Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre was 89.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
89.3%
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
27th
of 70 countries
All-time high
90.3%
in 2009
All-time low
48.8%
in 2008
Years of data
17
1999–2018

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Dominican Republic, 1999–2018

0204060801001999200820181999: 59.3 %2000: 57.6 %2004: 71.6 %2005: 70.7 %2006: 69 %2007: 72.8 %2008: 48.8 %2009: 90.3 %2010: 89.8 %2011: 90 %2012: 79 %2013: 75.3 %2014: 77.6 %2015: 81.9 %2016: 81.5 %2017: 83 %2018: 89.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 89.3% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in 2018.

The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 83.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Dominican Republic peaked at 90.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2008.

That places Dominican Republic 27th out of 70 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, male (%) in Dominican Republic, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 59.3%
2000 57.6% -2.9%
2004 71.6% +24.3%
2005 70.7% -1.3%
2006 69.0% -2.4%
2007 72.8% +5.5%
2008 48.8% -33.0%
2009 90.3% +85.0%
2010 89.8% -0.6%
2011 90.0% +0.3%
2012 79.0% -12.2%
2013 75.3% -4.7%
2014 77.6% +3.1%
2015 81.9% +5.5%
2016 81.5% -0.4%
2017 83.0% +1.8%
2018 89.3% +7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 59.3% 59.3% 59.3% 1
2000s 68.7% 48.8% 90.3% 7
2010s 83.1% 75.3% 90.0% 9

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 24 Maldives 90.9% compare
  2. 25 Costa Rica 90.6% compare
  3. 26 Kenya 90.0% compare
  4. 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 86.9% compare
  5. 29 Belarus 86.7% compare
  6. 30 Sri Lanka 82.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Dominican Republic?
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Dominican Republic was 89.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2009.
What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2008.
How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre?
Dominican Republic ranks 27th out of 70 countries with data for 2018.
Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.0%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 958 data points, 1998–2020
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Number of male teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the pre-primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male teachers at the pre-primary level.