Children out of school, primary in Honduras
Honduras: Children out of school, primary was 346,452 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Honduras, 1978–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary in Honduras stood at 346,452. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Honduras peaked at 346,452 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79,497, in 1984.
Honduras ranks 26th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 151,472 | 143,338 | 159,607 | 2 |
| 1980s | 96,832 | 79,497 | 145,777 | 5 |
| 1990s | 118,758 | 114,500 | 123,017 | 2 |
| 2000s | 144,255 | 105,579 | 182,100 | 8 |
| 2010s | 246,637 | 174,303 | 292,168 | 9 |
| 2020s | 311,429 | 279,423 | 346,452 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More education data for Honduras
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 30.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 79.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 49,996 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 79.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 78.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 4.34 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 35.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Honduras?
- Children out of school, primary in Honduras was 346,452 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 346,452 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,497 in 1984.
- How does Honduras rank for children out of school, primary?
- Honduras ranks 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.