Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Honduras
Honduras: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 40.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Honduras stood at 40.9%.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Honduras peaked at 53.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, 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.
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.2% | — |
| 2003 | 53.4% | +192.9% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 51.1% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 37.8% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +30.6% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | +6.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 40.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.1%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 40.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.5%, 6.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children who are not in pre-primary 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% | 18.2% | 53.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.6% | 18.2% | 53.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 23.8% | 34.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 30.9% | 40.9% | 5 |
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 share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Honduras?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Honduras was 40.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Honduras ranks 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.