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 44.7% 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
Honduras recorded 44.7% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Honduras peaked at 46.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2008.
That places Honduras 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 44.9% | — |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | -25.4% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 44.7% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.4% | 23.3% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 27.3% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 43.8% | 46.7% | 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 44.7% 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 46.7% 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 23.3% in 2008.
- How does Honduras rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Honduras ranks 18th 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 18.3%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release