Reading & Math Achievement Scores

SACMEQ II Reading and Math Achievement Scores for Botswana

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
SACMEQ II	READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
CENTRAL NORTH	506.1	6.56	506.2	5.57
CENTRAL SOUTH	498.7	6.17	497.2	6.99
GABARONE	577.2	14.77	542.9	14.44
NORTHERN	530.0	8.86	512.3	6.01
SOUTH CENTRAL	531.9	9.46	526.1	8.03
SOUTHERN	523.4	9.89	509.8	8.30
WESTERN	504.9	6.79	506.4	6.84
BOTSWANA	521.1	3.47	512.9	3.15

SUB-GROUPS	READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	507.2	3.93	508.2	3.30
GIRLS	534.4	3.60	517.4	3.51

SOCIO-ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	502.5	2.73	498.9	2.83
HIGH SES	543.6	5.84	529.8	5.09

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	502.4	3.48	500.5	3.77
SMALL TOWN	525.5	7.91	517.4	6.23
LARGE CITY	549.6	8.26	530.6	7.32
BOTSWANA	521.1	3.47	512.9	3.15

SACMEQ III Reading and Math Scores for Botswana

	Pupil Performance
Region	Reading		Mathematics
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Central North	552.4	13.76	538.1	10.99
Central South	527.1	10.20	514.5	7.50
Gaborone	603.2	15.29	569.3	13.02
Northern	545.3	8.55	520.5	7.08
South Central	523.9	12.29	513.2	9.36
Southern	501.0	8.89	496.1	4.91
Western	514.8	5.79	506.1	5.36
BOTSWANA	534.6	4.57	520.5	3.51

	Reading		Mathematics
Sub-group	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Pupil gender
Boys	519.7	5.06	517.5	3.95
Girls	549.4	4.53	523.6	3.5
School location
Rural	508.1	4.85	501.1	3.30
Urban	559.5	6.99	538.8	5.6
Socioeconomic level
Low SES (Bottom 25%)	474.4	5.30	479.0	4.40
High SES (Top 25%)	583.6	5.82	553.1	5.09
BOTSWANA	534.6	4.57	520.5	3.51

SACMEQ I Reading Scores for Kenya

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
	SACMEQ I
	READING
REGION	MEAN	SE
CENTRAL	556.6	5.51
COAST	552.9	12.72
EASTERN	542.5	12.31
NAIROBI	629.5	16.54
NORTH EASTERN	513.7	13.08
NYANZA	505.5	8.41
RIFT VALLEY	564.0	12.44
WESTERN	523.3	11.47
KENYA	543.3	4.53

	SACMEQ I
SUB-GROUPS	READING
	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	544.5	5.32
GIRLS	542.1	4.64

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	535.6	4.76
HIGH SES	564.5	6.55

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	528.2	4.91
SMALL TOWN	554.5	9.64
LARGE CITY	615.6	13.33
KENYA	543.3	4.53

SACMEQ II Reading and Math scores for Kenya

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
	SACMEQ II
	READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
CENTRAL	556.7	11.78	579.1	10.26
COAST	558.2	16.09	568.2	13.35
EASTERN	568.5	12.72	581.3	12.53
NAIROBI	624.5	12.23	604.9	12.11
NORTH EASTERN	527.3	11.64	548.9	11.45
NYANZA	533.8	11.25	555.3	11.08
RIFT VALLEY	530.7	12.42	551.4	11.04
WESTERN	526.9	8.86	539.1	9.52
KENYA	546.5	4.97	563.3	4.64

	SACMEQ II
SUB-GROUPS	READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	546.4	5.41	574.2	5.50
GIRLS	546.6	5.43	552.4	4.81

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	525.3	4.58	546.9	4.35
HIGH SES	577.5	6.61	587.1	6.79

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	530.8	5.42	552.5	5.46
SMALL TOWN	559.0	12.46	572.3	9.21
LARGE CITY	606.4	13.56	603.0	15.19
KENYA	546.5	4.97	563.3	4.64

SACMEQ III Reading and Math Scores for Kenya

	Pupil Scores
Region	Reading		Mathematics
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Central	574.3	15.11	574.4	11.75
Coast	553.8	13.41	569.8	12.21
Eastern	550.6	13.25	569.2	12.67
Nairobi	622.1	18.10	610.0	20.86
North Eastern	560.4	25.09	600.2	27.59
Nyanza	545.1	9.80	555.0	7.32
Rift Valley	527.5	10.95	549.2	8.07
Western	497.3	10.18	516.1	7.61
KENYA	543.1	4.92	557.0	3.98

