Which has higher persistence to grade 5, total, Cape Verde or Dominican Republic?

Dominican Republic, at 95.8% against 95.7% in Cape Verde as of 2023.

What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, total between Cape Verde and Dominican Republic?

0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Dominican Republic?

9 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

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

Cape Verde vs Dominican Republic: Persistence to grade 5, total

Cape Verde

95.7%

in 2021

Dominican Republic

95.8%

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

61st

Dominican Republic rank

60th

Persistence to grade 5, total over time

Cape Verde
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 95.8% against 95.7% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 61st and Dominican Republic ranks 60th of 164 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	89.9%	68.4%	21.5%	Cape Verde
2010s	92.5%	90.1%	2.4%	Cape Verde
2020s	97.5%	63.7%	33.8%	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to grade 5, total, Cape Verde or Dominican Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 95.8% against 95.7% in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in persistence to grade 5, total between Cape Verde and Dominican Republic?: 0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Dominican Republic?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
How do Cape Verde and Dominican Republic rank globally for persistence to grade 5, total?: Cape Verde ranks 61st and Dominican Republic ranks 60th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Persistence to grade 5, total (% 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, total (% 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: 176 places, 3,790 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.