Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 80,321 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Dominican Republic, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 80,321 for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Dominican Republic peaked at 80,321 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,796, in 1971.
That places Dominican Republic 67th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 13,796 | — |
| 1972 | 14,782 | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 15,216 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 15,821 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 16,824 | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 17,932 | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 23,578 | +31.5% |
| 1984 | 25,664 | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 27,751 | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 41,329 | +48.9% |
| 1999 | 42,184 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 43,941 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 43,435 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 42,929 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 46,860 | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 50,791 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 53,015 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 54,838 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 56,744 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 66,539 | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 52,937 | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 51,615 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 51,464 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 54,322 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 54,959 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 61,659 | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 71,463 | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 69,495 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 66,255 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 64,810 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 65,556 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 65,041 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 59,969 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 61,750 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 78,780 | +27.6% |
| 2024 | 80,321 | +2.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 80,321 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24,978, 3.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 80,321 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18,882, 4.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +48.9% | 27,751 | 41,329 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,728 | 13,796 | 17,932 | 6 |
| 1980s | 25,664 | 23,578 | 27,751 | 3 |
| 1990s | 41,756 | 41,329 | 42,184 | 2 |
| 2000s | 51,203 | 42,929 | 66,539 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,160 | 51,464 | 71,463 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,172 | 59,969 | 80,321 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,806 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 45,913 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,691 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,685 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.102 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Dominican Republic?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Dominican Republic was 80,321 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 80,321 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,796 in 1971.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Dominican Republic ranks 67th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.