Which has higher persistence to grade 5, female, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?

Dominican Republic, at 95.8% against 95.7% in Costa Rica as of 2023.

What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, female between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?

0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?

8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Persistence to grade 5, female

Costa Rica

95.7%

in 2023

Dominican Republic

95.8%

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

62nd

Dominican Republic rank

61st

Persistence to grade 5, female over time

Costa Rica
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 95.8% against 95.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Dominican Republic ranks 61st of 149 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	93.0%	79.1%	13.9%	Costa Rica
2000s	94.6%	71.4%	23.2%	Costa Rica
2010s	93.4%	89.0%	4.4%	Costa Rica
2020s	96.8%	81.2%	15.6%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to grade 5, female, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 95.8% against 95.7% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, female between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?: 0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for persistence to grade 5, female?: Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Dominican Republic ranks 61st of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)
Unit: % of cohort
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 154 places, 3,087 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.