Literacy rate, adult female in Honduras
Honduras: Literacy rate, adult female was 88.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Honduras, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, adult female in Honduras stood at 88.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Honduras peaked at 88.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2001.
Honduras ranks 48th of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 80.2% | — |
| 2007 | 83.5% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | +1.7% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 88.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.4%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 88.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.8%, 94% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.8% | 80.2% | 83.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 84.7% | 88.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 87.3% | 88.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More gender data for Honduras
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,403 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3595 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,483 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,483 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 113,193 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 118,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 112,710 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 118,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 112,160 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Honduras?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Honduras was 88.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2001.
- How does Honduras rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Honduras ranks 48th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.