Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Honduras
Honduras: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 25.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Honduras, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
Analysis
In 2018, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Honduras stood at 25.5%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.0% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Honduras peaked at 42.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2018.
Honduras ranks 81st of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 40.8% | — |
| 2007 | 39.9% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 36.9% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 42.1% | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | -26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.3% | 39.9% | 40.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 25.5% | 42.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More education data for Honduras
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Honduras?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Honduras was 25.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2018.
- How does Honduras rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- Honduras ranks 81st out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the youth illiterate population that is female.