School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Haiti

Haiti: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 1.08 years in 1986. ▲ Rising

Latest (1986)
1.08 years
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
196th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.08 years
in 1986
All-time low
0.6852 years
in 1979
Years of data
7
1979–1986

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Haiti, 1979–1986

00.250.50.7511979198219861979: 0.685 years1980: 0.728 years1981: 0.784 years1982: 0.79 years1983: 0.929 years1984: 1.1 years1986: 1.1 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 1986, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Haiti stood at 1.08 years. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.

That places Haiti 196th out of 198 countries with data for 1986, putting it in the bottom quarter.

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Haiti, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) in Haiti, 1979 to 1986.
Year years Change
1979 0.6852 years —
1980 0.7281 years +6.3%
1981 0.7844 years +7.7%
1982 0.7904 years +0.8%
1983 0.9288 years +17.5%
1984 1.05 years +13.2%
1986 1.08 years +2.3%

Haiti compared with similar countries

  • Haiti's 1.08 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.11 years, 26% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Haiti's 1.08 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.13 years, 21% of the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6852 years 0.6852 years 0.6852 years 1
1980s 0.8931 years 0.7281 years 1.08 years 6

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 193 Uganda 1.53 years compare
  2. 194 Chad 1.48 years compare
  3. 195 Central African Republic 1.22 years compare
  4. 197 Zambia 0.9967 years compare
  5. 198 Somalia 0.3559 years compare

See the full ranking of 198 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Haiti?
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Haiti was 1.08 years in 1986, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 years in 1986.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6852 years in 1979.
How does Haiti rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Haiti ranks 196th out of 198 countries with data for 1986.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. 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 School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,439 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.