Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Haiti
Haiti: Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty was 10.9 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Haiti, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Haiti is 10.9 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Haiti peaked at 11.03 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.25 years, in 1990.
Haiti ranks 161st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Haiti, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.25 years | — |
| 1991 | 9.31 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 9.36 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 9.42 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 9.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 9.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 9.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 9.66 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 9.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 9.79 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 9.85 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 9.91 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 10.04 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 10.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 10.16 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 10.23 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 10.29 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 10.36 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.42 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 10.49 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 10.55 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 10.62 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 10.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 10.76 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 10.82 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.89 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 10.96 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 11.03 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 10.98 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.94 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 10.9 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.9 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.9 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.51 years | 9.25 years | 9.79 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.13 years | 9.85 years | 10.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.78 years | 10.49 years | 11.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.91 years | 10.9 years | 10.94 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 158 Lesotho 10.99 years compare
- 159 Suriname 10.96 years compare
- 160 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.91 years compare
- 162 Tajikistan 10.85 years compare
- 163 Mozambique 10.85 years compare
- 164 Cameroon 10.79 years compare
More education data for Haiti
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.66 % change on previous year (1984)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,419 (1998)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,053 (1998)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,625 (1986)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4,663 (1986)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Haiti?
- Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Haiti was 10.9 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 11.03 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.25 years in 1990.
- How does Haiti rank for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Haiti ranks 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a child of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.