Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Honduras
Honduras: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 26.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Honduras, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Honduras stood at 26.2%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Honduras peaked at 26.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2006.
Honduras ranks 24th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.0% | — |
| 2001 | 15.6% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 26.2% | +4.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 26.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 26.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 5.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 10.9% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 14.7% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 20.0% | 26.2% | 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 children of primary school age, female in Honduras?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Honduras was 26.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2006.
- How does Honduras rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Honduras ranks 24th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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 of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release