Education spending in Haiti
Haiti: Education spending was 0.9646 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9646
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
195th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.85
in 2015
All-time low
0.9646
in 2023
Years of data
16
1981–2023
Education spending in Haiti, 1981–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 0.9646 for education spending in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Haiti peaked at 1.85 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9646, in 2023.
Haiti ranks 195th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Education spending in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.39 | — |
| 1982 | 1.08 | -22.5% |
| 1983 | 1.02 | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9862 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9693 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 1.07 | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 1.75 | +63.2% |
| 2015 | 1.85 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.39 | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 1.5 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 1.64 | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 1.08 | -33.8% |
| 2020 | 1.11 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.24 | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 1.03 | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9646 | -6.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.9646 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.02, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.9646 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.06, 24% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.09 | 0.9693 | 1.39 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.54 | 1.08 | 1.85 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.09 | 0.9646 | 1.24 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
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 education spending in Haiti?
- Education spending in Haiti was 0.9646 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 in 2015.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9646 in 2023.
- How does Haiti rank for education spending?
- Haiti ranks 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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