	Reading		Mathematics
Sub-group	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Pupil gender
Boys	544.1	4.92	567.6	4.27
Girls	542.1	5.60	546.0	4.34
School location
Rural	525.6	5.58	544.5	4.28
Urban	575.6	8.49	580.0	7.52
Socioeconomic level
Low SES (Bottom 25%)	517.8	5.20	540.9	4.26
High SES (Top 25%)	600.2	7.79	595.8	7.57
KENYA	543.1	4.92	557.0	3.98

SACMEQ II Reading and Math scores for Lesotho

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
SACMEQ II	READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
BEREA	437.7	5.54	435.1	5.20
BUTHA-BUTHE	484.4	14.52	461.1	11.06
LERIBE	447.0	8.11	436.9	7.13
MAFETENG	442.8	7.98	446.8	8.32
MOHALE'S HOEK	465.9	3.80	466.5	12.42
MASERU	443.2	11.25	442.7	7.97
QACHA'S NEK	462.5	5.83	460.7	10.38
QUTING	450.5	11.56	448.1	9.63
THABA-TSEKA	442.6	11.14	440.2	7.60
LESOTHO	451.2	2.93	447.2	3.24

SUB-GROUPS	READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	446.7	3.15	445.7	3.55
GIRLS	454.8	3.19	448.3	3.44

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	449.2	2.98	448.6	3.83
HIGH SES	454.5	4.48	444.9	3.65

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	441.3	3.33	436.8	2.95
SMALL TOWN	461.9	5.08	456.7	4.85
LARGE CITY	482.1	10.12	482.2	15.39
LESOTHO	451.2	2.93	447.2	3.24

SACMEQ III Reading and Math scores for Lesotho

	Pupil Performance
Region	Reading		Mathematics
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Berea	451.9	9.85	460.5	8.45
Butha-Buthe	445.6	10.17	473.7	11.50
Leribe	483.1	5.59	493.1	5.96
Mafeteng	456.7	6.20	471.2	6.78
Mokhotlong	457.0	7.62	462.5	7.80
Mohale Hoek	466.1	6.00	476.4	5.66
Maseru	485.2	7.28	488.3	5.72
Qacha Nek	464.3	6.48	471.1	7.62
Quting	466.0	10.38	476.3	6.68
Thaba-Tseka	464.5	8.84	459.5	8.65
LESOTHO	467.9	2.86	476.9	2.61

	Reading		Mathematics
Sub-group	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Pupil gender
Boys	463.5	3.36	477.1	3.02
Girls	471.5	2.95	476.8	2.80
School location
Rural	455.5	2.61	469.3	3.03
Urban	492.3	5.65	492.0	4.43
Socioeconomic level
Low SES (Bottom 25%)	448.5	2.56	460.2	3.31
High SES (Top 25%)	494.6	5.25	498.3	3.87
LESOTHO	467.9	2.86	476.9	2.61

SACMEQ I Reading scores for Malawi

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
	SACMEQ I
	READING
REGION	MEAN	SE
NORTH	443.5	4.54
CENTRAL EAST	457.0	3.38
CENTRAL WEST	465.5	6.44
SOUTH EAST	468.5	3.83
SOUTH WEST	467.1	6.27
SHIRE HIGHLANDS	482.9	6.38
MALAWI	462.6	2.42

	SACMEQ I
SUB-GROUPS	READING
	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	466.9	2.53
GIRLS	457.8	3.23

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	458.1	2.14
HIGH SES	471.7	3.97

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	458.8	2.09
SMALL TOWN	459.9	5.34
LARGE CITY	495.2	15.92
MALAWI	462.6	2.42

SACMEQ II Reading and Math scores for Malawi

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
	SACMEQ II
	READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
NORTH	416.6	6.39	419.9	5.65
CENTRAL EAST	405.9	5.38	418.4	8.34
CENTRAL WEST	435.1	4.70	436.7	3.68
SOUTH EAST	438.4	5.90	434.1	4.95
SOUTH WEST	444.9	5.62	451.0	4.47
SHIRE HIGHLANDS	429.5	5.00	436.1	4.64
MALAWI	428.9	2.37	432.9	2.25

	SACMEQ II
SUB-GROUPS	READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	431.9	2.77	437.7	2.85
GIRLS	425.6	2.60	427.7	2.35

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	422.9	2.51	428.2	2.64
HIGH SES	440.7	3.27	442.2	2.97

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	423.5	2.70	429.1	2.83
SMALL TOWN	429.8	5.53	434.0	4.95
LARGE CITY	455.8	8.51	451.2	6.02
MALAWI	428.9	2.37	432.9	2.25

