Does Monte Cristi get its share of job training?

Participants in Monte Cristi were 1.3% of the national total in 2025 while the province holds 1.1% of the population, so training reaches more people than its population share would suggest.

Economy, jobs and prices in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic: official figures

The vocational training institute INFOTEP recorded 13,943 participants in 702 training actions in Monte Cristi in 2025, 1.3% of the 1,083,421 participants nationwide.

INFOTEP training participants (2025)

13,943

2025

How much vocational training is there in Monte Cristi?

That equals 113 training participants for every 1,000 residents of the 2022 census population (national: 101); ranking 6th highest of 32 provinces.

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How big are INFOTEP courses in Monte Cristi?

INFOTEP training actions in Monte Cristi averaged 19.9 participants in 2025 (national: 19.7); ranking 15th largest of 32 provinces for average group size.

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Is job training growing in Monte Cristi?

In January-March 2026 INFOTEP recorded 2,317 participants in Monte Cristi, down 17.5% on the 2,809 of January-March 2025 (national: down 9.0%).

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How Monte Cristi compares with other provinces

INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents (2025)

Monte Cristi ranks 6 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents
3	La Altagracia	136
4	La Romana	131
5	Azua	124
6	Monte Cristi	113
7	San Juan	102
8	Sanchez Ramirez	102
9	Valverde	97

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Average participants per INFOTEP training action (2025)

Monte Cristi ranks 15 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average participants per INFOTEP training action
12	San Jose de Ocoa	20.3
13	Barahona	20.1
14	El Seibo	19.9
15	Monte Cristi	19.9
16	Baoruco	19.7
17	San Juan	19.6
18	Pedernales	19.4

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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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