Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Honduras
Honduras: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) was 4.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Honduras, 2005–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 4.2% for unemployment with basic education in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Honduras peaked at 9.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2008.
Honduras ranks 87th of 130 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.
Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.9% | — |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -34.3% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +49.2% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +32.7% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -24.7% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +77.8% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -42.4% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -18.3% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -5.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 4.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 4.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.1%, 82% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.7% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 4.2% | 9.4% | 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 in Honduras?
- Unemployment with basic education in Honduras was 4.2% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2008.
- How does Honduras rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Honduras ranks 87th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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 (% of total 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).