Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Haiti
Haiti: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 6.14 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Haiti, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Haiti stood at 6.14 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Haiti peaked at 6.14 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.47 years, in 1990.
Haiti ranks 166th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Haiti, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.47 years | — |
| 1991 | 3.59 years | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 3.72 years | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 3.84 years | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 3.96 years | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 4.08 years | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 4.19 years | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 4.31 years | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 4.42 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 4.54 years | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 4.65 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 4.75 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.85 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.96 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 5.06 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 5.16 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 5.26 years | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 5.37 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 5.47 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 5.58 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.68 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.75 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 5.83 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 5.9 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 5.97 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.04 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.09 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.14 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 6.14 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.14 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.14 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.14 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.14 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.14 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.01 years | 3.47 years | 4.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.11 years | 4.65 years | 5.58 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.97 years | 5.68 years | 6.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.14 years | 6.14 years | 6.14 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 163 Cape Verde 6.33 years compare
- 164 Cambodia 6.2 years compare
- 165 South Sudan 6.19 years compare
- 167 Mauritania 5.85 years compare
- 168 Nepal 5.8 years compare
- 169 Gambia 5.75 years compare
More education data for Haiti
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 241,622 (1997)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 143,758 (1986)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (1998)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.246 units per person (2016)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.63 million (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.95 % change on previous year (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Haiti?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Haiti was 6.14 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 6.14 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.47 years in 1990.
- How does Haiti rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Haiti ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.