SACMEQ III Reading and Mathematics scores for Malawi

	Pupil Performance
Region	Reading		Mathematics
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Central East	430	7.01	449	8.64
Central West	436	4.66	449	5.35
Northern	440	8.61	448	9.66
South East	433	6.76	447	5.5
Shire Highlands	427	5.72	443	4.91
South West	432	3.83	443	4.71
MALAWI	434	2.63	447	2.89



	Reading		Mathematics
Sub-groups	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Pupil gender
Boys	438	3.01	453	3.3
Girls	429	2.73	441	3.11

School location
Rural	429	3.02	444	3.44
Urban	449	4.04	458	4.66

Socioeconomic level
Low SES (Bottom 25%)	429	6	445	6.23
High SES (Top 25%)	449	3.52	454	3.39
MALAWI	434	2.63	447	2.89

SACMEQ I Reading for Mauritius

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
	SACMEQ I
	READING
REGION	MEAN	SE
EAST & B/BASIN	557.3	9.79
P/LOUIS & NORTH	546.3	11.36
RODRIGUES	489.1	6.79
SOUTH & CURPIPE	540.5	9.48
WEST & VACOAS	574.6	11.92
MAURITIUS	550.2	5.26

	SACMEQ I
SUB-GROUPS	READING
	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	544.3	6.43
GIRLS	556.3	5.75

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	521.4	4.10
HIGH SES	571.2	7.15

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	530.4	4.62
SMALL TOWN	557.9	17.82
LARGE CITY	573.9	11.04
MAURITIUS	550.2	5.26

SACMEQ II Reading and Math scores for Mauritius

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
	SACMEQ II
	READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
EAST & B/BASIN	543.6	10.96	586.5	12.05
P/LOUIS & NORTH	519.6	9.67	571.1	10.92
RODRIGUES	519.1	19.29	538.2	17.19
SOUTH & CURPIPE	535.0	11.01	581.9	11.53
WEST & VACOAS	562.4	13.69	618.5	17.59
MAURITIUS	536.4	5.51	584.6	6.32

	SACMEQ II
SUB-GROUPS	READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	523.1	6.08	579.3	6.83
GIRLS	550.7	5.68	590.2	6.82

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	508.3	5.03	550.0	5.66
HIGH SES	555.1	6.69	607.7	7.83

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	531.3	6.49	577.6	6.83
SMALL TOWN	530.3	17.25	584.2	20.83
LARGE CITY	544.3	10.31	593.5	12.40
MAURITIUS	536.4	5.51	584.6	6.32

SACMEQ III Reading and Math scores for Mauritius

	Pupil performance
Region	Reading		Mathematics
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
1PL	545.1	9.11	588.4	9.46
2BB	581.7	11.30	624.3	13.55
3CU	597.1	11.22	653.4	13.73
4VA	613.6	12.27	660.3	14.16
5RO	508.3	6.77	542.9	7.17
6BR	494.2	7.28	552.3	6.87
7PR	593.7	13.74	656.7	17.42
MAURITIUS	573.5	4.92	623.3	5.83

	Pupil performance
	Pupil performance
	Reading		Mathematics
Sub-group	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Pupil gender
Boys	559	5.7	616	6.75
Girls	589	4.92	631	5.8

School location
Rural	563	6.46	613	7.65
Urban	585	6.83	634	8.11

Socioeconomic level
Low SES (Bottom 25%)	511	4.62	554	5.55
High SES (Top 25%)	657	5.98	719	7.78
MAURITIUS	574	4.92	623	5.83

SACMEQ II Reading and Math scores for Mozambique

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
SACMEQ II	READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
CABO DELGADO	459.9	8.18	497.9	6.29
GAZA	504.0	12.02	525.7	7.66
INHAMBANE	507.8	7.40	540.9	11.85
MAPUTO CITY	549.1	5.46	546.5	3.64
MANICA	511.5	7.00	543.4	6.30
MAPUTO PROVINCE	529.6	7.66	534.7	7.05
NAMPULA	533.8	5.78	539.2	4.85
NIASSA	453.8	6.12	488.2	3.95
SOFALA	512.9	5.28	522.5	4.83
TETE	488.1	6.77	510.7	4.86
ZAMBESIA	513.8	5.97	516.7	5.92
MOZAMBIQUE	516.7	2.29	530.0	2.08

SUB-GROUPS	READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	518.4	2.59	537.0	2.09
GIRLS	514.1	2.60	519.5	2.80

