Does Puerto Plata get its share of job training?

Participants in Puerto Plata were 2.8% of the national total in 2025 while the province holds 3.1% of the population, so training reaches fewer people than its population share would suggest.

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

The vocational training institute INFOTEP recorded 30,582 participants in 1,402 training actions in Puerto Plata in 2025, 2.8% of the 1,083,421 participants nationwide.

INFOTEP training participants (2025)

30,582

2025

How much vocational training is there in Puerto Plata?

That equals 90 training participants for every 1,000 residents of the 2022 census population (national: 101); ranking 10th highest of 32 provinces.

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How big are INFOTEP courses in Puerto Plata?

INFOTEP training actions in Puerto Plata averaged 21.8 participants in 2025 (national: 19.7); ranking 5th largest of 32 provinces for average group size.

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Is job training growing in Puerto Plata?

In January-March 2026 INFOTEP recorded 4,349 participants in Puerto Plata, up 18.7% on the 3,663 of January-March 2025 (national: down 9.0%).

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How Puerto Plata compares with other provinces

INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents (2025)

Puerto Plata ranks 10 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents
7	San Juan	102
8	Sanchez Ramirez	102
9	Valverde	97
10	Puerto Plata	90
11	Santiago Rodriguez	86
12	San Pedro de Macoris	81
13	Duarte	79

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Average participants per INFOTEP training action (2025)

Puerto Plata ranks 5 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average participants per INFOTEP training action
2	Independencia	22.6
3	Distrito Nacional	22.4
4	San Cristobal	22.1
5	Puerto Plata	21.8
6	Peravia	21.7
7	Monte Plata	20.7
8	Santo Domingo	20.6

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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