Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Honduras
Honduras: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 89.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Honduras, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 89.6% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Honduras peaked at 89.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 2001.
That places Honduras 51st out of 87 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.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 78.4% | — |
| 2004 | 80.6% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 81.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 82.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 89.6% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.2% | 78.4% | 83.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 83.9% | 88.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 87.8% | 89.6% | 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, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Honduras?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in Honduras was 89.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2001.
- How does Honduras rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- Honduras ranks 51st out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release