Haiti vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Haiti
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 41.9% against 18.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 23.2%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 188 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.0% | 43.6% | 12.4% | Haiti |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 43.0% | 1.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Haiti or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Haiti, at 41.9% against 18.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 1997.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Haiti and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 23.2%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 1997.
- How do Haiti and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Haiti ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/