Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Honduras
Honduras: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 88.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Honduras, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 88.7% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Honduras peaked at 88.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.9%, in 2001.
Honduras ranks 53rd of 88 countries on this measure, 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, male in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 78.9% | — |
| 2004 | 81.2% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 82.8% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 86.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 88.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 87.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 88.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.5% | 78.9% | 83.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 83.6% | 88.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 87.4% | 88.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Honduras?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Honduras was 88.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.9% in 2001.
- How does Honduras rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Honduras ranks 53rd out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release