Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Haiti
Haiti: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 16.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
101st
of 206 countries
All-time high
43.4%
in 2002
All-time low
15.8%
in 2020
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Haiti, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 16.2% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Haiti peaked at 43.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2020.
Haiti ranks 101st 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.9% | — |
| 2001 | 43.3% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 16.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 46% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 16.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 90% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.4% | 33.2% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 16.4% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.8% | 16.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 98 Brunei Darussalam 17.2% compare
- 99 Montserrat 16.8% compare
- 100 Cayman Islands 16.4% compare
- 101 Macau, China 16.2% compare
- 103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.0% compare
- 103 Timor-Leste 16.0% 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 out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Haiti?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Haiti was 16.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2020.
- How does Haiti rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Haiti ranks 101st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release