Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Honduras
Honduras: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 42.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Honduras, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Honduras is 42.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Honduras peaked at 44.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2008.
Honduras ranks 21st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.4% | — |
| 2001 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 33.1% | -24.6% |
| 2004 | 31.6% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 29.3% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 41.6% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 42.1% | +1.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 42.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.4%, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 42.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.9%, 7.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 21.2% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 25.6% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 41.6% | 44.2% | 6 |
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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Honduras?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Honduras was 42.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2008.
- How does Honduras rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Honduras ranks 21st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release