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	510.5	2.77	527.5	2.25
HIGH SES	523.0	2.68	532.6	2.66

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	502.3	5.93	524.0	6.32
SMALL TOWN	510.5	3.73	527.5	2.70
LARGE CITY	533.3	4.22	536.7	3.26
MOZAMBIQUE	516.7	2.29	530.0	2.08

SACMEQ III Reading and Math scores for Mozambique

	Pupil performance
Region	Reading		Mathematics
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Cabo Delgado	447.8	6.27	459.7	4.78
Gaza	487.1	9.93	503.9	13.25
Inhambane	498.3	9.76	505.7	5.61
Maputo City	540.2	13.08	512.2	7.15
Manica	465.8	7.54	482.9	8.76
Maputo Province	511.1	7.9	508.8	5.4
Nampula	461	7.76	472.1	5.96
Niassa	440.7	3.96	444.7	2.66
Sofala	454.2	7.67	471.5	6.38
Tete	426.9	5.5	454.6	5.92
Zambesia	469.6	7.62	477.9	6.83
MOZAMBIQUE	476	2.82	483.8	2.29

	Pupil performance
	Pupil performance
	Reading		Mathematics
Sub-groups	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Pupil gender
Boys	478.4	2.85	488.2	2.36
Girls	473.2	3.48	478.6	3.22

School location
Rural	457.7	3.63	477.6	4.39
Urban	486.7	3.67	487.5	2.59

Socioeconomic level
Low SES (Bottom 25%)	452.1	3.61	470.8	4.17
High SES (Top 25%)	522.8	4.81	510.8	3.31

SACMEQ I Reading scores for Namibia

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
	SACMEQ I
	READING
REGION	MEAN	SE
CAPRIVI	430.9	2.76
ERONGO	545.7	28.69
HARDAP	512.3	21.79
KARAS	519.8	21.86
KAVANGO	448.3	5.13
KHOMAS	585.5	22.14
KUNENE	455.6	6.04
OHANGWENA	444.2	3.65
OMAHEKE	450.3	19.04
OMUSATI	440.1	3.10
OSHIKOTO	460.3	43.51
OTJOZONDJUPA	509.9	34.97
OSHANA	451.2	8.10
NAMIBIA	472.9	4.65

	SACMEQ I
SUB-GROUPS	READING
	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	474.6	4.85
GIRLS	471.4	4.79

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	446.7	2.22
HIGH SES	501.5	8.22

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	444.2	2.44
SMALL TOWN	486.5	20.12
LARGE CITY	565.0	15.68
NAMIBIA	472.9	4.65

SACMEQ II Reading and Math scores for Namibia

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	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
	SACMEQ II
	READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
CAPRIVI	417.0	4.72	405.0	4.04
ERONGO	527.4	24.28	494.3	21.27
HARDAP	518.6	20.32	498.9	17.92
KARAS	510.3	19.54	482.6	18.36
KAVANGO	431.3	5.01	418.8	4.96
KHOMAS	567.1	18.82	530.5	19.09
KUNENE	448.0	13.33	445.2	14.20
OHANGWENA	416.5	3.70	398.5	2.65
OMAHEKE	434.2	8.26	426.2	5.17
OMUSATI	423.7	3.92	409.8	3.83
OSHIKOTO	428.0	13.42	419.8	13.53
OTJOZONDJUPA	468.7	21.45	458.6	17.07
OSHANA	429.6	7.70	402.1	6.80
NAMIBIA	448.8	3.13	430.9	2.94

	SACMEQ II
SUB-GROUPS	READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	446.0	3.51	433.3	3.46
GIRLS	451.3	3.23	428.6	2.92

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	421.5	1.72	408.7	1.62
HIGH SES	486.1	5.98	461.3	5.94

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	417.6	1.92	404.7	1.75
SMALL TOWN	470.3	9.51	448.7	9.13
LARGE CITY	539.7	11.90	507.6	11.89
NAMIBIA	448.8	3.13	430.9	2.94

SACMEQ III Reading and Math scores for Namibia

	Pupil Performance
Region	Reading		Mathematics
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Caprivi	489	15.9	458	10.4
Erongo	580	15	523	12.2
Hardap	509	18.3	483	13.2
Karas	548	15.8	510	14.9
Kavango	482	10.1	456	7.6
Khomas	575	12.5	523	11.6
Kunene	502	15.8	478	13.7
Ohangwena	464	5.22	448	4.86
Omaheke	495	8.98	468	6.19
Omusati	462	4.65	450	3.96
Oshikoto	471	10.5	457	9.27
Otjozondjupa	527	9.91	489	8.14
Oshana	501	10.5	475	8.99
NAMIBIA	497	2.99	471	2.51

