Unemployment with basic education in Honduras
Honduras: Unemployment with basic education was 4.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Honduras, 2005–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 4.2% for unemployment with basic education in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Honduras peaked at 9.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2008.
Honduras ranks 85th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.7% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 4.2% | 9.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 82 Czechia 4.3% compare
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More work & labour data for Honduras
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 41.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 58.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 39.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 34.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Honduras?
- Unemployment with basic education in Honduras was 4.2% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2008.
- How does Honduras rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Honduras ranks 85th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).