Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Haiti

Haiti: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 1.47 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.47 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
84th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.47 million number
in 2019
All-time low
1.30 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Haiti, 1997–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1997200820191997: 1.3M number1998: 1.3M number1999: 1.3M number2000: 1.3M number2001: 1.3M number2002: 1.3M number2003: 1.3M number2004: 1.4M number2005: 1.4M number2006: 1.4M number2007: 1.4M number2008: 1.4M number2009: 1.4M number2010: 1.4M number2011: 1.4M number2012: 1.4M number2013: 1.4M number2014: 1.4M number2015: 1.5M number2016: 1.5M number2017: 1.5M number2018: 1.5M number2019: 1.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Haiti stood at 1.47 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Haiti peaked at 1.47 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million number, in 1997.

Haiti ranks 84th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.31 million number 1.30 million number 1.32 million number 3
2000s 1.36 million number 1.32 million number 1.41 million number 10
2010s 1.45 million number 1.41 million number 1.47 million number 10

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 81 Tajikistan 1.70 million number compare
  2. 82 Belgium 1.58 million number compare
  3. 83 Tunisia 1.56 million number compare
  4. 85 Azerbaijan 1.47 million number compare
  5. 86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.36 million number compare
  6. 87 Congo 1.34 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Haiti?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Haiti was 1.47 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 1.47 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million number in 1997.
How does Haiti rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Haiti ranks 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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