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 5.4%
World rank
1st
of 139 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2021
All-time low
73.9%
in 1999
Years of data
19
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 19 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 17.9% 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, 73.9%, in 1999.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 139 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 73.9% | — |
| 2002 | 79.3% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 88.3% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 84.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.9% | 73.9% | 73.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 79.3% | 89.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 81.3% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 94.9% | 100.0% | 2 |
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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 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 73.9% in 1999.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st out of 139 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 17.9%. 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release