Tertiary education, academic staff in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Tertiary education, academic staff was 47.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Dominican Republic, 1997–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 47.0% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Dominican Republic peaked at 47.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 1997.
That places Dominican Republic 75th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31.7% | — |
| 2003 | 41.3% | +30.3% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 43.7% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 45.1% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 41.4% | 43.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 45.1% | 47.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 414,488 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.121 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 343,376 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 532,998 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Dominican Republic?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Dominican Republic was 47.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 1997.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Dominican Republic ranks 75th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.