Lower secondary completion rate, total in Haiti

Haiti: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 27.4% in 1997. ▲ Rising

Latest (1997)
27.4%
World rank
178th
of 187 countries
All-time high
27.4%
in 1997
All-time low
7.5%
in 1977
Years of data
15
1977–1997

Lower secondary completion rate, total in Haiti, 1977–1997

5101520251977198719971977: 7.5 % of relevant age group1978: 8.8 % of relevant age group1979: 10.2 % of relevant age group1980: 10.8 % of relevant age group1981: 12.3 % of relevant age group1982: 12.4 % of relevant age group1983: 14 % of relevant age group1985: 17.4 % of relevant age group1986: 15.2 % of relevant age group1987: 16.3 % of relevant age group1988: 16.3 % of relevant age group1989: 17.3 % of relevant age group1990: 17.7 % of relevant age group1991: 18.1 % of relevant age group1997: 27.4 % of relevant age group

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.

Analysis

The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Haiti is 27.4%, measured in 1997. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Haiti peaked at 27.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1977.

Haiti ranks 178th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Lower secondary completion rate, total in Haiti, year by year

Annual values for Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Haiti, 1977 to 1997.
Year % of relevant age group Change
1977 7.5%
1978 8.8% +17.5%
1979 10.2% +15.7%
1980 10.8% +6.1%
1981 12.3% +13.4%
1982 12.4% +1.4%
1983 14.0% +12.8%
1985 17.4% +23.8%
1986 15.2% -12.6%
1987 16.3% +7.6%
1988 16.3% -0.2%
1989 17.3% +6.2%
1990 17.7% +2.3%
1991 18.1% +2.3%
1997 27.4% +51.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.8% 7.5% 10.2% 3
1980s 14.7% 10.8% 17.4% 9
1990s 21.1% 17.7% 27.4% 3

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 175 Burundi 28.0% compare
  2. 176 Burkina Faso 27.9% compare
  3. 177 Benin 27.9% compare
  4. 179 Uganda 26.3% compare
  5. 180 Mozambique 26.1% compare
  6. 181 Malawi 24.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Haiti?
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Haiti was 27.4% in 1997, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 1997.
What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1977.
How does Haiti rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
Haiti ranks 178th out of 187 countries with data for 1997.
Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Haiti data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,918 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.