Children not in school in Honduras
Honduras: Children not in school was 40.88 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children not in school in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, children not in school in Honduras stood at 40.88.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children not in school in Honduras peaked at 53.43 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18.24, in 2000.
Honduras ranks 37th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Children not in school in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.24 | — |
| 2003 | 53.43 | +192.9% |
| 2004 | 50.25 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 51.1 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 43.37 | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 46.22 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 40.5 | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 37.76 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 34.65 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 30.07 | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 28.89 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 30.09 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 23.75 | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 31.01 | +30.6% |
| 2016 | 27.83 | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 27.34 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 29.66 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 30.94 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 34.37 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 39.09 | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 38.42 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 40.88 | +6.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 40.88 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.06, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 40.88 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.53, 6.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children not in school in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +192.9% | 18.24 | 53.43 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.61 | 18.24 | 53.43 | 8 |
| 2010s | 29.26 | 23.75 | 34.65 | 9 |
| 2020s | 36.74 | 30.94 | 40.88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More education data for Honduras
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.44 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 73.38 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children not in school in Honduras?
- Children not in school in Honduras was 40.88 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children not in school recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 53.43 in 2003.
- What is the lowest children not in school recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.24 in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for children not in school?
- Honduras ranks 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children not in school rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children not in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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