	Pupil performance
	Pupil performance
	Reading		Mathematics
Sub-groups	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Pupil gender
Boys	490	3.08	472	2.76
Girls	504	3.2	470	2.62

School location
Rural	464	2.42	449	2.18
Urban	548	5.33	506	4.66

Socioeconomic level
Low SES (Bottom 25%)	458	2.87	444	2.74
High SES (Top 25%)	558	5.37	514	4.88
NAMIBIA	497	2.99	471	2.51

SACMEQ II Reading and Math scores for Seychelles

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
SACMEQ II	READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
CENTRAL	596.9	5.19	567.1	4.25
EASTERN	560.4	8.47	551.5	8.13
ISLANDS	576.7	8.94	552.4	8.22
NORTHERN	567.4	7.76	534.6	6.38
SOUTHERN	585.3	9.47	554.2	8.01
WESTERN	585.0	8.74	550.0	7.96
SEYCHELLES	582.0	3.10	554.3	2.68

SUB-GROUPS	READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	549.7	4.42	535.5	3.75
GIRLS	614.2	4.21	573.1	3.85

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	561.8	4.68	532.4	4.16
HIGH SES	594.4	4.10	567.8	3.46

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	576.1	7.62	549.2	6.78
SMALL TOWN	572.6	4.58	547.0	4.05
LARGE CITY	596.7	5.05	566.1	4.16
SEYCHELLES	582.0	3.10	554.3	2.68

SACMEQ III Reading and Math scores for Seychelles

	Pupil performance
Region	Reading		Mathematics
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Central	581	5.36	557	4.26
Eastern	575	8.9	548	7.01
Island	565	7.75	544	6.09
Northern	585	8.15	554	6.49
Southern	585	9	552	7.15
Western	550	8.67	539	6.79
SEYCHELLES	575	3.1	551	2.45

	Pupil performance
	Reading		Mathematics
Sub-group	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Pupil gender
Boys	544	4.46	535	3.53
Girls	607	3.92	567	3.31

School location
Rural	572	5.65	550	4.56
Urban	577	3.71	551	2.91

Socioeconomic level
Low SES (Bottom 25%)	509	6.98	499	5.06
High SES (Top 25%)	629	6.01	594	5.25
SEYCHELLES	575	3.1	551	2.45

SACMEQ II Reading and Math scores for South Africa

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
SACMEQ II	READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
EASTERN CAPE	444.1	14.02	449.3	10.74
FREE STATE	446.2	12.46	447.5	6.00
GAUTENG	576.4	35.23	552.4	26.02
KWA ZULU NATAL	517.5	21.63	510.3	17.48
MPUMULANGA	428.1	17.54	433.4	10.82
NORTHERN CAPE	470.3	13.37	460.9	8.24
LIMPOPO	436.7	19.65	446.0	18.81
NORTH WEST	427.7	9.61	419.6	10.60
WESTERN CAPE	629.3	17.95	591.1	23.94
SOUTH AFRICA	492.3	9.00	486.1	7.19

SUB-GROUPS	READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	478.3	7.96	482.1	6.74
GIRLS	504.8	10.28	489.8	8.03

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	440.2	4.87	446.8	3.97
HIGH SES	543.6	12.91	524.3	11.03

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	426.6	5.13	436.6	4.20
SMALL TOWN	482.9	14.57	472.4	10.61
LARGE CITY	600.4	16.70	571.3	15.47
SOUTH AFRICA	493.3	9.09	486.3	7.26

SACMEQ III Reading and Math scores for South Africa

	Pupil performance
Region	Reading		Mathematics
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Eastern Cape	448	10.1	469	10.3
Free State	491	12.5	492	10.1
Gauteng	573	14.4	545	12
Kwazulu-Natal	486	10.6	485	8.22
Mpumalanga	474	11.1	476	8.19
Northern Cape	506	12.6	499	10.8
Limpopo	425	7.68	447	5.25
North West	506	14.2	503	13.1
Western Cape	583	11.1	566	12
SOUTH AFRICA	495	4.55	495	3.81

	Pupil performance
	Reading		Mathematics
Sub-group	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Pupil gender
Boys	484	4.68	491	4.12
Girls	506	4.77	498	3.85

School location
Rural	441	3.96	457	3.78
Urban	549	6.77	533	5.71

Socioeconomic level
Low SES (Bottom 25%)	423	3.8	446	4.8
High SES (Top 25%)	606	5.91	579	5.74
SOUTH AFRICA	495	4.55	495	3.81

