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%
World rank
1st
of 80 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2021
All-time low
68.5%
in 2000
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.
That represents a change of up 28.0% 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, 68.5%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 80 countries on this measure, 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 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% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 79.3% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +26.1% |
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 | 81.3% | 70.1% | 93.8% | 6 |
| 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
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- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
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- 1 Jordan 100.0% compare
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- 1 Republic of Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Morocco 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Moldova 100.0%
- 1 Mongolia 100.0% compare
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- 1 Philippines 100.0% compare
- 1 Palestine, State of 100.0% compare
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- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
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- 1 United States 100.0% compare
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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 68.5% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st out of 80 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 28.0%. 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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February 2026 Data Release