Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 18.65 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Dominican Republic, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2017, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Dominican Republic stood at 18.65. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Dominican Republic peaked at 29.18 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.65, in 2017.
Dominican Republic ranks 61st of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.05 | 27.05 | 27.05 | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.78 | 24.47 | 29.03 | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.74 | 18.65 | 29.18 | 6 |
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More education data for Dominican Republic
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 80,321 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 5.51 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Dominican Republic?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Dominican Republic was 18.65 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 29.18 in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.65 in 2017.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Dominican Republic ranks 61st out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.