SACMEQ II Reading and Math scores for Swaziland

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
SACMEQ II	READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
HHOHHO	541.0	8.02	527.4	7.48
LUBOMBO	534.5	8.63	524.4	5.41
MANZINI	525.0	6.20	509.0	4.57
SHISELWEN	516.5	5.98	505.1	7.76
SWAZILAND	529.6	3.74	516.5	3.41

SUB-GROUPS	READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	525.0	4.16	518.9	3.31
GIRLS	533.9	3.80	514.3	3.97

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	519.1	2.76	511.3	3.03
HIGH SES	541.0	5.79	522.2	5.16

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	517.8	3.27	510.9	3.43
SMALL TOWN	552.2	11.03	528.3	6.79
LARGE CITY	562.2	13.16	531.1	13.29
SWAZILAND	529.6	3.74	516.5	3.41

SACMEQ III Reading and Math scores for Swaziland

	Pupil performance
Region	Reading		Mathematics
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Hhohho	547	7.08	537	6.05
Lubombo	552	6.74	543	4.95
Manzini	556	5.32	544	3.84
Shiselwen	541	4.18	539	3.76
SWAZILAND	549	2.98	541	2.39

	Pupil performance
	Reading		Mathematics
Sub-groups	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Pupil gender
Boys	545	3.19	546	2.59
Girls	554	3.11	536	2.61

School location
Rural	539	3.17	536	2.8
Urban	573	5.37	553	4.08

Socioeconomic level
Low SES (Bottom 25%)	532	3.55	533	3.27
High SES (Top 25%)	571	4.13	552	2.95
SWAZILAND	549	2.98	541	2.39

SACMEQ II Reading and Math scores for Tanzania (mainland)

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
SACMEQ II	READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
CENTRAL	538.2	11.77	512.4	12.08
EASTERN	569.2	12.24	529.9	8.48
KAGERA	539.9	9.90	513.8	7.98
KILIMANJARO	556.4	9.28	541.8	8.60
MWANZA	531.7	18.73	504.8	13.98
NORTH EAST	551.1	12.86	516.5	9.33
NORTHERN	557.8	15.70	549.2	14.35
SOUTHERN HIGHLAND	564.8	16.78	530.9	13.42
SOUTHERN	495.8	13.56	486.9	8.80
SOUTH WESTERN	527.9	13.55	510.2	15.07
WESTERN	530.3	17364	513.3	16.46
TANZANIA	545.9	5.03	522.4	4.20

SUB-GROUPS	READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	554.3	5.72	539.6	5.65
GIRLS	538.2	5.33	506.7	3.98

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	528.8	4.83	509.0	3.96
HIGH SES	575.2	6.72	545.5	6.77

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	525.1	4.41	508.7	3.74
SMALL TOWN	598.6	9.65	554.0	9.84
LARGE CITY	597.2	9.95	559.4	12.41
TANZANIA	545.9	5.03	522.4	4.20

SACMEQ III Reading and Math scores for Tanzania (mainland)

	Pupil performance
Region	Reading		Mathematics
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Central	588	9.23	549	12.8
Eastern	606	11.4	565	9.32
Kagera	594	9.28	563	6.89
Kilimanjaro	564	9.64	534	6.69
Mwanza	570	12.6	551	12
North East	564	12.3	551	11.4
Northern	565	9.41	538	7.83
Southern Highland	596	11.5	578	14.5
Southern	567	8.23	529	6.89
South Western	585	9.63	566	10.4
Western	564	10.3	547	9.57
TANZANIA	578	3.4	553	3.51

	Pupil performance
	Reading		Mathematics
Sub-groups	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Pupil gender
Boys	586	3.77	569	4.05
Girls	570	3.79	538	3.71

School location
Rural	564	3.77	542	3.54
Urban	608	4.95	576	6.34

Socioeconomic level
Low SES (Bottom 25%)	558	5.15	540	4.59
High SES (Top 25%)	614	4.02	579	6.25
TANZANIA	578	3.4	553	3.51

SACMEQ I Reading scores for Tanzania (Zanzibar)

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
	SACMEQ I
	READING
REGION	MEAN	SE
NORTH PEMBA	496.9	4.80
SOUTH PEMBA	480.5	3.24
NORTH UNGUJA	455.3	5.95
URBAN/WEST	504.6	4.58
SOUTH UNGUJA	467.4	4.56
ZANZIBAR	489.2	2.38

	SACMEQ I
SUB-GROUPS	READING
	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	488.4	4.14
GIRLS	489.9	3.02

