School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Haiti

Haiti: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 11.16 years in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
11.16 years
World rank
1st
of 212 countries
All-time high
11.16 years
in 2016
All-time low
3.13 years
in 1971
Years of data
25
1971–2016

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Haiti, 1971–2016

46810121971199320161971: 3.1 years1972: 3.3 years1973: 3.4 years1974: 3.5 years1975: 3.6 years1976: 3.8 years1977: 3.8 years1978: 3.8 years1979: 3.8 years1980: 4.3 years1981: 4.7 years1982: 4.7 years1983: 5 years1984: 5.2 years1985: 5.4 years1986: 5.6 years1987: 4.8 years1992: 5 years1993: 5.2 years1994: 5.6 years1995: 6 years1996: 6.4 years1997: 7.4 years1998: 7 years2016: 11.2 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Haiti recorded 11.16 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2016. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Haiti peaked at 11.16 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.13 years, in 1971.

That places Haiti 1st out of 212 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.55 years 3.13 years 3.8 years 9
1980s 4.98 years 4.33 years 5.63 years 8
1990s 6.06 years 4.96 years 7.36 years 7
2010s 11.16 years 11.16 years 11.16 years 1

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 1 Anguilla 7.89 years compare
  2. 2 Montserrat 7.57 years compare
  3. 2 Sierra Leone 9.68 years compare
  4. 3 Cook Islands 6.52 years compare
  5. 3 Rwanda 9.26 years compare
  6. 4 Namibia 8.68 years compare
  7. 4 Niue 5.96 years compare

See the full ranking of 439 places β†’

More education data for Haiti

All data for Haiti β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Haiti?
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Haiti was 11.16 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 11.16 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 3.13 years in 1971.
How does Haiti rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Haiti ranks 1st out of 212 countries with data for 2016.
Where does this Haiti data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
439 places, 17,962 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release