Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Honduras
Honduras: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 32.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Honduras, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 32.5% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Honduras peaked at 32.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2013.
Honduras ranks 15th of 181 countries on this measure, 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25.8% | — |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 32.5% | +5.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 32.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 3.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 32.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.6%, 4.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.1% | 25.8% | 28.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 27.7% | 32.5% | 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Honduras?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Honduras was 32.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2013.
- How does Honduras rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Honduras ranks 15th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release