Haiti vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Haiti
41.9%
in 1997
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
18.7%
in 2019
Haiti rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
6th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Haiti
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2030405060197519972019

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 41.9% against 18.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 23.2%.

That makes Haiti's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'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 (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 56.0% 43.5% 12.4% Haiti
1990s 41.9% 43.0% 1.1% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Haiti, at 41.9% against 18.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
23.2%, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
9 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 1997.
How do Haiti and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Haiti ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th 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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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/