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Education · Latin America & Caribbean · Lower-middle income
Haiti: education in numbers
Primary enrolment is 184.0% (2016). Adult literacy is 68.0% (2017), 120th of 141 in the world and 26th of 26 in Latin America & Caribbean. Youth literacy is 88.9% (2017), 116th of 148 in the world and 30th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Education spending
HaitiLatin America & CaribbeanLower-middle incomeWorld
Education, % of budget
HaitiLatin America & CaribbeanLower-middle incomeWorld
5 indicators
Education: Haiti in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 184.0%2016 | — | — | 115.8%1998 | · | · | +68.1 ppsince 1998 | 104.6% | 105.4% | 102.2% | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 68.0%2017 | 120/141 | 26/26 | · | 74.0%2012 | · | +9.3 ppsince 2003 | 94.9% | 78.3% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 88.9%2017 | 116/148 | 30/31 | · | 93.2%2012 | · | +7.2 ppsince 2003 | 98.7% | 91.9% | 93.1% | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 1.0%2023 | 180/184 | 38/38 | · | · | 1.1% | — | 3.8% | 3.4% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 13.2%2025 | 83/179 | 21/37 | · | · | 10.0% | −1.4 ppsince 2015 | 16.6% | 13.6% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Adult literacy+9.3 pp68.0% in 2017
- Youth literacy+7.2 pp88.9% in 2017
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Haiti and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Haiti. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Haiti | United States | Dominican Republic | Turks and Caicos Islands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 184.0%2016 | 97.0%2022 | 101.9%2024 | 125.1%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 68.0%2017 | — | 94.0%2024 | — |
| Youth literacy | 88.9%2017 | — | 98.2%2024 | 99.9%2020 |
| Education spending | 1.0%2023 | 5.4%2021 | 3.8%2023 | 2.9%2024 |
| Education, % of budget | 13.2%2025 | 11.3%2021 | 20.9%2025 | 9.8%2025 |