School Dropouts Climb as 2,711 Students Quit Midyear

Published on Honduras Daily · Jun 16, 2026 · Originally reported June 15, 2026 by El Heraldo

Honduras has recorded 2,711 student dropouts in the first half of the 2026 school year, 75% of them in primary grades, with poverty, violence, and poor school conditions cited as the main causes.

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