Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Honduras
Honduras: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 29.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Honduras, 2005–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Honduras stood at 29.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Honduras peaked at 31.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2008.
That places Honduras 15th out of 124 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.0% | — |
| 2006 | 26.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 29.0% | -5.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 29.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.8%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 29.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.6%, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 25.9% | 27.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 26.2% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 29.0% | 31.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More work & labour data for Honduras
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- 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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Honduras?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Honduras was 29.0% 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, total recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2008.
- How does Honduras rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Honduras ranks 15th out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, total (% of 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).