Children out of school, female in Honduras
Honduras: Children out of school, female was 25.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, female in Honduras, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, female in Honduras stood at 25.6%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Honduras peaked at 25.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2004.
Honduras ranks 21st of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 23.4% | — |
| 1980 | 23.2% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 13.4% | -42.1% |
| 1983 | 11.5% | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 10.4% | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 9.7% | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 13.3% | +37.7% |
| 1993 | 11.8% | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | -33.7% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +55.9% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -33.4% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +74.9% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 25.6% | +11.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 25.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 25.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 3.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 13.6% | 9.7% | 23.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 11.8% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 7.5% | 13.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 12.4% | 21.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 20.5% | 25.6% | 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 children out of school, female in Honduras?
- Children out of school, female in Honduras was 25.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2004.
- How does Honduras rank for children out of school, female?
- Honduras ranks 21st out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.