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 37.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
37.6%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
12th
of 150 countries
All-time high
38.2%
in 2017
All-time low
33.9%
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2019
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Honduras, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Honduras stood at 37.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Honduras ranks 12th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 33.9% | — |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | -1.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 37.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 3.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 37.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.0%, 3.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 9 Cote d'Ivoire 44.4% compare
- 10 Mozambique 43.1%
- 11 Syria 38.1%
- 13 Cameroon 36.7%
- 14 Eritrea 36.1% compare
- 15 Pakistan 35.1% compare
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 37.6% in 2019, 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 38.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2013.
- How does Honduras rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Honduras ranks 12th out of 150 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 11.0%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.