Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Honduras
Honduras: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 26.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Honduras, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Honduras is 26.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Honduras peaked at 27.2% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2004.
Honduras ranks 21st of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 27.2% | — |
| 1979 | 23.7% | -12.8% |
| 1980 | 23.4% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 13.4% | -42.6% |
| 1983 | 12.1% | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 11.3% | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 11.6% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 14.0% | +21.4% |
| 1993 | 12.5% | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -32.6% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +46.3% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -30.4% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +61.1% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.4% | 23.7% | 27.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.4% | 11.3% | 23.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 12.5% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 8.9% | 14.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 13.6% | 22.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 21.7% | 26.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 30.5% compare
- 19 Solomon Islands 30.1% compare
- 20 British Virgin Islands 27.0% compare
- 22 Burundi 26.5% compare
- 23 Chad 24.8% compare
- 24 Senegal 24.5% compare
More education data for Honduras
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0949 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 504,987 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Honduras?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Honduras was 26.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2004.
- How does Honduras rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Honduras ranks 21st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.