Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in Honduras
Honduras: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both was 6.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in Honduras, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in Honduras stood at 6.0%.
That represents a change of up 23.7% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in Honduras peaked at 6.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2013.
Honduras ranks 13th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.6% | — |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -32.1% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -32.0% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -39.4% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +140.0% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +45.5% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -43.0% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +33.7% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +23.7% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 6.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 6.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 5.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 5.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.0% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 6.0% | 2 |
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, urban, both in Honduras?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in Honduras was 6.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2013.
- How does Honduras rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both?
- Honduras ranks 13th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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, urban, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release