Does Monte Plata get its share of job training?

Participants in Monte Plata were 0.5% of the national total in 2025 while the province holds 1.9% of the population, so training reaches fewer people than its population share would suggest.

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

The vocational training institute INFOTEP recorded 5,191 participants in 251 training actions in Monte Plata in 2025, 0.5% of the 1,083,421 participants nationwide.

INFOTEP training participants (2025)

5,191

2025

How much vocational training is there in Monte Plata?

That equals 25 training participants for every 1,000 residents of the 2022 census population (national: 101); ranking the lowest of 32 provinces.

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How big are INFOTEP courses in Monte Plata?

INFOTEP training actions in Monte Plata averaged 20.7 participants in 2025 (national: 19.7); ranking 7th largest of 32 provinces for average group size.

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Is job training growing in Monte Plata?

In January-March 2026 INFOTEP recorded 225 participants in Monte Plata, down 76.0% on the 937 of January-March 2025 (national: down 9.0%).

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How Monte Plata compares with other provinces

INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents (2025)

Monte Plata ranks 32 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)

Monte Plata ranks 7 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average participants per INFOTEP training action
4	San Cristobal	22.1
5	Puerto Plata	21.8
6	Peravia	21.7
7	Monte Plata	20.7
8	Santo Domingo	20.6
9	Hermanas Mirabal	20.6
10	Duarte	20.5

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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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