Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Haiti
Haiti: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9775 index in 2016. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Haiti, 1978–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 0.9775 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2016. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Haiti peaked at 0.9775 index in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8343 index, in 1981.
Haiti ranks 148th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Haiti, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.8391 index | — |
| 1979 | 0.8428 index | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8455 index | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8343 index | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8499 index | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8618 index | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8661 index | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8524 index | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8665 index | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9193 index | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9355 index | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9303 index | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9297 index | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9292 index | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9287 index | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9298 index | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9555 index | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9775 index | +2.3% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.9775 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 index, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.9775 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9945 index, 98% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8409 index | 0.8391 index | 0.8428 index | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.862 index | 0.8343 index | 0.9193 index | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9341 index | 0.9287 index | 0.9555 index | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9775 index | 0.9775 index | 0.9775 index | 1 |
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More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4861 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Haiti?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Haiti was 0.9775 index in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9775 index in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8343 index in 1981.
- How does Haiti rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Haiti ranks 148th out of 215 countries with data for 2016.
- 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 life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.