Share of the population with at least some formal education in Haiti
Haiti: Share of the population with at least some formal education was 85.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population with at least some formal education in Haiti, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 85.2% for share of the population with at least some formal education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with at least some formal education in Haiti peaked at 85.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1870.
Haiti ranks 88th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1900s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 1910s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 2 |
| 1920s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 1930s | 7.7% | 6.7% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 1940s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 10.9% | 2 |
| 1950s | 11.4% | 10.4% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 1960s | 16.9% | 15.3% | 18.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 24.9% | 22.5% | 27.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 34.1% | 53.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 61.0% | 58.4% | 63.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 66.4% | 72.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 77.1% | 81.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 85.2% | 85.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More education data for Haiti
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 30.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 184.0% (2016)
- Primary education, teachers 44,472 (1998)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.62 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 182.1% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with at least some formal education in Haiti?
- Share of the population with at least some formal education in Haiti was 85.2% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with at least some formal education recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the population with at least some formal education recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1870.
- How does Haiti rank for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Haiti ranks 88th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the population with at least some formal education rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.