Does Pedernales get its share of job training?

Participants in Pedernales were 0.2% of the national total in 2025 while the province holds 0.3% of the population, so training reaches fewer people than its population share would suggest.

Economy, jobs and prices in Pedernales, Dominican Republic: official figures

The vocational training institute INFOTEP recorded 2,100 participants in 108 training actions in Pedernales in 2025, 0.2% of the 1,083,421 participants nationwide.

INFOTEP training participants (2025)

2,100

2025

How much vocational training is there in Pedernales?

That equals 61 training participants for every 1,000 residents of the 2022 census population (national: 101); ranking 12th lowest of 32 provinces.

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How big are INFOTEP courses in Pedernales?

INFOTEP training actions in Pedernales averaged 19.4 participants in 2025 (national: 19.7); ranking 15th smallest of 32 provinces for average group size.

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Is job training growing in Pedernales?

In January-March 2026 INFOTEP recorded 276 participants in Pedernales, up 2.6% on the 269 of January-March 2025 (national: down 9.0%).

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How Pedernales compares with other provinces

INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents (2025)

Pedernales ranks 21 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents
18	Espaillat	73
19	Hato Mayor	67
20	Samana	63
21	Pedernales	61
22	Hermanas Mirabal	61
23	Santo Domingo	60
24	Independencia	58

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Average participants per INFOTEP training action (2025)

Pedernales ranks 18 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average participants per INFOTEP training action
15	Monte Cristi	19.9
16	Baoruco	19.7
17	San Juan	19.6
18	Pedernales	19.4
19	Hato Mayor	19.4
20	San Pedro de Macoris	19.4
21	Valverde	19.1

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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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