Primary education, teachers in Haiti
Haiti: Primary education, teachers was 32.4% in 1998. ▼ Falling
Primary education, teachers in Haiti, 1972–1998
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Haiti is 32.4%, measured in 1998. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Haiti peaked at 57.3% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 1998.
That places Haiti 191st out of 200 countries with data for 1998, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 57.3% | — |
| 1978 | 50.8% | -11.3% |
| 1979 | 51.6% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 49.3% | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 48.9% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 52.4% | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 49.8% | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 52.3% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 44.7% | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 44.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 44.6% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 44.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 32.6% | -26.8% |
| 1998 | 32.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.3% | 50.8% | 57.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 50.5% | 48.9% | 52.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 41.1% | 32.4% | 44.7% | 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, teachers in Haiti?
- Primary education, teachers in Haiti was 32.4% in 1998, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 1972.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 1998.
- How does Haiti rank for primary education, teachers?
- Haiti ranks 191st out of 200 countries with data for 1998.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.