Primary education, pupils in Haiti
Haiti: Primary education, pupils was 48.7% in 1998. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Haiti, 1978–1998
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Haiti is 48.7%, measured in 1998. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Haiti peaked at 48.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 1978.
Haiti ranks 83rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 45.7% | — |
| 1979 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 45.9% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 45.9% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 46.2% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 46.5% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 46.6% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 46.2% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 46.6% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 48.1% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 48.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 48.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 48.0% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 48.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.8% | 45.7% | 45.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.5% | 45.9% | 48.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 48.2% | 48.0% | 48.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More education data for Haiti
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 44,472 (1998)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 183.99 (2016)
- School enrollment, primary 184.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Haiti?
- Primary education, pupils in Haiti was 48.7% in 1998, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 1978.
- How does Haiti rank for primary education, pupils?
- Haiti ranks 83rd out of 203 countries with data for 1998.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.