Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Haiti
Haiti: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education was 1.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Haiti, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 1.0% for government spending on education overall vs. primary education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Haiti peaked at 1.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2023.
That places Haiti 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More reference data data for Haiti
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.1356 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.66 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.66 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.66 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.554 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 29.37 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 34.71 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Haiti?
- Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Haiti was 1.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- How does Haiti rank for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Haiti ranks 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education overall vs. primary education rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. 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 Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.