Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Honduras

Honduras: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 177,709 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
177,709 number
Change on year
down 16.9%
World rank
25th
of 148 countries
All-time high
227,833 number
in 2014
All-time low
177,709 number
in 2019
Years of data
6
2013–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Honduras, 2013–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2013201620192013: 210.3k number2014: 227.8k number2015: 227.2k number2016: 222.8k number2017: 213.8k number2019: 177.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Honduras stood at 177,709 number. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

That places Honduras 25th out of 148 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in Honduras, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 210,301 number
2014 227,833 number +8.3%
2015 227,223 number -0.3%
2016 222,845 number -1.9%
2017 213,845 number -4.0%
2019 177,709 number -16.9%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 177,709 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63,120 number, 2.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 177,709 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,908 number, 10.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 22 Jordan 261,202 number compare
  2. 23 Mexico 225,315 number compare
  3. 24 Tunisia 187,572 number
  4. 26 Eritrea 176,553 number compare
  5. 27 Burundi 173,812 number compare
  6. 28 Malawi 166,620 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Honduras?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Honduras was 177,709 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 227,833 number in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 177,709 number in 2019.
How does Honduras rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Honduras ranks 25th out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/