Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes was 100.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
100.0%
World rank
1st
of 82 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2021
All-time low
72.6%
in 1999
Years of data
15
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 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.6% 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, 72.6%, in 1999.
That places Dominican Republic 1st out of 82 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 72.6% | — |
| 2000 | 76.0% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 79.6% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 79.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 82.4% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 74.4% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 83.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +26.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.5%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.9%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.6% | 72.6% | 72.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 74.4% | 93.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 73.2% | 93.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0%
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Ethiopia 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 100.0% compare
- 1 Kenya 100.0% compare
- 1 Cambodia 100.0% compare
- 1 South Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Morocco 100.0% compare
- 1 Moldova 100.0%
- 1 Mongolia 100.0% compare
- 1 Oman 100.0% compare
- 1 Philippines 100.0% compare
- 1 Palestine 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 100.0% compare
- 1 United States 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
More education data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- 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)
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 72.6% in 1999.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st out of 82 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 31.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release