Honduras Cuts School Dropout Rate to 1.31% in 2026

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 25, 2026 · Originally reported October 23, 2026 by Infobae – Honduras

Honduras's dropout rate fell to 1.31% in 2026 from 2.42% a year earlier, Education Minister Ivette Argueta said, though about 24,000 students have left their home municipalities—partly because of drought—making it harder to keep them enrolled.

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