Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Haiti
Haiti: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 7.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.8%
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
89th
of 206 countries
All-time high
12.8%
in 2000
All-time low
3.5%
in 2013
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Haiti, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 7.8% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Haiti peaked at 12.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2013.
Haiti ranks 89th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.8% | — |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -26.5% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 7.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.4%, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 7.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.9%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.1% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.5% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.6% | 7.8% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Haiti?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Haiti was 7.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2013.
- How does Haiti rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Haiti ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release