Proportion of teachers … Proportion upper female secondary in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of teachers … Proportion upper female secondary 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 … Proportion upper female secondary 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% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 79.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.9%, 92% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 79.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.6%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.19 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.07 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,806 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 45,913 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,691 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,685 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (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 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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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.