School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Haiti
Haiti: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 121,538 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
121,538
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
78th
of 222 countries
All-time high
123,064
in 2017
All-time low
62,552
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Haiti, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 121,538 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Haiti peaked at 123,064 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 62,552, in 1970.
Haiti ranks 78th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 62,552 | — |
| 1971 | 63,984 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 65,054 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 66,184 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 67,318 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 68,565 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 69,758 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 73,153 | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 74,980 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 76,690 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 78,546 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 80,358 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 82,148 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 83,982 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 85,743 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 87,456 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 89,331 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 91,213 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 93,365 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 95,382 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 97,638 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 100,040 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 102,438 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 104,851 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 107,392 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 109,343 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 111,412 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 112,167 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 112,771 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 113,100 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 113,681 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 114,293 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 115,024 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 115,715 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 116,198 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 116,863 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 118,409 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 117,656 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 117,303 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 117,871 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 118,139 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 117,496 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 118,523 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 119,256 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 119,938 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 120,580 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 121,464 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 123,064 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 122,194 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 121,403 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 121,965 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 122,495 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 122,785 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 122,436 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 122,170 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 121,538 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68,824 | 62,552 | 76,690 | 10 |
| 1980s | 86,752 | 78,546 | 95,382 | 10 |
| 1990s | 107,115 | 97,638 | 113,100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 116,301 | 113,681 | 118,409 | 10 |
| 2010s | 120,206 | 117,496 | 123,064 | 10 |
| 2020s | 122,232 | 121,538 | 122,785 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More education data for Haiti
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.27 % change on previous year (1998)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.1208 units per person (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (1998)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1252 units per person (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 143,758 (1986)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 14.29 % change on previous year (1984)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 44,472 (1998)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 8.05 % change on previous year (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Haiti?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Haiti was 121,538 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 123,064 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,552 in 1970.
- How does Haiti rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Haiti ranks 78th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release