Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary in Haiti
Haiti: Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary 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.
Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 52.1% | — |
| 1972 | 54.5% | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 56.2% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 57.8% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 59.3% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 62.8% | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 63.3% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 62.9% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 63.0% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 67.7% | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 73.3% | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 73.4% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 78.7% | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 83.3% | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 85.2% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 88.7% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 76.0% | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 82.7% | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 86.9% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 92.9% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 99.3% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 106.2% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 113.6% | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 115.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 184.0% | +58.8% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 184.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.7%, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 184.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.5%, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +58.8% | 115.8% | 184.0% |
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,619 (1984)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 241,622 (1997)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 143,758 (1986)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (1998)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.246 units per person (2016)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.63 million (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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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.