Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Honduras
Honduras: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 295,706 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Honduras, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 295,706 for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Honduras peaked at 295,706 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 232,233, in 2013.
That places Honduras 28th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 232,233 | — |
| 2014 | 247,584 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 253,548 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 250,865 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 245,865 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 236,418 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 247,146 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 285,473 | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 275,136 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 281,486 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 295,706 | +5.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 295,706 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,860, 2.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 295,706 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,822, 17.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 244,419 | 232,233 | 253,548 | 6 |
| 2020s | 276,989 | 247,146 | 295,706 | 5 |
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 out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Honduras?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Honduras was 295,706 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 295,706 in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 232,233 in 2013.
- How does Honduras rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Honduras ranks 28th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release