Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Honduras
Honduras: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 68.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Honduras, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Honduras stood at 68.5%.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Honduras peaked at 71.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2001.
That places Honduras 42nd out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 42.3% | — |
| 2004 | 44.7% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 53.9% | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 65.9% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 67.1% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.0% | 42.3% | 49.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 46.5% | 65.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 68.9% | 67.1% | 71.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Honduras
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0949 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 504,987 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Honduras?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Honduras was 68.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2001.
- How does Honduras rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Honduras ranks 42nd out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release