School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Haiti
Haiti: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 123,733 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
123,733
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
80th
of 222 countries
All-time high
125,258
in 2017
All-time low
62,022
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
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Haiti stood at 123,733.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Haiti peaked at 125,258 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 62,022, in 1970.
Haiti ranks 80th 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 | 62,022 | — |
| 1971 | 63,501 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 64,617 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 65,808 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 66,983 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 68,284 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 69,534 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 73,048 | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 74,939 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 76,708 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 78,652 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 80,526 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 82,401 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 84,270 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 86,046 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 87,776 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 89,679 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 91,550 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 93,705 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 95,718 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 98,036 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 100,478 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 102,884 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 105,293 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 107,852 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 109,885 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 112,035 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 112,827 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 113,451 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 113,851 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 114,556 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 115,228 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 115,983 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 116,731 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 117,239 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 117,928 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 119,616 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 118,904 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 118,605 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 119,340 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 119,850 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 119,555 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 120,690 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 121,486 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 122,163 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 122,642 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 123,751 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 125,258 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 124,368 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 123,546 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 124,063 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 124,597 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 124,869 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 124,576 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 124,338 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 123,733 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68,544 | 62,022 | 76,708 | 10 |
| 1980s | 87,032 | 78,652 | 95,718 | 10 |
| 1990s | 107,659 | 98,036 | 113,851 | 10 |
| 2000s | 117,413 | 114,556 | 119,616 | 10 |
| 2010s | 122,331 | 119,555 | 125,258 | 10 |
| 2020s | 124,363 | 123,733 | 124,869 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 77 Togo 131,152 compare
- 78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 125,882 compare
- 79 Papua New Guinea 124,201 compare
- 81 Chile 120,212 compare
- 82 Honduras 115,271 compare
- 83 Sierra Leone 113,646 compare
More education data for Haiti
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.95 % change on previous year (1998)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
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 123,733 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 125,258 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,022 in 1970.
- How does Haiti rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Haiti ranks 80th 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 0.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release