Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary was 22.76 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Dominican Republic, 1999–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2015, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Dominican Republic stood at 22.76. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Dominican Republic peaked at 32.55 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 22.76, in 2015.
Dominican Republic ranks 20th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.65 | 27.65 | 27.65 | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.8 | 26.2 | 32.55 | 7 |
| 2010s | 27.37 | 22.76 | 30.39 | 5 |
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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, upper secondary in Dominican Republic?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Dominican Republic was 22.76 in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 32.55 in 2002.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.76 in 2015.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?
- Dominican Republic ranks 20th out of 128 countries with data for 2015.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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, upper secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.