School age population, primary education, both sexes in Haiti
Haiti: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 1.47 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.47 million number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
76th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.47 million number
in 2020
All-time low
708,722 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Haiti, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Haiti stood at 1.47 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Haiti peaked at 1.47 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 708,722 number, in 1970.
Haiti ranks 76th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Haiti, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 708,722 number | — |
| 1971 | 723,172 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 737,957 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 752,581 number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 765,944 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 777,143 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 785,122 number | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 807,938 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 817,760 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 827,324 number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 836,278 number | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 845,085 number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 858,937 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 879,280 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 905,751 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 937,870 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 973,872 number | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 1.01 million number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 1.05 million number | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 1.10 million number | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 1.15 million number | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 1.19 million number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 1.24 million number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.27 million number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.29 million number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.30 million number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.30 million number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.30 million number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.31 million number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.32 million number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.32 million number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.33 million number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.34 million number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.35 million number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.36 million number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.37 million number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.38 million number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.39 million number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.40 million number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.41 million number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.41 million number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.42 million number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.43 million number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.44 million number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.45 million number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.45 million number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.46 million number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.46 million number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.46 million number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.47 million number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.47 million number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 770,366 number | 708,722 number | 827,324 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 940,415 number | 836,278 number | 1.10 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.32 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 million number | 1.32 million number | 1.41 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 million number | 1.41 million number | 1.47 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 million number | 1.47 million number | 1.47 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 73 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.67 million number compare
- 74 Chile 1.52 million number compare
- 75 Kazakhstan 1.51 million number compare
- 77 Papua New Guinea 1.43 million number compare
- 78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.41 million number compare
- 79 Jordan 1.40 million number compare
More education data for Haiti
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 number in 2020, 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 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 708,722 number in 1970.
- How does Haiti rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Haiti ranks 76th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.