Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Haiti
Haiti: Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 1.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Haiti, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Haiti is 1.1%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Haiti peaked at 1.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1985.
That places Haiti 181st out of 185 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Initial 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 | 1.1% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +30.5% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -25.2% |
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 | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 178 Eritrea 1.4% compare
- 179 Bermuda 1.3% compare
- 180 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.1% compare
- 182 Central African Republic 1.1% compare
- 183 Gambia 1.1% compare
- 184 Bangladesh 1.0% compare
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 initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Haiti?
- Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Haiti was 1.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1985.
- How does Haiti rank for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Haiti ranks 181st out of 185 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release