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 11.8%
World rank
1st
of 92 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2021
All-time low
48.8%
in 2008
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
Dominican Republic recorded 100.0% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2021. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 11.1% 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, 48.8%, in 2008.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 92 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 | 59.3% | — |
| 2000 | 57.6% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 71.6% | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 70.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | -33.0% |
| 2009 | 90.3% | +85.0% |
| 2010 | 89.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 75.3% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 81.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 89.3% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.3% | 59.3% | 59.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.7% | 48.8% | 90.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 75.3% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 89.5% | 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 48.8% in 2008.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st out of 92 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 11.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release