Unemployment with basic education, male in Honduras
Honduras: Unemployment with basic education, male was 2.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education, male in Honduras, 2005–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education, male in Honduras is 2.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Honduras peaked at 6.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2025.
That places Honduras 97th out of 130 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.1% | — |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -30.2% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +42.4% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +43.1% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -32.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +78.9% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -33.0% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -16.2% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | -20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 5.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.2% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 2.9% | 6.7% | 5 |
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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 unemployment with basic education, male in Honduras?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Honduras was 2.9% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2025.
- How does Honduras rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Honduras ranks 97th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with basic education, male (% of male labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).