Haitian enrollment has increased: the data that Omar Fernández is facing.

Official data from the Dominican Ministry of Education (Minerd) indicates a significant increase in the enrollment of Haitian students in the country's educational system. Between the 2007-2008 and 2024-2025 academic periods, the number of Haitian students surged from 25,158 to 205,369, representing a 716 percent growth.

The statistics have become a point of public discussion involving political figure Omar Fernández. A central detail regarding the data is that the figures encompass a broad range of educational institutions, including public schools, private colleges, and semi-official centers.