Share of children who have completed primary school in Haiti
Haiti: Share of children who have completed primary school was 50.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Haiti, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who have completed primary school in Haiti is 50.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Haiti peaked at 50.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1981.
That places Haiti 157th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 15.7% | — |
| 1982 | 16.2% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 16.7% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 17.3% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 17.9% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 18.6% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 19.3% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 20.1% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 20.8% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 21.7% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 22.7% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 23.6% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 24.6% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 25.6% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 26.5% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 27.4% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 28.3% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 29.1% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 30.0% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 30.9% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 39.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 44.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 49.6% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 50.5% | +1.9% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 50.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1%, 59% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 50.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.7%, 52% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.1% | 15.7% | 20.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 21.7% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 30.9% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 37.4% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 46.0% | 50.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 154 Madagascar 54.0% compare
- 155 Mozambique 53.5% compare
- 156 Mauritania 51.8% compare
- 158 Mali 50.0% compare
- 159 Chad 37.8% compare
- 160 Central African Republic 30.8% compare
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 share of children who have completed primary school in Haiti?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Haiti was 50.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1981.
- How does Haiti rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Haiti ranks 157th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.