Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second in Honduras
Honduras: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second was 6.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second in Honduras, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second in Honduras stood at 6.7%.
The figure is up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second in Honduras peaked at 9.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2015.
That places Honduras 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, second in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.4% | — |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -27.7% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +24.1% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -29.3% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +10.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 6.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 6.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.5%, 4.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +100.0% | 3.4% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.0% | 9.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 2.9% | 6.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 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, second in Honduras?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second in Honduras was 6.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2015.
- How does Honduras rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second?
- Honduras ranks 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release