Dominican Republic: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)

Key figures

Since 1997 it is up 15.29 percentage points from 31.67% in 1997. The World Bank has no value for 16 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.54 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Dominican Republic had the 33rd highest value of the 61 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Dominican Republic in the 2024 ranking

• Algeria — 30th of 61: 47.31%
• Spain — 31st of 61: 47.01%
• Brazil — 32nd of 61: 46.97%
• Denmark — 34th of 61: 46.93%
• Bahrain — 35th of 61: 46.89%
• Austria — 36th of 61: 45.74%

What this measures

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 12 values

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in nearby economies

• Aruba — 53.96% (2016)
• Belize — 54.01% (2024)
• Brazil — 46.97% (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 63.16% (2024)
• Colombia — 40.34% (2022)
• Cuba — 61.71% (2024)
• Ecuador — 42.24% (2023)
• El Salvador — 39.98% (2023)
• Honduras — 48.88% (2024)
• Panama — 50.05% (2023)

More education data for Dominican Republic

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1.17 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 101.94% (2024)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 33.36% (2021)
• Secondary education, pupils — 863,765 (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 76.36% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

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Questions people ask

What is Dominican Republic's tertiary education, academic staff (% female)?

46.96% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1997?

It is up 15.29 percentage points from 31.67% in 1997. The highest value was 46.96% in 2022 and the lowest 31.67% in 1997.

How does Dominican Republic rank?

33rd highest of 61 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.TER.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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