Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Haiti
Haiti: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.28 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Haiti, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Haiti is 1.28 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Haiti peaked at 1.28 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4795 index, in 1981.
Haiti ranks 5th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Haiti, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4795 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.5123 index | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5452 index | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5771 index | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6106 index | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6423 index | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6757 index | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7189 index | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7556 index | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7898 index | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8145 index | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8353 index | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8513 index | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8709 index | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8987 index | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9244 index | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9451 index | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9503 index | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9693 index | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.99 index | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.01 index | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.03 index | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.04 index | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.06 index | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.09 index | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.11 index | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.14 index | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.15 index | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.17 index | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.18 index | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.19 index | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.21 index | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.21 index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.21 index | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.21 index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.21 index | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.22 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.23 index | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.24 index | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.25 index | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.26 index | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.26 index | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.27 index | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.28 index | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 1.28 index | +0.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 1.28 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 1.28 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 index, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.613 index | 0.4795 index | 0.7556 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.885 index | 0.7898 index | 0.9693 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 index | 0.99 index | 1.17 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 index | 1.18 index | 1.24 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 index | 1.25 index | 1.28 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More gender data for Haiti
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,621 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2535 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,932 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,932 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,690 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 121,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 123,595 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 120,890 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Haiti?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Haiti was 1.28 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4795 index in 1981.
- How does Haiti rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Haiti ranks 5th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.