 75.8 |
| 1975 | 97 | 72 | 72.9 |
| 1970 | 88.8 | 77.8 | 69 |
| 1965 | 93.7 | 68 | 66 |
| 1960 | 84.7 | 57 | 63.1 |
| 1955 | 100 | 41.2 | 57.4 |
| 1950 | 93 | 34 | 51.4 |
| 1945 | 87.4 | 28.3 | 43.5 |
| 1940 | 81.8 | 23.2 | 40 |
| 1935 | 76.2 | 18.8 | 38.2 |
| 1930 | 70.6 | 15.1 | 36.4 |
| 1925 | 65 | 12 | 33 |
| 1920 | 59.4 | 9.4 | 30.5 |
| 1915 | 53.8 | 7.4 | 29.2 |
| 1910 | 48.2 | 5.8 | 28.1 |
| 1905 | 45.8 | 4.5 | 25.1 |
| 1900 | 36.1 | 3.5 | 23.3 |
| 1895 | 26.5 | 2.7 | 21.8 |
| 1890 | 21.1 | 2.1 | 20 |
| 1885 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 19 |
| 1880 | 16.2 | 1.2 | 17.2 |
| 1875 | 14.9 | 1 | 15.7 |
| 1870 | 13.5 | 0.7 | 13.2 |
| 1865 | 12.1 | 0.6 | 10.6 |
| 1860 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 9.3 |
| 1855 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 8 |
| 1850 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 1845 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 5.9 |
| 1840 | 3 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| 1835 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 4.5 |
| 1830 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 4 |
| 1825 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| 1820 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Chile vs Honduras
Health
- Life expectancyChile: 81.2 years in 2023Honduras: 72.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChile: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Honduras: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChile: 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Honduras: 13 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterChile: 98.8% in 2022Honduras: 65.2% in 2022
- DepressionChile: 4.06% in 2017Honduras: 2.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateChile: 10.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Honduras: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChile: 19.7 million people in 2023Honduras: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthChile: 0.57% a year in 2023Honduras: 1.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChile: 1.17 births per woman in 2023Honduras: 2.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChile: 89.2% in 2025Honduras: 59.3% in 2025
- Median ageChile: 36 years in 2023Honduras: 23.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChile: 13.7% in 2023Honduras: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateChile: 3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Honduras: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChile: 1.52% of GDP in 2025Honduras: 1.46% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChile: $5.15B in 2025Honduras: $582M in 2025
- Military spending per personChile: $269 in 2025Honduras: $53 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChile: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Honduras: 5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChile: 114,000 people in 2020Honduras: 23,000 people in 2020
- National powerChile: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Honduras: 0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChile: 1.28% of the labour force in 2020Honduras: 0.56% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChile: 14 million TIV in 2025Honduras: 7 million TIV in 2024