Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Haiti
Haiti: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.38 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
In 2025, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Haiti stood at 1.38 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Haiti peaked at 1.38 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5283 index, in 1981.
That places Haiti 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Haiti, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5283 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.5574 index | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5836 index | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6088 index | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6313 index | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6607 index | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6847 index | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7102 index | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.737 index | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7625 index | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7898 index | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8219 index | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8569 index | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8868 index | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9169 index | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9473 index | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9756 index | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 1.01 index | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.03 index | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.06 index | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.09 index | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.11 index | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.13 index | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.16 index | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.17 index | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.19 index | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.21 index | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.22 index | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.24 index | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.25 index | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.26 index | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.27 index | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.28 index | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.29 index | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.3 index | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.31 index | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.32 index | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.33 index | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.34 index | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.34 index | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.35 index | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.36 index | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.37 index | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.38 index | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 1.38 index | +0.4% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 1.38 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 index, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 1.38 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 index, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6335 index | 0.5283 index | 0.737 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8998 index | 0.7625 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 index | 1.06 index | 1.24 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 index | 1.25 index | 1.34 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 index | 1.34 index | 1.38 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Haiti?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Haiti was 1.38 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5283 index in 1981.
- How does Haiti rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Haiti ranks 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.