Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 8,871 number in 2017. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Dominican Republic, 1997β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Dominican Republic stood at 8,871 number. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 93.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 8,871 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,863 number, in 1997.
Dominican Republic ranks 55th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,863 number | 2,863 number | 2,863 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,584 number | 4,584 number | 4,584 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 7,975 number | 7,195 number | 8,871 number | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,321 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Dominican Republic?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Dominican Republic was 8,871 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 8,871 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,863 number in 1997.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 55th out of 159 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.5%. 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 tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.