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Dominican Republic - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in Dominican Republic was 89.24 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 97.63 in 2012, while its lowest value was 71.38 in 2005.

Definition: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Year	Value
1998	78.38
1999	79.06
2005	71.38
2011	86.15
2012	97.63
2013	83.80
2015	88.49
2016	84.64
2017	85.57
2018	96.10
2019	89.24

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in Dominican Republic was 89.38 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 93.70 in 2018, while its lowest value was 65.76 in 2005.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Year	Value
1998	66.68
1999	71.39
2005	65.76
2011	81.27
2012	92.34
2013	81.98
2015	86.39
2016	83.31
2017	83.23
2018	93.70
2019	89.38

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Dominican Republic was 89.31 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 96.38 in 2014, while its lowest value was 50.44 in 1993.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Year	Value
1993	50.44
1998	72.19
1999	75.09
2003	57.01
2005	68.45
2009	79.75
2011	83.56
2012	94.81
2013	82.84
2014	96.38
2015	87.37
2016	83.94
2017	84.35
2018	94.86
2019	89.31

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency