Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 79.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominican Republic, 1999–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 79.3% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominican Republic peaked at 93.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 31st of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 80.9% | — |
| 2000 | 68.5% | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 87.8% | +28.3% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 83.1% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 93.5% | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | -21.8% |
| 2015 | 79.3% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.9% | 80.9% | 80.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 68.5% | 93.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 73.2% | 93.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 28 Ghana 87.3% compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 83.8% compare
- 30 Eritrea 83.7% compare
- 32 Bangladesh 77.7% compare
- 33 Ecuador 76.6% compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 73.9% compare
More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,321 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (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 79.3% 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 93.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Dominican Republic ranks 31st out of 44 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 10.9%. 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the upper secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female teachers at the upper secondary level.