Does Dajabon get its share of job training?

Participants in Dajabon were 0.5% of the national total in 2025 while the province holds 0.7% of the population, so training reaches fewer people than its population share would suggest.

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

The vocational training institute INFOTEP recorded 5,677 participants in 305 training actions in Dajabon in 2025, 0.5% of the 1,083,421 participants nationwide.

INFOTEP training participants (2025)

5,677

2025

How much vocational training is there in Dajabon?

That equals 76 training participants for every 1,000 residents of the 2022 census population (national: 101); ranking 16th highest of 32 provinces.

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How big are INFOTEP courses in Dajabon?

INFOTEP training actions in Dajabon averaged 18.6 participants in 2025 (national: 19.7); ranking 10th smallest of 32 provinces for average group size.

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Is job training growing in Dajabon?

In January-March 2026 INFOTEP recorded 424 participants in Dajabon, up 40.9% on the 301 of January-March 2025 (national: down 9.0%).

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How Dajabon compares with other provinces

INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents (2025)

Dajabon ranks 16 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents
13	Duarte	79
14	Baoruco	78
15	Barahona	78
16	Dajabon	76
17	San Cristobal	73
18	Espaillat	73
19	Hato Mayor	67

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Average participants per INFOTEP training action (2025)

Dajabon ranks 23 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average participants per INFOTEP training action
20	San Pedro de Macoris	19.4
21	Valverde	19.1
22	La Romana	18.8
23	Dajabon	18.6
24	La Vega	18.3
25	Espaillat	18.1
26	Maria Trinidad Sanches	18.0

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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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