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 41.8% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Honduras is 41.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Honduras peaked at 54.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, 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 | 19.2% | — |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +181.4% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 44.6% | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +31.6% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 35.5% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | +6.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 41.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.0%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 41.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.3%, 5.0× 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 | +181.4% | 19.2% | 54.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.8% | 19.2% | 54.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 24.7% | 35.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 31.9% | 41.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 33 Micronesia, Federated States of 44.2% compare
- 34 Zimbabwe 44.1% compare
- 35 Timor-Leste 43.8% compare
- 37 Iran, Islamic Republic of 41.1% compare
- 38 Gambia 41.1% compare
- 39 Sierra Leone 39.4% 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 41.8% 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 54.1% 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 19.2% 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 69.4%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release