Does Santiago get its share of job training?

Participants in Santiago were 15.4% of the national total in 2025 while the province holds 10.0% of the population, so training reaches more people than its population share would suggest.

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

The vocational training institute INFOTEP recorded 166,570 participants in 9,938 training actions in Santiago in 2025, 15.4% of the 1,083,421 participants nationwide.

INFOTEP training participants (2025)

166,570

2025

How much vocational training is there in Santiago?

That equals 155 training participants for every 1,000 residents of the 2022 census population (national: 101); ranking 2nd highest of 32 provinces.

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How big are INFOTEP courses in Santiago?

INFOTEP training actions in Santiago averaged 16.8 participants in 2025 (national: 19.7); ranking 3rd smallest of 32 provinces for average group size.

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Is job training growing in Santiago?

In January-March 2026 INFOTEP recorded 29,997 participants in Santiago, up 6.1% on the 28,280 of January-March 2025 (national: down 9.0%).

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How Santiago compares with other provinces

INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents (2025)

Santiago ranks 2 of 32, highest first.

Rank	Region	INFOTEP training participants per 1,000 residents
1	Distrito Nacional	270
2	Santiago	155
3	La Altagracia	136
4	La Romana	131
5	Azua	124
6	Monte Cristi	113
7	San Juan	102

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Average participants per INFOTEP training action (2025)

Santiago ranks 30 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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