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	493.9	3.16
HIGH SES	513.7	3.86

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	474.8	3.23
SMALL TOWN	494.4	4.36
LARGE CITY	522.4	5.84
ZANZIBAR	489.2	2.38

SACMEQ II Reading and Math scores for Tanzania (Zanzibar)

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
	SACMEQ II
	READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
NORTH PEMBA	498.3	2.96	509.1	2.83
SOUTH PEMBA	462.8	2.99	479.2	2.39
NORTH UNGUJA	449.2	3.73	455.5	3.07
URBAN/WEST	495.6	3.10	477.2	2.55
SOUTH UNGUJA	459.7	2.95	460.3	2.67
ZANZIBAR	478.2	1.49	478.1	1.26

	SACMEQ II
SUB-GROUPS	READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	479.1	2.34	485.3	2.04
GIRLS	477.4	2.19	471.4	1.86

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	468.1	1.87	474.0	1.58
HIGH SES	492.2	2.66	483.9	2.31

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	468.3	1.61	477.3	1.39
SMALL TOWN	478.4	3.98	482.5	3.88
LARGE CITY	501.8	3.85	477.0	2.89
ZANZIBAR	478.2	1.49	478.1	1.26

SACMEQ III Reading and Math scores for Tanzania(Zanzibar)

	Pupil performance
Region	Reading		Mathematics
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
North Pemba	524.3	7.96	490.4	5.43
North Unguja	495	5.41	458.5	4.35
South Pemba	513.4	6.86	474.4	3.15
South Unguja	512.9	6.04	470.8	3.93
Urban West	571.9	5.59	511.4	4.71
ZANZIBAR	536.8	3.11	489.9	2.35

	Pupil performance
	Reading		Mathematics
Sub-groups	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Pupil gender
Boys	526.2	3.28	489.3	2.37
Girls	539.6	2.89	483.9	1.86

School location
Rural	518.1	2.98	477.8	2.03
Urban	560.7	3.88	500.5	2.6

Socioeconomic level
Low SES (Bottom 25%)	499.4	5.37	471.1	3.79
High SES (Top 25%)	573.9	3.42	510	2.51
ZANZIBAR	536.8	3.11	489.9	2.35

Reading and Math Achievement Scores for Uganda

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
SACMEQ II	READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
CENTRAL	491.8	15.23	526.6	21.76
EASTERN	492.3	10.73	517.3	13.94
NORTHERN	468.4	6.92	485.4	20.71
SOUTH WEST	482.6	20.55	505.4	17.37
WESTERN	457.3	11.32	465.4	9.06
UGANDA	482.4	6.12	506.3	8.17

SUB-GROUPS	READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	479.6	5.71	508.1	7.62
GIRLS	485.9	8.31	504.0	11.46

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	472.3	5.84	496.3	9.21
HIGH SES	495.5	8.49	519.2	10.52

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	475.0	6.69	498.5	8.70
SMALL TOWN	508.8	16.94	544.4	26.15
LARGE CITY	520.9	30.76	508.6	21.90
UGANDA	482.4	6.12	506.3	8.17

SACMEQ III Reading and Math scores for Uganda

	Pupil performance
Region	Reading		Mathematics
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Central	489	7.87	484	5.34
Eastern	463	6.12	472	5.41
Northern	457	6.14	461	6.04
Western	508	6.6	512	6
UGANDA	479	3.46	482	2.92

	Pupil performance
	Reading		Mathematics
Sub-groups	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Pupil gender
Boys	482	3.72	487	3.27
Girls	476	3.66	477	3.16

School location
Rural	463	3.22	471	3.17
Urban	521	7.35	512	5.08

Socioeconomic level
Low SES (Bottom 25%)	460	3.72	465	3.77
High SES (Top 25%)	511	5.56	504	4.29
UGANDA	479	3.46	482	2.92

SACMEQ I Reading scores for Zambia

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
	SACMEQ I
	READING
REGION	MEAN	SE
COPPERBELT	481.4	7.72
CENTRAL	462.6	5.88
LUSAKA	484.2	5.03
SOUTHERN	462.7	7.90
LUAPULA	491.8	17.07
NORTHERN	477.0	8.98
EASTERN	477.3	8.53
NORTH WESTERN	484.5	22.83
WESTERN	491.8	11.22
ZAMBIA	477.5	3.09

	SACMEQ I
SUB-GROUPS	READING
	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	479.8	3.54
GIRLS	474.7	3.59

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	476.5	4.29
HIGH SES	486.8	3.98

