Haiti: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
In , Haiti's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 68.01.
That's down 8.0% from 2012, the highest value since .
The global average for this indicator in 2017 was 89.47 .
Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS) • Data as of 2017
Trend (2012–2017)
Highlights
- Peak
- 73.95
- Trough
- 68.01
- 5-year change
- -8.0%
- -1.7% / yr
Historical Data — Last 10 Years
| Year | Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
|---|---|
| 68.0100 | |
| 73.9533 |
About Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Indicator code: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS • Category: Education
Frequently asked questions
- What was Haiti's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2017?
- In 2017, Haiti's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 68.01, according to World Bank Open Data.
- Is Haiti's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) rising or falling?
- Haiti's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) fell 8.0% from 2012 to 2017.
- How does Haiti's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) compare to the world average?
- The global average for Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2017 was 89.47, so Haiti is below the world average.
- What is Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) and how is it measured?
- Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS), CC BY 4.0.