Only 45% of Haiti’s adult female population is literate. Though girls attend primary school on par with boys these gains are reversed in secondary school. In fact, less than 22% of all Haitian children enroll in secondary school, primarily due to cost.
Adolescent girls are frequently pulled out of school to assist with domestic chores or to pursue domestic labor jobs in cities where they are at risk for abuse, forced unpaid labor, and exploitation.
Unfortunately, the average Haitian girl only attends school until the age of seven.