Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest in Honduras
Honduras: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest was 3.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest in Honduras, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest in Honduras stood at 3.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest in Honduras peaked at 6.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.
Honduras ranks 11th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.6% | — |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -30.4% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -23.1% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -86.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +292.5% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +45.5% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +146.2% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -35.9% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +34.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -91.4% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +683.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 3.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.7%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 3.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 12.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +683.3% | 0.5% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 5.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 0.5% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
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, rural, richest in Honduras?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest in Honduras was 3.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
- How does Honduras rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest?
- Honduras ranks 11th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, rural, richest 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