Number of teachers in primary education fell 0.786% to 65.0 '000 in Dominican Republic in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of teachers in primary education in Dominican Republic reached an all time high of 71.5 '000 in 2015 and an all time low of 13.8 '000 in 1971. When compared to Dominican Republic's main peers, number of teachers in primary education in Cuba amounted to 84.6 '000, 11.3 '000 in Jamaica, 573 '000 in Mexico and 1,695 '000 in USA in 2020.
Dominican Republic has been ranked 52nd within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of number of teachers in primary education, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Number of Teachers (Primary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Belize | '000 | ... | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.63 | 2.57 | 2.62 | |||||||||||||||
Canada | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cayman Islands | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.273 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
China | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 5,889 | 5,933 | 6,046 | 6,202 | 6,364 | |||||||||||||
Cuba | '000 | 83.8 | 84.1 | 83.1 | 80.9 | 80.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Dominican Republic | '000 | ... | ... | 71.5 | 69.5 | 66.3 | 64.8 | 65.6 | ||||||||||||||
Guatemala | '000 | ... | 98.2 | 108 | 116 | 117 | 116 | |||||||||||||||
Haiti | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Honduras | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39.6 | 40.4 | 43.9 | ... | 44.0 | |||||||||
Jamaica | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.8 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 11.3 | ||||||||
Japan | '000 | 410 | 415 | 417 | 423 | 431 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Mexico | '000 | 574 | 574 | 573 | 572 | 572 | ... | |||||||||||||||
USA | '000 | 1,714 | ... | 1,769 | ... | 1,697 | ... |