Haiti — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Haiti, 1981–2023.
Education spending for Haiti was 0.96% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 16 years, from 1981 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 1.85% in 2015. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.87% per year.
Haiti ranks 171 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 99%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 4.27%, so Haiti sits below it. It peaked in 2015 and has fallen 48% since. Over the last decade (2014–2023) the figure moved down 45%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 36 of 36 economies; Panama (2.47%) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 63% in 2014. That is 29% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 54th of 56 in 1981 → 155th of 157 in 2020 → 106th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1981 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 1.03% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 1.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 1.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 1.08% | -0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 1.64% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 1.39% | -0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 1.85% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 1.75% | +0.7 pp |
| 1991 | 1.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 0.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 0.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 1.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 1.08% | -0.3 pp |
| 1981 | 1.39% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Haiti’s Education spending in 1982?
1.08% (1982). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Haiti’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1981 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -30.8% in total — about 0.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 0.96%; 2022: 1.03%; 2021: 1.24%; 2020: 1.11%; 2019: 1.08%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.