Primary education, teachers in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Primary education, teachers was 77.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Dominican Republic, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Dominican Republic stood at 77.9%.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Dominican Republic peaked at 82.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 2008.
Dominican Republic ranks 95th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 72.2% | — |
| 1998 | 74.6% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 74.8% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 75.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 75.4% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 69.2% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 77.9% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 78.3% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 76.4% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 79.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 81.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 77.9% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.2% | 72.2% | 72.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 74.7% | 74.6% | 74.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.0% | 69.2% | 82.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 76.4% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 77.9% | 82.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Dominican Republic?
- Primary education, teachers in Dominican Republic was 77.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 2008.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for primary education, teachers?
- Dominican Republic ranks 95th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.