Literacy rate, youth female in Honduras
Honduras: Literacy rate, youth female was 96.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth female in Honduras, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth female in Honduras is 96.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Honduras peaked at 98.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 90.9%, in 2001.
That places Honduras 61st out of 105 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, youth female in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 90.9% | — |
| 2004 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 93.6% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 96.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.8%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 96.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.1%, 97% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.3% | 90.9% | 95.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 95.9% | 98.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.5% | 97.5% | 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, youth female in Honduras?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Honduras was 96.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.9% in 2001.
- How does Honduras rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Honduras ranks 61st out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.