Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Honduras
Honduras: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 39.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Honduras, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Honduras is 39.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Honduras peaked at 39.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2013.
That places Honduras 11th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 32.7% | — |
| 2014 | 35.8% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 35.4% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 33.8% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 35.1% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 38.4% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 39.5% | +2.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 39.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 2.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 39.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.5%, 3.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.1% | 32.7% | 36.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 35.1% | 39.7% | 5 |
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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Honduras?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Honduras was 39.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2013.
- How does Honduras rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Honduras ranks 11th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release