country profile

Haiti

Latin America & CaribbeanLower middle income11.91M population

Last updated July 15, 2026

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Fragile/Conflict-Affected Country: This country is classified as experiencing conflict.

In fragile and conflict-affected settings, severe data gaps, rapid disruption, and uneven reporting can distort index values. These scores should be read as a limited signal, not a complete picture of conditions in the country.

Critically unprepared

Composite GEFRI Score

Systemwide critical constraints

Haiti shows critically low readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (11th percentile worldwide). Core capabilities are weak across most dimensions, and essential systems face significant constraints.

24.28Composite score
Global percentile
11th
Global rank
#159
Regional rank
#27
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Severely underprepared
Infrastructure
30.67
13th percentileGlobal avg. 55.13
Severely underprepared
Human Capital
38.70
27th percentileGlobal avg. 47.36
Severely underprepared
Innovation
36.50
28th percentileGlobal avg. 46.19
Critically unprepared
Governance
15.54
6th percentileGlobal avg. 47.46
Critically unprepared
Access & Parity
0.00
10th percentileGlobal avg. 48.49

Country profile

Haiti faces substantial readiness constraints across core dimensions. Its weakest results are in Human Capital (39, 27th percentile), Innovation (37, 28th percentile), Infrastructure (31, 13th percentile), GEFRI Composite (24, 11th percentile), Governance (16, 6th percentile) and School Access and Gender Parity (0, 10th percentile). These gaps continue to weigh on overall readiness.

Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned. 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.

Many indicators are imputed, so the profile should be treated as a limited signal rather than a complete measurement.

Key insights

Falls below many peers at the 11th percentile.

Places 159th 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
341Chile69.65
402Argentina63.92
453Uruguay61.82
Cayman IslandsMicrostate59.77
St. Kitts and NevisMicrostate57.14
664Peru57.02
725Colombia56.38
Antigua and BarbudaMicrostate55.23
766Mexico55.12
Turks and Caicos IslandsMicrostate54.70
787Trinidad and Tobago54.30
GrenadaMicrostate53.80
818Brazil53.69
839Cuba53.32
8410Puerto Rico52.82
BarbadosMicrostate51.64
DominicaMicrostate51.41
8911Dominican Republic51.27
9012Ecuador51.12
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesMicrostate50.32
St. LuciaMicrostate50.05
9313Bolivia49.80
9714Costa Rica49.04
ArubaMicrostate48.09
Virgin Islands (U.S.)Microstate47.85
10015Jamaica47.54
St. Martin (French part)Microstate47.43
10116Panama47.30
10217Belize46.83
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Microstate46.32
10518Venezuela, RB45.33
10619Bahamas, The45.13
British Virgin IslandsMicrostate44.78
10720Paraguay44.77
CuracaoMicrostate44.47
11921Suriname36.89
12122Guyana36.38
12423El Salvador35.82
13224Honduras32.99
13925Guatemala30.91
14126Nicaragua29.44
15927HaitiFCS24.28