Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Honduras
Honduras: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 30.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Honduras, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Honduras recorded 30.8% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Honduras peaked at 32.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2008.
That places Honduras 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 30.8% | +0.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 30.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 30.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 1.5× the median. (31 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 | 31.2% | 30.4% | 32.1% | 6 |
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, total (% of) in Honduras?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Honduras was 30.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) 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 (% of)?
- Honduras ranks 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).