Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Honduras
Honduras: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 87.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Honduras, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Honduras is 87.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Honduras peaked at 89.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 2001.
Honduras ranks 55th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 79.8% | — |
| 2007 | 83.8% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 86.9% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 87.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.8% | 79.8% | 83.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 84.8% | 89.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 86.9% | 87.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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 in Honduras?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Honduras was 87.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 2001.
- How does Honduras rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- Honduras ranks 55th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release