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	473.8	4.83
SMALL TOWN	468.9	9.34
LARGE CITY	486.4	6.58
ZAMBIA	477.5	3.09

SACMEQ II Reading and Math scores for Zambia

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
	SACMEQ II
	READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
COPPERBELT	469.3	13.03	446.9	10.83
CENTRAL	427.0	8.99	432.8	5.54
LUSAKA	464.8	9.42	443.4	7.14
SOUTHERN	438.3	9.61	435.9	6.39
LUAPULA	416.6	8.23	420.3	9.77
NORTHERN	422.8	26.55	426.5	19.55
EASTERN	420.1	8.13	432.6	6.91
NORTH WESTERN	400.3	9.59	411.2	8.17
WESTERN	430.2	9.76	437.2	9.65
ZAMBIA	440.1	4.47	435.2	3.54

	SACMEQ II
SUB-GROUPS	READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	439.8	4.96	440.2	4.21
GIRLS	440.7	4.69	430.0	3.49

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	423.6	6.91	425.5	4.51
HIGH SES	456.5	5.93	444.8	4.80

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	410.6	3.42	418.3	2.84
SMALL TOWN	444.9	6.22	439.2	4.26
LARGE CITY	480.5	8.51	456.7	7.29
ZAMBIA	440.1	4.47	435.2	3.54

SACMEQ III Reading and Math Achievement scores for Zambia

	Pupil performance
Region	Reading		Mathematics
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Central	448	15.7	440	11.9
Copperbelt	437	6.49	441	4.9
Eastern	435	9.13	437	7
Luapulu	423	6.8	437	5.27
Lusaka	458	11	454	6.56
Northern	434	9.74	428	6.3
North Western	417	5.83	424	5.29
Southern	414	7.04	417	5.25
Western	434	11.2	433	7.46
ZAMBIA	434	3.37	435	2.45

	Pupil performance
	Reading		Mathematics
Sub-groups	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Pupil gender
Boys	437	3.44	441	2.93
Girls	432	4.08	429	2.85

School location
Rural	424	3.45	429	2.68
Urban	454	6.27	447	4.24

Socioeconomic level
Low SES (Bottom 25%)	419	3.93	425	3.7
High SES (Top 25%)	483	8.39	463	6.12
ZAMBIA	434	3.37	435	2.45

SACMEQ I Reading scores for Zimbabwe

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
SACMEQ I	READING
REGION	MEAN	SE
HARARE	559.2	13.52
MANICALAND	498.0	8.69
MASHONALAND CENTRAL	501.1	9.91
MASHONALAND EAST	492.3	9.59
MASVINGO	502.8	11.41
MASHONALAND WEST	508.0	12.11
MATEBELELAND NORTH	499.7	11.86
MATEBELELAND SOUTH	484.2	8.07
MIDLANDS	500.4	9.17
ZIMBABWE	504.7	3.67

SUB-GROUPS	READING
	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	500.6	3.95
GIRLS	485.9	8.31

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	492.2	2.95
HIGH SES	528.7	5.50

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	486.7	2.94
SMALL TOWN	547.1	14.24
LARGE CITY	552.6	9.74
ZIMBABWE	504.7	3.61

SACMEQ III Reading and Math Achievement scores for Zimbabwe

	Pupil performance
Region	Reading		Mathematics
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Bulawayo	589.5	13.35	577.2	12.97
Harare	599.3	11.1	585.4	10.66
Mashonaland Central	481	7.52	500	6.09
Mashonaland East	464.5	8.13	486.1	5.49
Mashonaland West	497.2	22.3	510.5	18.52
Midlands	533.1	22.69	551	21.01
Manicaland	466.7	15.09	488.3	11.65
Matabaleland North	476.9	11.87	486.7	12.21
Matabaleland South	464.1	20.63	474.5	16.43
Masvingo	516.3	15.53	531.7	16.02
ZIMBABWE	507.7	5.65	519.8	4.98

	Pupil performance
Region	Reading		Mathematics
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Bulawayo	589.5	13.35	577.2	12.97
Harare	599.3	11.1	585.4	10.66
Mashonaland Central	481	7.52	500	6.09
Mashonaland East	464.5	8.13	486.1	5.49
Mashonaland West	497.2	22.3	510.5	18.52
Midlands	533.1	22.69	551	21.01
Manicaland	466.7	15.09	488.3	11.65
Matabaleland North	476.9	11.87	486.7	12.21
Matabaleland South	464.1	20.63	474.5	16.43
Masvingo	516.3	15.53	531.7	16.02
ZIMBABWE	507.7	5.65	519.8	4.98