The Absence of Haitian Universities in the QS ranking: A failure of the education system under Nesmy Manigat Every year since 2004, the British company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has published the QS World University Rankings. In 2025, this ranking, based on nine measurement criteria, analyzed 1,500 universities in 108 countries, excluding Haiti, whose former Minister of Education, Mr. Nesmy Manigat, has just joined another government after the failure of the Ariel Henry administration, of which he was an influential member.
The United States dominates the ranking with 197 establishments, followed by the United Kingdom and China. France, stable compared to the previous year, has 35 establishments, including four in the Top 100. However, a notable absence in this ranking is that of Haitian universities, while the current Prime Minister Garry Conille praises the merits of Mr. Manigat to the point of making him his chief of staff, and therefore a special advisor.
The QS ranking methodology The QS ranking is based on nine indicators:
Academic reputation (30 %) Citations (20 %) Reputation with employers (15 %) Teacher/student ratio (10 %) International faculty ratio (5 %) International student ratio (5 %) International Research Network (5 %) Employability (5 %) Sustainability (5 %) The absence of Haitian universities: a warning signal Despite Nesmy Manigat’s almost ten-year management of the Haitian education system, through his allegiance to the PHTK regime since 2011, no Haitian university appears in the world ranking. Mr. Manigat, as Minister of National Education and Vocational Training (2021-2024), led the Haitian education system with a vision of reform killed killed. However, the absence of Haitian universities in the QS rankings indicates persistent gaps in the quality and competitiveness of higher education in Haiti. Several factors can explain this situation, including lack of investment in research, inadequate infrastructure, poor management of education funds (FNE) and weak international partnerships.
Under Manigat’s rule, hopes for substantial reforms and significant improvements were dashed. The lack of adequate infrastructure, insufficient funding, and the absence of a coherent educational policy have contributed to the stagnation, even regression, of the Haitian university system.
Globally, institutions like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Imperial College London continue to dominate the rankings thanks to sustained investments in research and innovation. In contrast, Haitian universities victims of the political crisis and violence “ scheduled » gangs, struggle to maintain basic academic standards, reflecting poor management and a lack of strategic vision.
The absence of Haitian universities in the QS 2025 ranking, as well as in previous years, must be the catalyst for an urgent and profound reform of the education system, under the leadership of a new Minister of Education. The Haitian government, in collaboration with international partners, must invest in infrastructure, improve the quality of teaching and promote research to reposition Haitian universities on the international scene.
But will Manigat, Conille’s right-hand man, finally realize that the Haitian education system is today on its knees?
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