Literacy rates among adults in Honduras
Honduras: Literacy rates among adults was 88.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates among adults 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 among adults in Honduras stood at 88.2%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates among adults in Honduras peaked at 89.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2001.
Honduras ranks 51st of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Literacy rates among adults in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 80.0% | — |
| 2007 | 83.6% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | +1.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 88.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.2%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 88.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.9%, 93% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.8% | 80.0% | 83.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 84.8% | 89.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 87.1% | 88.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 48 El Salvador 89.8% compare
- 49 Iran 88.9% compare
- 50 Cape Verde 88.5% compare
- 52 Vanuatu 88.0% compare
- 53 Namibia 87.6% compare
- 54 Sao Tome and Principe 87.4% compare
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 rates among adults in Honduras?
- Literacy rates among adults in Honduras was 88.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates among adults recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest literacy rates among adults recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2001.
- How does Honduras rank for literacy rates among adults?
- Honduras ranks 51st out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rates among adults rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.