Does Azua get its share of job training?

Participants in Azua were 2.8% of the national total in 2025 while the province holds 2.2% of the population, so training reaches more people than its population share would suggest.

Economy, jobs and prices in Azua, Dominican Republic: official figures

The vocational training institute INFOTEP recorded 29,795 participants in 1,219 training actions in Azua in 2025, 2.8% of the 1,083,421 participants nationwide.

INFOTEP training participants (2025)

29,795

2025

How much vocational training is there in Azua?

That equals 124 training participants for every 1,000 residents of the 2022 census population (national: 101); ranking 5th highest of 32 provinces.

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How big are INFOTEP courses in Azua?

INFOTEP training actions in Azua averaged 24.4 participants in 2025 (national: 19.7); ranking the largest of 32 provinces for average group size.

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Is job training growing in Azua?

In January-March 2026 INFOTEP recorded 5,610 participants in Azua, up 41.5% on the 3,966 of January-March 2025 (national: down 9.0%).

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How Azua compares with other provinces

INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents (2025)

Azua ranks 5 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents
2	Santiago	155
3	La Altagracia	136
4	La Romana	131
5	Azua	124
6	Monte Cristi	113
7	San Juan	102
8	Sanchez Ramirez	102

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Average participants per INFOTEP training action (2025)

Azua ranks 1 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average participants per INFOTEP training action
1	Azua	24.4
2	Independencia	22.6
3	Distrito Nacional	22.4
4	San Cristobal	22.1
5	Puerto Plata	21.8
6	Peravia	21.7
7	Monte Plata	20.7

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Formación Técnico Profesional (INFOTEP): Ejecución por Región-Provincia, INFOTEP, 2025-2026: training actions and participants, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6292f3969b36…)

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