Mean years of schooling long run in Haiti
Haiti: Mean years of schooling long run was 5.95 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mean years of schooling long run in Haiti, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean years of schooling long run in Haiti is 5.95, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling long run in Haiti peaked at 5.95 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1870.
That places Haiti 98th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mean years of schooling long run in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.01 | — |
| 1875 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.14 | +1300.0% |
| 1905 | 0.2 | +42.9% |
| 1910 | 0.22 | +10.0% |
| 1915 | 0.27 | +22.7% |
| 1920 | 0.31 | +14.8% |
| 1925 | 0.34 | +9.7% |
| 1930 | 0.4 | +17.6% |
| 1935 | 0.55 | +37.5% |
| 1940 | 0.72 | +30.9% |
| 1945 | 0.77 | +6.9% |
| 1950 | 0.6 | -22.1% |
| 1955 | 0.68 | +13.3% |
| 1960 | 0.83 | +22.1% |
| 1965 | 0.99 | +19.3% |
| 1970 | 1.22 | +23.2% |
| 1975 | 1.56 | +27.9% |
| 1980 | 2.07 | +32.7% |
| 1985 | 3.05 | +47.3% |
| 1990 | 3.56 | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 4.06 | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 4.44 | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 4.9 | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 5.17 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 5.5 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 5.95 | +8.2% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 5.95 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.23, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 5.95 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.12, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mean years of schooling long run in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +1300.0% | 0.01 | 0.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.245 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.325 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.475 | 0.4 | 0.55 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.745 | 0.72 | 0.77 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.64 | 0.6 | 0.68 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.91 | 0.83 | 0.99 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.39 | 1.22 | 1.56 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.56 | 2.07 | 3.05 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.81 | 3.56 | 4.06 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.67 | 4.44 | 4.9 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.33 | 5.17 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.95 | 5.95 | 5.95 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More education data for Haiti
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 58.96 (1997)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.74 (2016)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean years of schooling long run in Haiti?
- Mean years of schooling long run in Haiti was 5.95 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 5.95 in 2020.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1870.
- How does Haiti rank for mean years of schooling long run?
- Haiti ranks 98th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mean years of schooling long run rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mean years of schooling long run. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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