Teachers in primary education, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Teachers in primary education, female was 53,321 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Dominican Republic, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Dominican Republic is 53,321 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 56,522 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10,986 number, in 1973.
Dominican Republic ranks 62nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 10,986 number | — |
| 1998 | 30,813 number | +180.5% |
| 1999 | 31,549 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 33,034 number | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 35,414 number | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 38,272 number | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 40,283 number | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 41,701 number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 43,116 number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 46,058 number | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 41,260 number | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 39,434 number | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 40,299 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 41,488 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 43,047 number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 48,723 number | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 56,522 number | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 55,413 number | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 53,816 number | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 52,630 number | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 53,321 number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,986 number | 10,986 number | 10,986 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 31,181 number | 30,813 number | 31,549 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 39,892 number | 33,034 number | 46,058 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 48,469 number | 39,434 number | 56,522 number | 10 |
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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 teachers in primary education, female in Dominican Republic?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Dominican Republic was 53,321 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 56,522 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,986 number in 1973.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 62nd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.