Share of population 15 years and older with no education in Haiti
Haiti: Share of population 15 years and older with no education was 14.8 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population 15 years and older with no education in Haiti, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population 15 years and older with no education in Haiti is 14.8, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population 15 years and older with no education in Haiti peaked at 100 in 1870 and was at its lowest, 14.8, in 2020.
Haiti ranks 24th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of population 15 years and older with no education in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 100 | — |
| 1875 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 97.5 | -2.5% |
| 1905 | 96.7 | -0.8% |
| 1910 | 96.1 | -0.6% |
| 1915 | 95.4 | -0.7% |
| 1920 | 94.7 | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 94.3 | -0.4% |
| 1930 | 93.3 | -1.1% |
| 1935 | 91.4 | -2.0% |
| 1940 | 89.9 | -1.6% |
| 1945 | 89.1 | -0.9% |
| 1950 | 89.6 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 87.7 | -2.1% |
| 1960 | 84.7 | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 81.5 | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 77.5 | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 72.8 | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 65.9 | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 46.7 | -29.1% |
| 1990 | 41.6 | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 36.3 | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 33.6 | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 27.9 | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 22.9 | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 18.8 | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 14.8 | -21.3% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 14.8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.8, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 14.8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.9, 5.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population 15 years and older with no education in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -29.1% | 65.9 | 46.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1880s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1890s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1900s | 97.1 | 96.7 | 97.5 | 2 |
| 1910s | 95.75 | 95.4 | 96.1 | 2 |
| 1920s | 94.5 | 94.3 | 94.7 | 2 |
| 1930s | 92.35 | 91.4 | 93.3 | 2 |
| 1940s | 89.5 | 89.1 | 89.9 | 2 |
| 1950s | 88.65 | 87.7 | 89.6 | 2 |
| 1960s | 83.1 | 81.5 | 84.7 | 2 |
| 1970s | 75.15 | 72.8 | 77.5 | 2 |
| 1980s | 56.3 | 46.7 | 65.9 | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.95 | 36.3 | 41.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.75 | 27.9 | 33.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.85 | 18.8 | 22.9 | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More education data for Haiti
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 58.96 (1997)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.74 (2016)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population 15 years and older with no education in Haiti?
- Share of population 15 years and older with no education in Haiti was 14.8 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population 15 years and older with no education recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1870.
- What is the lowest share of population 15 years and older with no education recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8 in 2020.
- How does Haiti rank for share of population 15 years and older with no education?
- Haiti ranks 24th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population 15 years and older with no education rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population 15 years and older with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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