Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 16,581 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16,581 number
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
55th
of 179 countries
All-time high
16,581 number
in 2019
All-time low
6,935 number
in 2002
Years of data
22
1997–2019

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Dominican Republic, 1997–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k1997200820191997: 8.2k number1998: 8.0k number1999: 7.8k number2000: 8.9k number2002: 6.9k number2003: 7.7k number2004: 8.5k number2005: 8.6k number2006: 7.7k number2007: 9.2k number2008: 8.7k number2009: 9.6k number2010: 9.7k number2011: 9.6k number2012: 9.2k number2013: 10.8k number2014: 12.3k number2015: 14.9k number2016: 14.1k number2017: 14.5k number2018: 15.0k number2019: 16.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 16,581 number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 16,581 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6,935 number, in 2002.

Dominican Republic ranks 55th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) in Dominican Republic, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 8,229 number
1998 8,033 number -2.4%
1999 7,773 number -3.2%
2000 8,903 number +14.5%
2002 6,935 number -22.1%
2003 7,696 number +11.0%
2004 8,541 number +11.0%
2005 8,593 number +0.6%
2006 7,733 number -10.0%
2007 9,193 number +18.9%
2008 8,677 number -5.6%
2009 9,570 number +10.3%
2010 9,655 number +0.9%
2011 9,560 number -1.0%
2012 9,210 number -3.7%
2013 10,765 number +16.9%
2014 12,261 number +13.9%
2015 14,855 number +21.2%
2016 14,141 number -4.8%
2017 14,451 number +2.2%
2018 14,992 number +3.7%
2019 16,581 number +10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,012 number 7,773 number 8,229 number 3
2000s 8,427 number 6,935 number 9,570 number 9
2010s 12,647 number 9,210 number 16,581 number 10

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 52 Finland 18,718 number compare
  2. 53 Bulgaria 17,969 number compare
  3. 54 Iran 16,589 number compare
  4. 56 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16,551 number compare
  5. 57 Tunisia 15,604 number compare
  6. 58 Algeria 15,461 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Dominican Republic?
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Dominican Republic was 16,581 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 16,581 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 6,935 number in 2002.
How does Dominican Republic rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
Dominican Republic ranks 55th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. 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 Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 5,584 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.