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Dem. Rep. Congo - Persistence to last grade of primary

Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort)

Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 60.51 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 73.21 in 2007, while its lowest value was 31.06 in 1971.

Definition: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.

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

Year	Value
1971	31.06
1975	44.53
1976	50.27
1977	55.75
1987	43.59
1991	40.04
1993	44.06
2007	73.21
2009	51.13
2010	48.52
2011	65.84
2012	55.01
2014	60.51

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort)

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 34.41 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 85.97 in 1987, while its lowest value was 34.41 in 2014.

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

Year	Value
1971	46.60
1975	61.14
1976	60.42
1977	68.07
1987	85.97
1991	53.14
1993	66.93
2007	78.31
2009	57.98
2010	59.73
2011	74.87
2012	55.74
2014	34.41

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort)

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 45.26 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 76.14 in 2007, while its lowest value was 40.63 in 1971.

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

Year	Value
1971	40.63
1975	54.25
1976	56.38
1977	63.11
1979	52.48
1980	52.46
1987	63.56
1991	47.33
1992	62.37
1993	55.95
2007	76.14
2009	54.80
2010	54.47
2011	70.73
2012	55.44
2014	45.26

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency