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 40.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Honduras, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 40.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Honduras peaked at 40.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2010.
That places Honduras 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 34.7% | — |
| 2004 | 30.8% | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | +28.1% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -20.4% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | +39.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 40.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.5%, 2.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 40.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.9%, 10.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.5% | 30.4% | 34.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 28.3% | 38.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 40.2% | 40.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 4 Senegal 43.1% compare
- 5 Mozambique 41.2% compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 40.9% compare
- 8 Zambia 32.6% compare
- 9 Guatemala 28.6% compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 26.7% 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 40.2% in 2023, 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 40.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2010.
- How does Honduras rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Honduras ranks 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 3.6%. 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, rural, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release