Education In Haiti Essay

Haiti is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea. Haiti makes up roughly the western 1/3 of the island.Their roots are very different. Haiti is primarily populated by African-Caribbean people with a history of French colonialism. Haiti is about the size of the U.S. state of Maryland, just over 10,000 square miles. The current population is roughly 7,500,000 in Haiti. Another million Haitians are living abroad in the U.S., Canada and France. It is difficult to know how many of these people are simply waiting for conditions to improve in Haiti, or to what extent these Haitians living abroad are now becoming residents and citizens in these host nations. From 1957 to 1986 Haiti was ruled by the Duvalier family in the persons of Francois Duvalier and his son, Jean-Claude Duvalier. This was a period of brutal dictatorship, the suppression of most …show more content…
International private schools (run by Canada, France, or the United States) and church-run schools educate 90% of students. Haiti has 15,200 Primary schools, of which 90% are non-public and managed by communities, religious organizations or NGOs. The enrollment rate for primary school is 88%. Secondary schools enroll 20% of eligible-age children. High education is provided by universities and other public and private institutions. The educational sector is under the responsibility of the Minister of Educational Nation of the Formation Professionnelle (MENFP). The Ministry provides very little funds to support public education. As a result, the private sector has become a substitute for governmental public investment in education as opposed to an addition. The Ministry is limited in its ability to improve the quality of education in Haiti. Despite the deficiencies of the Haitian education sector, some Haitian leaders have attempted to make improving education a national goal. The country has attempted three major reform efforts, with a new one in progress as a response to the