Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Haiti

Share of children out of school in Haiti in 1997 — 39.79%. Ranked 34 in the world out of 42. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 24.42 pp.

1997 39.79% −17.39 pp vs 1987
World rank 34of 42
Period maximum 64.2%1980
Period minimum 39.79%1997

Trend over time

1980–1997 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Haiti, 1980–1997304050607019801982198419861988199019921994199619971980: 64.2%1981: 63.66%1982: 58.64%1983: 54.54%1984: 57.54%1985: 52.04%1986: 49.14%1987: 57.18%1997: 39.79%
Change over the period: −24.42 pp Annual average: -1.44 pp
Share of children out of school — Haiti, by year Haiti All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
1997 39.79
1987 57.18 +8.04 pp
1986 49.14 −2.9 pp
1985 52.04 −5.5 pp
1984 57.54 +3 pp
1983 54.54 −4.1 pp
1982 58.64 −5.01 pp
1981 63.66 −0.55 pp
1980 64.2

Caribbean, 1997

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.