Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Haiti

Haiti: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 13.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
13.2%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
88th
of 194 countries
All-time high
16.1%
in 2021
All-time low
10.0%
in 2020
Years of data
12
2014–2025

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Haiti, 2014–2025

0510152014201920252014: 12 %2015: 14.6 %2016: 13.2 %2017: 14.7 %2018: 14.5 %2019: 12.9 %2020: 10 %2021: 16.1 %2022: 13.1 %2023: 11.2 %2024: 13 %2025: 13.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Haiti recorded 13.2% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2025.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Haiti peaked at 16.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2020.

Haiti ranks 88th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 13.6% 12.0% 14.7% 6
2020s 12.8% 10.0% 16.1% 6

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 85 Tanzania 13.4% compare
  2. 86 Argentina 13.2% compare
  3. 87 Ghana 13.2% compare
  4. 89 Colombia 13.2% compare
  5. 90 Democratic Republic of Congo 13.1% compare
  6. 91 Estonia 13.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Haiti?
Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Haiti was 13.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2020.
How does Haiti rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
Haiti ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.