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 43,582 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Honduras stood at 43,582.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Honduras peaked at 53,007 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16,211, in 2000.
That places Honduras 37th out of 176 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 | 16,211 | — |
| 2003 | 53,007 | +227.0% |
| 2004 | 50,284 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 51,588 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 44,410 | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 48,195 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 41,976 | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 36,760 | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 35,395 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 30,578 | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 28,875 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 30,385 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 23,791 | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 30,839 | +29.6% |
| 2016 | 27,630 | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 27,803 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 30,013 | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 31,545 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 35,212 | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 40,630 | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 40,360 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 43,582 | +8.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 43,582 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39,374, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 43,582 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 619.31, 70.4× 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 | +227.0% | 16,211 | 53,007 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42,804 | 16,211 | 53,007 | 8 |
| 2010s | 29,479 | 23,791 | 35,395 | 9 |
| 2020s | 38,266 | 31,545 | 43,582 | 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 43,582 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 53,007 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 16,211 in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
- Honduras ranks 37th out of 176 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 83.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release