Primary education, teachers, per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.007 units per person in 2024. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Dominican Republic, 1971β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Dominican Republic is 0.007 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.007 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.003 units per person, in 1971.
Dominican Republic ranks 35th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.005 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 32 Samoa 0.0072 units per person compare
- 33 Argentina 0.0071 units per person compare
- 34 Denmark 0.007 units per person compare
- 36 Namibia 0.007 units per person compare
- 37 Tunisia 0.0069 units per person compare
- 38 Least developed countries 0.0037 units per person compare
- 38 Saudi Arabia 0.0069 units per person compare
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,321 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 80,321 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.007 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.007 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 units per person in 1971.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 35th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.