Primary education, pupils, per capita in Haiti

Haiti: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.246 units per person in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.246 units per person
World rank
1st
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.246 units per person
in 2016
All-time low
0.0777 units per person
in 1971
Years of data
25
1971–2016

Primary education, pupils, per capita in Haiti, 1971–2016

0.10.150.20.251971199320161971: 0.078 units per person1972: 0.081 units per person1973: 0.084 units per person1974: 0.086 units per person1975: 0.088 units per person1976: 0.094 units per person1977: 0.096 units per person1978: 0.096 units per person1979: 0.096 units per person1980: 0.103 units per person1981: 0.112 units per person1982: 0.113 units per person1983: 0.121 units per person1984: 0.129 units per person1985: 0.132 units per person1986: 0.138 units per person1987: 0.118 units per person1992: 0.13 units per person1993: 0.137 units per person1994: 0.147 units per person1995: 0.158 units per person1996: 0.169 units per person1997: 0.182 units per person1998: 0.186 units per person2016: 0.246 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for primary education, pupils, per capita in Haiti is 0.246 units per person, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Haiti peaked at 0.246 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0777 units per person, in 1971.

That places Haiti 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Primary education, pupils, per capita in Haiti, year by year

Annual values for Primary education, pupils, per capita in Haiti, 1971 to 2016.
Year units per person Change
1971 0.0777 units per person
1972 0.0813 units per person +4.6%
1973 0.0838 units per person +3.1%
1974 0.0863 units per person +3.0%
1975 0.0885 units per person +2.5%
1976 0.0937 units per person +5.9%
1977 0.0964 units per person +2.8%
1978 0.0958 units per person -0.6%
1979 0.096 units per person +0.2%
1980 0.1033 units per person +7.7%
1981 0.1122 units per person +8.6%
1982 0.1128 units per person +0.5%
1983 0.1215 units per person +7.7%
1984 0.129 units per person +6.2%
1985 0.1324 units per person +2.6%
1986 0.1381 units per person +4.3%
1987 0.1184 units per person -14.3%
1992 0.1298 units per person +9.6%
1993 0.137 units per person +5.5%
1994 0.147 units per person +7.3%
1995 0.1578 units per person +7.3%
1996 0.1694 units per person +7.4%
1997 0.182 units per person +7.4%
1998 0.1857 units per person +2.0%
2016 0.246 units per person +32.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0888 units per person 0.0777 units per person 0.0964 units per person 9
1980s 0.121 units per person 0.1033 units per person 0.1381 units per person 8
1990s 0.1584 units per person 0.1298 units per person 0.1857 units per person 7
2010s 0.246 units per person 0.246 units per person 0.246 units per person 1

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 2 Sierra Leone 0.2393 units per person compare
  2. 3 Mozambique 0.2344 units per person compare
  3. 4 Uganda 0.22 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Haiti?
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Haiti was 0.246 units per person in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 0.246 units per person in 2016.
What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0777 units per person in 1971.
How does Haiti rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Haiti ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2016.
Where does this Haiti data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.