Primary completion rate, total in Haiti

Haiti: Primary completion rate, total was 52.6% in 1997. ▲ Rising

Latest (1997)
52.6%
World rank
180th
of 189 countries
All-time high
52.6%
in 1997
All-time low
27.0%
in 1979
Years of data
8
1979–1997

Primary completion rate, total in Haiti, 1979–1997

02040601979198819971979: 27 % of relevant age group1980: 27.7 % of relevant age group1982: 28.3 % of relevant age group1983: 30.4 % of relevant age group1985: 32.5 % of relevant age group1986: 34.6 % of relevant age group1987: 36.5 % of relevant age group1997: 52.6 % of relevant age group

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.

Analysis

In 1997, primary completion rate, total in Haiti stood at 52.6%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Haiti peaked at 52.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1979.

Haiti ranks 180th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Primary completion rate, total in Haiti, year by year

Annual values for Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Haiti, 1979 to 1997.
Year % of relevant age group Change
1979 27.0%
1980 27.7% +2.6%
1982 28.3% +2.1%
1983 30.4% +7.1%
1985 32.5% +7.0%
1986 34.6% +6.5%
1987 36.5% +5.7%
1997 52.6% +44.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 27.0% 27.0% 27.0% 1
1980s 31.7% 27.7% 36.5% 6
1990s 52.6% 52.6% 52.6% 1

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 177 Liberia 57.8% compare
  2. 178 Ethiopia 54.4% compare
  3. 179 Uganda 53.3% compare
  4. 181 Burkina Faso 52.0% compare
  5. 182 Mali 48.4% compare
  6. 183 Angola 47.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary completion rate, total in Haiti?
Primary completion rate, total in Haiti was 52.6% in 1997, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 1997.
What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1979.
How does Haiti rank for primary completion rate, total?
Haiti ranks 180th out of 189 countries with data for 1997.
Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Haiti data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,786 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.