Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Honduras
Honduras: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry was 91,507 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 91,507 for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 79.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Honduras peaked at 109,776 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 35,042, in 2000.
That places Honduras 39th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35,042 | — |
| 2003 | 109,776 | +213.3% |
| 2004 | 104,569 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 108,396 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 93,678 | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 100,288 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 87,730 | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 81,405 | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 74,600 | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 64,513 | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 61,675 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 64,360 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 50,909 | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 66,611 | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 59,664 | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 58,666 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 63,848 | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 66,819 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 74,768 | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 85,689 | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 84,785 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 91,507 | +7.9% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 91,507 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86,572, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 91,507 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,417, 37.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +213.3% | 35,042 | 109,776 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90,110 | 35,042 | 109,776 | 8 |
| 2010s | 62,761 | 50,909 | 74,600 | 9 |
| 2020s | 80,714 | 66,819 | 91,507 | 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, one year before the official primary entry in Honduras?
- Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Honduras was 91,507 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 109,776 in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,042 in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
- Honduras ranks 39th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release