Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 100.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
100.0%
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
1st
of 110 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2021
All-time low
53.3%
in 1999
Years of data
20
1999–2021
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominican Republic, 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominican Republic is 100.0%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominican Republic peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1999.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 53.3% | — |
| 2000 | 59.9% | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 77.6% | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 77.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.5% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 80.1% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 95.9% | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 75.3% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.7% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.3% | 53.3% | 53.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 59.9% | 95.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 75.2% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 90.1% | 100.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.102 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 562,676 (2024)
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 100.0% in 2021, 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 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1999.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 pre-primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release