Duration of compulsory education (years) in Haiti
Haiti: Duration of compulsory education (years) was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
182nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 1997
All-time low
6 years
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Haiti, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 6 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Haiti peaked at 6 years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1997.
Haiti ranks 182nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Duration of compulsory education (years) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6 years | — |
| 1998 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 years | +0.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 6 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9 years, 67% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 6 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12 years, 50% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 182 Benin 6 years compare
- 182 Cameroon 6 years compare
- 182 Democratic Republic of Congo 6 years compare
- 182 Comoros 6 years compare
- 182 Guinea 6 years compare
- 182 Equatorial Guinea 6 years compare
- 182 Guyana 6 years compare
- 182 Iraq 6 years compare
- 182 Jamaica 6 years compare
- 182 Liberia 6 years compare
- 182 Malaysia 6 years compare
- 182 Rwanda 6 years compare
- 182 Singapore 6 years compare
- 182 Sao Tome and Principe 6 years compare
- 182 Suriname 6 years compare
More education data for Haiti
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 58.96 (1997)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.74 (2016)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,619 (1984)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Haiti?
- Duration of compulsory education in Haiti was 6 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1997.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1997.
- How does Haiti rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Haiti ranks 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release