Education Spending: Haiti

Analysis# Haiti Education Spending Haiti allocated 0.965% of its GDP to education in 2023, marking the lowest investment in the 43-year data period. The country peaked at 1.855% in 2015, more than double the current rate. Since 1981, education spending has declined 30.8% relative to GDP, reflecting a severe contraction in public commitment to the sector over four decades. A sharp downturn began in 2019, when spending fell from 1.498% (2017) to 1.084%. The subsequent years showed modest recovery attempts—reaching 1.243% in 2021—before resuming decline through 2023. Haiti's trajectory suggests ongoing fiscal pressures limiting education investment, with no clear indication of reversal in the near term.