Does San Jose de Ocoa get its share of job training?

Participants in San Jose de Ocoa were 0.3% of the national total in 2025 while the province holds 0.6% of the population, so training reaches fewer people than its population share would suggest.

Economy, jobs and prices in San Jose de Ocoa, Dominican Republic: official figures

The vocational training institute INFOTEP recorded 3,062 participants in 151 training actions in San Jose de Ocoa in 2025, 0.3% of the 1,083,421 participants nationwide.

INFOTEP training participants (2025)

3,062

2025

How much vocational training is there in San Jose de Ocoa?

That equals 44 training participants for every 1,000 residents of the 2022 census population (national: 101); ranking 5th lowest of 32 provinces.

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How big are INFOTEP courses in San Jose de Ocoa?

INFOTEP training actions in San Jose de Ocoa averaged 20.3 participants in 2025 (national: 19.7); ranking 12th largest of 32 provinces for average group size.

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Is job training growing in San Jose de Ocoa?

In January-March 2026 INFOTEP recorded 178 participants in San Jose de Ocoa, down 84.7% on the 1,164 of January-March 2025 (national: down 9.0%).

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How San Jose de Ocoa compares with other provinces

INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents (2025)

San Jose de Ocoa ranks 28 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents
25	Monsenor Nouel	54
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

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Average participants per INFOTEP training action (2025)

San Jose de Ocoa ranks 12 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average participants per INFOTEP training action
9	Hermanas Mirabal	20.6
10	Duarte	20.5
11	Elias Pina	20.4
12	San Jose de Ocoa	20.3
13	Barahona	20.1
14	El Seibo	19.9
15	Monte Cristi	19.9

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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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