Teachers in primary education, male in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Teachers in primary education, male was 12,235 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
12,235 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
83rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
20,481 number
in 2008
All-time low
4,230 number
in 1973
Years of data
21
1973–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Dominican Republic, 1973–2019

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1973199620191973: 4.2k number1998: 10.5k number1999: 10.6k number2000: 10.9k number2002: 7.5k number2004: 12.5k number2005: 12.7k number2006: 13.1k number2007: 13.6k number2008: 20.5k number2009: 11.7k number2010: 12.2k number2011: 11.2k number2012: 12.8k number2013: 11.9k number2014: 12.9k number2015: 14.9k number2016: 14.1k number2017: 12.4k number2018: 12.2k number2019: 12.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Dominican Republic stood at 12,235 number.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Dominican Republic peaked at 20,481 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4,230 number, in 1973.

That places Dominican Republic 83rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,230 number 4,230 number 4,230 number 1
1990s 10,576 number 10,516 number 10,635 number 2
2000s 12,824 number 7,515 number 20,481 number 8
2010s 12,691 number 11,165 number 14,941 number 10

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 80 Belgium 12,743 number compare
  2. 81 Netherlands, The 12,730 number compare
  3. 82 Sweden 12,552 number compare
  4. 84 Honduras 11,335 number compare
  5. 85 Italy 11,299 number compare
  6. 86 Israel 11,079 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Dominican Republic?
Teachers in primary education, male in Dominican Republic was 12,235 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 20,481 number in 2008.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 4,230 number in 1973.
How does Dominican Republic rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Dominican Republic ranks 83rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/