Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Honduras
Honduras: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 15.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Honduras, 2005–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 15.8% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Honduras peaked at 21.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2008.
Honduras ranks 35th of 123 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.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.2% | — |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +75.4% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 15.8% | -4.7% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 15.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 15.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.1%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.3% | 11.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.2% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 15.7% | 21.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More work & labour data for Honduras
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0917 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1244 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,793 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,456 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 8,495 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 8,535 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 17,030 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Honduras?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Honduras was 15.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2008.
- How does Honduras rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Honduras ranks 35th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).