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Dominican Republic - 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 Dominican Republic was 86.84 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 95.50 in 2012, while its lowest value was 73.74 in 1998.

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
1998	73.74
1999	75.20
2011	82.68
2012	95.50
2013	80.76
2015	86.14
2016	80.86
2017	81.70
2018	94.22
2019	86.84

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in Dominican Republic was 83.65 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 89.88 in 2018, while its lowest value was 61.01 in 1998.

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

Year	Value
1998	61.01
1999	66.28
2011	76.03
2012	87.27
2013	76.66
2015	81.74
2016	77.40
2017	77.10
2018	89.88
2019	83.65

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

Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) in Dominican Republic was 85.18 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 91.96 in 2018, while its lowest value was 44.33 in 1993.

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

Year	Value
1993	44.33
1998	67.00
1999	70.59
2003	51.83
2009	74.84
2011	79.17
2012	91.14
2013	78.60
2015	83.80
2016	79.04
2017	79.29
2018	91.96
2019	85.18

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency