Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Haiti
Haiti: Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 1.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Haiti, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Haiti stood at 1.0%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Haiti peaked at 1.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2023.
That places Haiti 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.4% | — |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -22.5% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +63.2% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -33.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More education data for Haiti
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Haiti?
- Government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Haiti was 1.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- How does Haiti rank for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Haiti ranks 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release