Programs | 4 to 7 Year Old Program |Literacy Program |Education in Haiti

With Haitian Schools in Ruins, Children in Limbo
By Simon Romero
New York Times
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Thousands of schools in and around this devastated capital could remain closed for months or never reopen, according to Haitian and United Nations education officials. That leaves vast numbers of children languishing in camps or working in menial jobs as they struggle to survive. Read more

Destruction of schools in Haiti quake crushes hopes of a better future for many
By William Booth and Scott Wilson
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, January 23, 2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI -- Of the many things taken from this city by the earthquake, few are as threatening to Haiti's future as the near destruction of a school system viewed across society here as the only path to a better life. Read more

Haitian education system 'totally collapsed'
By Andrew Cawthorne
Reuters
Mon, Jan 18, 2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE - Half of Haiti's schools and its three main universities were destroyed or badly damaged in the earthquake, but classes must resume even in tents to help children overcome trauma, the education minister said. Read more

In ruined Haiti schools, some see opportunity
By Jonathan M. Katz
Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - After seven weeks with seven children huddled under a shelter of tarps and sheets on the median strip of a busy road, Lissithe Delomme says the Haitian government can't reopen schools fast enough. Read more

Haiti Education Statistics

Youth (15–24 years) literacy rate, 2003–2007*, male

76

Youth (15–24 years) literacy rate, 2003–2007*, female

87

Number per 100 population , 2007, phones

26

Number per 100 population , 2007, Internet users

10

Primary school enrolment ratio 2003–2008*, gross, male

-

Primary school enrolment ratio 2003–2008*, gross, female

-

Primary school enrolment ratio 2003–2008*, net, male

-

Primary school enrolment ratio 2003–2008*, net, female

-

Primary school attendance ratio 2003–2008*, net, male

48

Primary school attendance ratio 2003–2008*, net, female

52

Survival rate to last primary grade (%) 2003–2008*, admin. data

-

Survival rate to last primary grade (%) 2003–2008*, survey data

85

Secondary school enrolment ratio 2003–2008*, gross, male

-

Secondary school enrolment ratio 2003–2008*, gross, female

-

Secondary school enrolment ratio 2003–2008*, net, male

-

Secondary school enrolment ratio 2003–2008*, netm female

-

Secondary school attendance ratio 2003–2008*, net, male

18

Secondary school attendance ratio 2003–2008*, net, female

21

* Source: UNICEF Statistics

 

 

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