Does La Vega get its share of job training?

Participants in La Vega were 1.7% of the national total in 2025 while the province holds 4.1% of the population, so training reaches fewer people than its population share would suggest.

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

The vocational training institute INFOTEP recorded 18,891 participants in 1,035 training actions in La Vega in 2025, 1.7% of the 1,083,421 participants nationwide.

INFOTEP training participants (2025)

18,891

2025

How much vocational training is there in La Vega?

That equals 43 training participants for every 1,000 residents of the 2022 census population (national: 101); ranking 4th lowest of 32 provinces.

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

How big are INFOTEP courses in La Vega?

INFOTEP training actions in La Vega averaged 18.3 participants in 2025 (national: 19.7); ranking 9th smallest of 32 provinces for average group size.

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Is job training growing in La Vega?

In January-March 2026 INFOTEP recorded 2,221 participants in La Vega, down 14.5% on the 2,598 of January-March 2025 (national: down 9.0%).

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How La Vega compares with other provinces

INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents (2025)

La Vega ranks 29 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)

La Vega ranks 24 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average participants per INFOTEP training action
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
27	Santiago Rodriguez	17.9

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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