Primary education, pupils in Haiti
Haiti: Primary education, pupils was 48.7% in 1998. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Haiti, 1978–1998
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Haiti is 48.7%, measured in 1998. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Haiti peaked at 48.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 1978.
Haiti ranks 83rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.8% | 45.7% | 45.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.5% | 45.9% | 48.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 48.2% | 48.0% | 48.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More education data for Haiti
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 30.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 184.0% (2016)
- Primary education, teachers 44,472 (1998)
- School enrollment, primary, female 182.1% (2016)
- School enrollment, primary, male 185.8% (2016)
- Labor force, female 46.5% (2025)
- Labor force, total 5.27 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Haiti?
- Primary education, pupils in Haiti was 48.7% in 1998, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 1978.
- How does Haiti rank for primary education, pupils?
- Haiti ranks 83rd out of 203 countries with data for 1998.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.