Literacy rate, youth total in Honduras
Honduras: Literacy rate, youth total was 95.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth total in Honduras, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth total in Honduras is 95.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in Honduras peaked at 96.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 2001.
That places Honduras 56th out of 95 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 total in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 88.9% | — |
| 2004 | 90.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 91.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 93.9% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 95.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.5%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 95.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.9%, 97% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.9% | 88.9% | 94.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 95.0% | 96.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 95.6% | 95.9% | 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 total in Honduras?
- Literacy rate, youth total in Honduras was 95.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 2001.
- How does Honduras rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- Honduras ranks 56th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 total (% of people 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.