Country profile

Haiti

Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income11.77M inhabitants

Last updated December 1, 2025

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Fragile/Conflict-Affected Country: This country is classified as experiencing conflict. Data may not reflect the current situation due to instability.

Composite GEFRI Score

Critically unprepared

Haiti is critically unprepared for education futures (9th percentile worldwide). Core capabilities are weak across most dimensions, and essential systems face significant constraints. Higher scores indicate a system that is better prepared to anticipate and shape the future of learning.

23.21Composite score
Global percentile
9th
Global rank
#162
Regional rank
#27
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Infrastructure
28.90
11th percentileGlobal avg. 56.53
Human Capital
38.70
27th percentileGlobal avg. 47.25
Innovation
32.41
29th percentileGlobal avg. 43.36
Governance
16.03
7th percentileGlobal avg. 47.71
Access & Parity
0.00
7th percentileGlobal avg. 49.41

Country profile

Haiti trails global peers in Human Capital (39, 27th percentile), Innovation (32, 29th percentile), Infrastructure (29, 11th percentile), Governance (16, 7th percentile), and School Access and Gender Parity (0, 7th percentile). A coordinated reform effort is needed to strengthen education futures readiness.

Uneven scores across dimensions highlight areas that need targeted coordination. Limited electricity or internet coverage still constrains classrooms, preventing large-scale digital instruction. Limited tertiary enrollment narrows future talent pipelines and innovation capacity.

Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.

Note: Because many indicators are imputed, these findings should be treated as provisional until more reported data arrives.

Key insights

  • Falls below many peers at the 9th percentile.
  • Places 162nd worldwide.
  • Holds a regional position of 27th within Latin America & Caribbean .
  • Scores range from Human Capital (38.7) to Access & Parity (0.0), reflecting variation across dimensions.
  • Trails regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.

Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean

Composite GEFRI score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
341Chile69.86
412Argentina63.78
463Uruguay62.23
——Cayman IslandsMicrostate60.65
——Antigua and BarbudaMicrostate57.78
674Peru56.70
——GrenadaMicrostate56.16
——St. Kitts and NevisMicrostate55.76
745Colombia54.99
——Turks and Caicos IslandsMicrostate54.87
——CuracaoMicrostate54.63
756Mexico54.62
807Cuba52.99
818Brazil52.92
——BarbadosMicrostate52.49
849Puerto Rico (US)52.36
——DominicaMicrostate52.30
8810Ecuador50.82
——St. LuciaMicrostate50.58
9211Dominican Republic50.53
9412Bolivia49.89
9613Costa Rica49.46
——St. Vincent and the GrenadinesMicrostate48.23
10114Jamaica47.64
——Virgin Islands (U.S.)Microstate47.33
10215Bahamas, The47.10
10316Panama46.77
——ArubaMicrostate46.66
——St. Martin (French part)Microstate46.21
10517Belize46.05
——British Virgin IslandsMicrostate45.79
——Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Microstate45.13
10618Paraguay44.54
10919Trinidad and Tobago43.11
11520Venezuela, RBFCS39.24
12121Guyana36.76
12322El Salvador36.18
12523Suriname35.67
13224Honduras32.89
13625Guatemala31.74
14126Nicaragua29.41
16227HaitiFCS23.21