Inequality in education in Haiti
Haiti: Inequality in education was 0.3734 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Haiti, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 0.3734 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Haiti peaked at 0.4068 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3734, in 2016.
That places Haiti 30th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3839 | 0.3734 | 0.4068 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3734 | 0.3734 | 0.3734 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More education data for Haiti
- Population ages 0-14 30.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 184.0% (2016)
- Primary education, teachers 44,472 (1998)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.62 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 182.1% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Haiti?
- Inequality in education in Haiti was 0.3734 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4068 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3734 in 2016.
- How does Haiti rank for inequality in education?
- Haiti ranks 30th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.