Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Haiti
Haiti: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 184.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Haiti, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Haiti stood at 184.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Haiti peaked at 184.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 1971.
Haiti ranks 1st of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.1% | 52.1% | 63.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 78.3% | 67.7% | 88.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 99.6% | 82.7% | 115.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 184.0% | 184.0% | 184.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More education data for Haiti
- Population ages 0-14 30.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Haiti?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Haiti was 184.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 184.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 1971.
- How does Haiti rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Haiti ranks 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.