Haiti: Children out of school, primary

Key figures

Since 1980 it is down 99.32% from 550,545 in 1980 (12.96% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 27 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Haiti in the 2016 ranking

• Yemen, Rep. — 1st of 3: 1.55 million
• Kuwait — 2nd of 3: 21,183

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 10 values

Children out of school, primary in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 132.91 (2023)
• Argentina — 32,816 (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 4,585 (2024)
• Barbados — 3,420 (2024)
• Belize — 4,953 (2024)
• Bolivia — 136,027 (2024)
• Brazil — 316,818 (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 1,080 (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 234 (2024)
• Chile — 31,779 (2024)
• Colombia — 289,295 (2022)

More education data for Haiti

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 2.63 million (2016)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 183.99% (2016)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 182.14% (2016)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 185.81% (2016)
• Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

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Questions people ask

What is Haiti's children out of school, primary?

3,719 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1980?

It is down 99.32% from 550,545 in 1980 (12.96% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 574,614 in 1987 and the lowest 3,719 in 2016.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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