Trained teachers in primary education, female in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 100.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Dominican Republic, 1999–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 100.0% for trained teachers in primary education, female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Dominican Republic peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 1999.
Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 77.2% | — |
| 2005 | 90.5% | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +5.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.2%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.3%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.2% | 77.2% | 77.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 83.6% | 90.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 80.6% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 94.9% | 100.0% | 2 |
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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 trained teachers in primary education, female in Dominican Republic?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Dominican Republic was 100.0% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 1999.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st out of 126 countries with data for 2021.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.