Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Honduras

Honduras: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 22.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
22.3%
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
15th
of 148 countries
All-time high
26.7%
in 2015
All-time low
22.3%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2013–2019

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

01020302013201620192013: 24.6 %2014: 26.1 %2015: 26.7 %2016: 26.3 %2017: 25.4 %2019: 22.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Honduras is 22.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.

That places Honduras 15th out of 148 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%) in Honduras, 2013 to 2019.
Year % Change
2013 24.6%
2014 26.1% +6.2%
2015 26.7% +2.2%
2016 26.3% -1.7%
2017 25.4% -3.4%
2019 22.3% -12.2%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 22.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.4%, 2.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 22.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.0%, 4.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 12 Ethiopia 24.1%
  2. 13 Puerto Rico 23.1% compare
  3. 14 Jordan 22.4% compare
  4. 16 Jamaica 17.7% compare
  5. 17 Guatemala 17.4% compare
  6. 18 Burundi 17.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Honduras?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Honduras was 22.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2019.
How does Honduras rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Honduras ranks 15th out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/