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Dem. Rep. Congo - Persistence to grade 5

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 67.60 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 76.73 in 2007, while its lowest value was 38.35 in 1971.

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
1971	38.35
1975	50.54
1976	55.34
1977	61.66
1987	50.75
1991	50.07
1992	58.38
1993	53.21
2007	76.73
2009	57.57
2010	57.10
2011	72.25
2012	61.43
2014	67.60

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 44.72 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 88.08 in 1987, while its lowest value was 44.72 in 2014.

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

Year	Value
1971	50.85
1975	62.57
1976	61.28
1977	68.07
1987	88.08
1991	58.46
1992	68.07
1993	72.82
2007	78.31
2009	62.06
2010	62.20
2011	74.87
2012	60.57
2014	44.72

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 54.69 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 77.64 in 2007, while its lowest value was 45.88 in 1971.

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

Year	Value
1971	45.88
1975	57.46
1976	58.82
1977	65.42
1979	55.01
1980	54.73
1981	54.39
1982	54.03
1987	68.34
1991	54.70
1992	63.67
1993	63.49
2007	77.64
2009	59.96
2010	59.80
2011	73.66
2012	60.99
2014	54.69

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency