Adult literacy rate in Honduras
88.3% of adults in Honduras could read and write in 2024.
Honduras, 2024
88.3%
Change from 2023
+1.2percentage points
World, 2024
87.7%
Adult literacy rate in Honduras over time
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% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Honduras | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 88.3% | 87.7% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | 87.6% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | 87.4% |
| 2021 | – | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | 86.8% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | 86.0% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | 84.7% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | 83.6% | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | – | 81.7% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 87.1% in 2023.
- Since 2011, when it was 85.1%, the figure has changed by +3.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 87.7%.
More for Honduras
All statistics for Honduras
Primary school enrolment (gross)
79.0%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
30.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
88.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
57.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
40.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
26.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS