Primary education, teachers in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Primary education, teachers was 80,321 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Dominican Republic, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Dominican Republic stood at 80,321. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers 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 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,728 | 13,796 | 17,932 | 6 |
| 1980s | 25,664 | 23,578 | 27,751 | 2 |
| 1990s | 41,756 | 41,329 | 42,184 | 2 |
| 2000s | 52,717 | 42,929 | 66,539 | 8 |
| 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
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.22 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Dominican Republic?
- Primary education, teachers in Dominican Republic was 80,321 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 80,321 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,796 in 1971.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for primary education, teachers?
- Dominican Republic ranks 67th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.