Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 88.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominican Republic, 2004–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 88.1% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2015.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominican Republic peaked at 88.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 2004.
That places Dominican Republic 35th out of 59 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 64.1% | — |
| 2005 | 88.3% | +37.7% |
| 2006 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 72.3% | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.7% | 64.1% | 88.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 81.3% | 88.1% | 6 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 62,598 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,723 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 351,889 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.9514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 181,109 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominican Republic?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominican Republic was 88.1% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 2004.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Dominican Republic ranks 35th out of 59 countries with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the lower secondary level.