Indicator · Retention
Retention rate
The share of students enrolled at the start of the school year who are still in the education system at the end of it.
Historical series · Retention rate
Trend, 2019–2026.
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| Year | Retention rate |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 90.1 % |
| 2020 | 88.4 % |
| 2021 | 88.9 % |
| 2022 | 90.3 % |
| 2023 | 91.2 % |
| 2024 | 91.8 % |
| 2025 | 92.2 % |
| 2026 | 92.6 % |
Source: CEDE · National Education Information System (illustrative data) · 2019–2026
Retention rate
- 85–87
- 87–89
- 89–91
- 91–94
- 94–96
Territorial disaggregation
The eighteen departments, ranked by value.
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| Francisco Morazán | 95.7 % |
| Cortés | 95.1 % |
| Atlántida | 93.1 % |
| Comayagua | 92.6 % |
| Islas de la Bahía | 92.1 % |
| Yoro | 91.6 % |
| Choluteca | 91.1 % |
| Valle | 91.1 % |
| El Paraíso | 90.6 % |
| Copán | 90.1 % |
| Ocotepeque | 90.1 % |
| Colón | 89.5 % |
| Olancho | 89.5 % |
| Santa Bárbara | 89.5 % |
| La Paz | 89.0 % |
| Intibucá | 88.5 % |
| Lempira | 87.5 % |
| Gracias a Dios | 85.0 % |
Source: CEDE · National Education Information System (illustrative data) · 2026
Methodology note
How this indicator is built.
The definition, the formula and — above all — what the indicator does not let you claim.
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Definition
The share of students enrolled at the start of the school year who are still in the education system at the end of it.
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Formula
(Students present at the close ÷ students enrolled at the start) × 100.
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Disaggregations
Education level · Sex · Area · Department
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Notes on interpretation
The complement of dropout; the two are published together so that neither is read alone.
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Limitations
Like dropout, it depends on the transfer register.
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Source
CEDE · National Education Information System. The figures in this prototype are simulations, created solely to demonstrate what the platform can do.
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