Number of out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age in Honduras
Honduras: Number of out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age was 257,403 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age in Honduras, 2011–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 257,403 for number of out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age in Honduras peaked at 379,135 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 203,448, in 2011.
That places Honduras 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Number of out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 203,448 | — |
| 2012 | 211,885 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 216,768 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 348,773 | +60.9% |
| 2015 | 349,731 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 342,952 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 342,088 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 379,135 | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 245,349 | -35.3% |
| 2020 | 251,889 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 261,691 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 261,901 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 257,403 | -1.7% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 257,403 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17,707, 14.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +60.9% | 216,768 | 348,773 |
| 2019 | -35.3% | 379,135 | 245,349 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 293,348 | 203,448 | 379,135 | 9 |
| 2020s | 258,221 | 251,889 | 261,901 | 4 |
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 number of out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age in Honduras?
- Number of out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age in Honduras was 257,403 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 379,135 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 203,448 in 2011.
- How does Honduras rank for number of out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age?
- Honduras ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age (UNESCO). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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