Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Honduras
Honduras: Literacy rates of older vs. younger population was 68.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Honduras, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Honduras stood at 68.9%.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Honduras peaked at 71.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2001.
Honduras ranks 46th of 85 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 rates of older vs. younger population in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 45.5% | — |
| 2004 | 47.9% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 61.4% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 68.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.2% | 45.5% | 52.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 48.0% | 67.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 67.6% | 71.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 43 Kuwait 76.1% compare
- 44 Jordan 75.6% compare
- 45 El Salvador 70.3% compare
- 47 Sao Tome and Principe 63.2% compare
- 48 South Africa 61.9% compare
- 49 Nicaragua 60.7% compare
More education data for Honduras
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 259,578 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 213,519 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 247,706 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.9588 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 38,116 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11,880 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 145,659 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.3096 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Honduras?
- Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Honduras was 68.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates of older vs. younger population recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rates of older vs. younger population recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2001.
- How does Honduras rank for literacy rates of older vs. younger population?
- Honduras ranks 46th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rates of older vs. younger population rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates of older vs. younger population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 65 years and older who can read and write.