Literacy rate in Honduras
Honduras: Literacy rate was 88.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate in Honduras, 1926–2024
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate in Honduras is 88.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate in Honduras peaked at 89.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 1926.
Honduras ranks 78th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Literacy rate in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 26.1% | — |
| 1930 | 33.4% | +28.0% |
| 1935 | 32.6% | -2.4% |
| 1940 | 34.7% | +6.4% |
| 1945 | 36.3% | +4.6% |
| 1950 | 37.5% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | +113.4% |
| 2007 | 83.6% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | +1.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 88.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.2%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 88.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.4%, 94% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Literacy rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +113.4% | 37.5% | 80.0% |
| 1930 | +28.0% | 26.1% | 33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 1 |
| 1930s | 33.0% | 32.6% | 33.4% | 2 |
| 1940s | 35.5% | 34.7% | 36.3% | 2 |
| 1950s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 80.0% | 83.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 84.8% | 89.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 87.1% | 88.2% | 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 literacy rate in Honduras?
- Literacy rate in Honduras was 88.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest literacy rate recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 1926.
- How does Honduras rank for literacy rate?
- Honduras ranks 78th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of adults who can read and write a simple statement about their everyday life.