Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Honduras
Honduras: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location was 0.88 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Honduras, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 0.88 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Honduras peaked at 0.88 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.82 LPIA, in 2007.
That places Honduras 35th out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Honduras, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.82 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.84 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.84 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.85 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.84 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.85 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.86 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.87 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.85 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.86 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.87 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.88 LPIA | +1.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.88 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.88 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.88 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.92 LPIA, 96% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.82 LPIA | 0.82 LPIA | 0.82 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8511 LPIA | 0.84 LPIA | 0.87 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.875 LPIA | 0.87 LPIA | 0.88 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 33 Colombia 0.9 LPIA compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 0.9 LPIA compare
- 35 Guatemala 0.88 LPIA compare
- 35 Nepal 0.88 LPIA compare
- 35 El Salvador 0.88 LPIA compare
More education data for Honduras
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,374 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,572 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 107,321 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,198 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 552,199 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0949 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Honduras?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Honduras was 0.88 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.88 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 LPIA in 2007.
- How does Honduras rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location?
- Honduras ranks 35th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release