Does La Romana get its share of job training?

Participants in La Romana were 3.5% of the national total in 2025 while the province holds 2.7% of the population, so training reaches more people than its population share would suggest.

Economy, jobs and prices in La Romana, Dominican Republic: official figures

The vocational training institute INFOTEP recorded 37,638 participants in 2,007 training actions in La Romana in 2025, 3.5% of the 1,083,421 participants nationwide.

INFOTEP training participants (2025)

37,638

2025

How much vocational training is there in La Romana?

That equals 131 training participants for every 1,000 residents of the 2022 census population (national: 101); ranking 4th highest of 32 provinces.

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How big are INFOTEP courses in La Romana?

INFOTEP training actions in La Romana averaged 18.8 participants in 2025 (national: 19.7); ranking 11th smallest of 32 provinces for average group size.

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Is job training growing in La Romana?

In January-March 2026 INFOTEP recorded 4,539 participants in La Romana, down 32.1% on the 6,686 of January-March 2025 (national: down 9.0%).

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How La Romana compares with other provinces

INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents (2025)

La Romana ranks 4 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents
1	Distrito Nacional	270
2	Santiago	155
3	La Altagracia	136
4	La Romana	131
5	Azua	124
6	Monte Cristi	113
7	San Juan	102

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Average participants per INFOTEP training action (2025)

La Romana ranks 22 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average participants per INFOTEP training action
19	Hato Mayor	19.4
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

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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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