Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0055 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Dominican Republic, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.0055 units per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.0056 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 units per person, in 1973.
Dominican Republic ranks 37th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0023 units per person | — |
| 1998 | 0.0037 units per person | +61.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.004 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0043 units per person | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.004 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0054 units per person | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.005 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0049 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0048 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0044 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0045 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 units per person | +24.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0055 units per person | -2.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.0055 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0038 units per person, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.0055 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0044 units per person, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +61.4% | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0037 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.0055 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0056 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 units per person in 1973.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 37th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.