School age population, primary education, both sexes in Haiti
Haiti: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 1.47 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.47 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
78th
of 222 countries
All-time high
1.47 million
in 2023
All-time low
689,830
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Haiti, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 1.47 million for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Haiti peaked at 1.47 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 689,830, in 1970.
That places Haiti 78th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 689,830 | — |
| 1971 | 703,454 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 717,755 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 731,955 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 746,541 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 761,066 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 775,737 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 807,159 | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 822,652 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 839,506 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 857,507 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 876,689 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 897,144 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 918,537 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 940,271 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 961,844 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 983,410 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.00 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.03 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.05 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.07 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.10 million | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.12 million | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.15 million | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.17 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.20 million | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.23 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.26 million | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.28 million | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.30 million | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.32 million | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.33 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.34 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.35 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.36 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.37 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.38 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.39 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.39 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.40 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.40 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.40 million | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.40 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.40 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.41 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.42 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.43 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.44 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.45 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.46 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.46 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.46 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.47 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.47 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.47 million | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.47 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 759,566 | 689,830 | 839,506 | 10 |
| 1980s | 951,593 | 857,507 | 1.05 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 million | 1.07 million | 1.30 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 million | 1.32 million | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million | 1.40 million | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 million | 1.46 million | 1.47 million | 6 |
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More education data for Haiti
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Haiti?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Haiti was 1.47 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 689,830 in 1970.
- How does Haiti rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Haiti ranks 78th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release