Children out of school, primary in Haiti
Haiti: Children out of school, primary was 3,719 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Haiti, 1980–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in Haiti is 3,719, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Haiti peaked at 574,614 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 3,719, in 2016.
That places Haiti 137th out of 197 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 550,545 | — |
| 1981 | 558,076 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 526,116 | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 501,009 | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 541,048 | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 500,534 | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 483,200 | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 574,614 | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 500,435 | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 3,719 | -99.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 529,393 | 483,200 | 574,614 | 8 |
| 1990s | 500,435 | 500,435 | 500,435 | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,719 | 3,719 | 3,719 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More education data for Haiti
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 44,472 (1998)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 30.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 183.99 (2016)
- School enrollment, primary 184.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Haiti?
- Children out of school, primary in Haiti was 3,719 in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 574,614 in 1987.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,719 in 2016.
- How does Haiti rank for children out of school, primary?
- Haiti ranks 137th out of 197 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.