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 39.4% 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
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Honduras stood at 39.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Honduras peaked at 42.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2008.
That places Honduras 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 41.8% | — |
| 2001 | 42.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 32.1% | -23.9% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 39.6% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 40.1% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 39.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 19.0% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 23.7% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 39.2% | 41.6% | 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 39.4% 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 42.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2008.
- How does Honduras rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Honduras ranks 26th 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 14.2%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release