Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Honduras
Honduras: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 39.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 39.9% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Honduras peaked at 52.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2000.
That places Honduras 36th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.2% | — |
| 2003 | 52.7% | +206.3% |
| 2004 | 49.4% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | -21.9% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | +29.3% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 39.9% | +6.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 39.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.0%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 39.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.6%, 7.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +206.3% | 17.2% | 52.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 17.2% | 52.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 22.7% | 33.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 29.9% | 39.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 33 Botswana 43.3% compare
- 34 Zimbabwe 42.9% compare
- 35 Montserrat 40.7% compare
- 37 Iran, Islamic Republic of 39.2% compare
- 38 Ethiopia 38.7% compare
- 39 Timor-Leste 38.3% compare
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 one year before the official primary in Honduras?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Honduras was 39.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Honduras ranks 36th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.3%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release