Does Samana get its share of job training?

Participants in Samana were 0.7% of the national total in 2025 while the province holds 1.1% of the population, so training reaches fewer people than its population share would suggest.

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The vocational training institute INFOTEP recorded 7,237 participants in 434 training actions in Samana in 2025, 0.7% of the 1,083,421 participants nationwide.

INFOTEP training participants (2025)

7,237

2025

How much vocational training is there in Samana?

That equals 63 training participants for every 1,000 residents of the 2022 census population (national: 101); ranking 13th lowest of 32 provinces.

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How big are INFOTEP courses in Samana?

INFOTEP training actions in Samana averaged 16.7 participants in 2025 (national: 19.7); ranking 2nd smallest of 32 provinces for average group size.

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Is job training growing in Samana?

In January-March 2026 INFOTEP recorded 1,829 participants in Samana, up 129.8% on the 796 of January-March 2025 (national: down 9.0%).

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How Samana compares with other provinces

INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents (2025)

Samana ranks 20 of 32, highest first.

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

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Average participants per INFOTEP training action (2025)

Samana ranks 31 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average participants per INFOTEP training action
26	Maria Trinidad Sanches	18.0
27	Santiago Rodriguez	17.9
28	Sanchez Ramirez	17.9
29	Monsenor Nouel	17.1
30	Santiago	16.8
31	Samana	16.7
32	La Altagracia	15.4

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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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