Does Elias Pina get its share of job training?

Participants in Elias Pina were 0.2% of the national total in 2025 while the province holds 0.6% of the population, so training reaches fewer people than its population share would suggest.

Economy, jobs and prices in Elias Pina, Dominican Republic: official figures

The vocational training institute INFOTEP recorded 1,897 participants in 93 training actions in Elias Pina in 2025, 0.2% of the 1,083,421 participants nationwide.

INFOTEP training participants (2025)

1,897

2025

How much vocational training is there in Elias Pina?

That equals 29 training participants for every 1,000 residents of the 2022 census population (national: 101); ranking 2nd lowest of 32 provinces.

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How big are INFOTEP courses in Elias Pina?

INFOTEP training actions in Elias Pina averaged 20.4 participants in 2025 (national: 19.7); ranking 11th largest of 32 provinces for average group size.

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Is job training growing in Elias Pina?

In January-March 2026 INFOTEP recorded 97 participants in Elias Pina, down 70.7% on the 331 of January-March 2025 (national: down 9.0%).

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How Elias Pina compares with other provinces

INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents (2025)

Elias Pina ranks 31 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents
26	Peravia	53
27	El Seibo	46
28	San Jose de Ocoa	44
29	La Vega	43
30	Maria Trinidad Sanches	38
31	Elias Pina	29
32	Monte Plata	25

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Average participants per INFOTEP training action (2025)

Elias Pina ranks 11 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average participants per INFOTEP training action
8	Santo Domingo	20.6
9	Hermanas Mirabal	20.6
10	Duarte	20.5
11	Elias Pina	20.4
12	San Jose de Ocoa	20.3
13	Barahona	20.1
14	El Seibo	19.9

Source: Instituto Nacional de Formación Técnico Profesional (INFOTEP) · saved copy

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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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