Indicators on the Quality of Education - Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality - SACMEQ

Indicators by Country

Botswana	Kenya	Lesotho	Malawi	Mauritius
Mozambique	Namibia	Seychelles	South Africa	Swaziland
Tanzania	Uganda	Zambia	Zanzibar	Zimbabwe

See also:

	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

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
	SACMEQ I		SACMEQ II
	READING		READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
CENTRAL	556.6	5.51	556.7	11.78	579.1	10.26
COAST	552.9	12.72	558.2	16.09	568.2	13.35
EASTERN	542.5	12.31	568.5	12.72	581.3	12.53
NAIROBI	629.5	16.54	624.5	12.23	604.9	12.11
NORTH EASTERN	513.7	13.08	527.3	11.64	548.9	11.45
NYANZA	505.5	8.41	533.8	11.25	555.3	11.08
RIFT VALLEY	564.0	12.44	530.7	12.42	551.4	11.04
WESTERN	523.3	11.47	526.9	8.86	539.1	9.52
KENYA	543.3	4.53	546.5	4.97	563.3	4.64

	SACMEQ I		SACMEQ II
SUB-GROUPS	READING		READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	544.5	5.32	546.4	5.41	574.2	5.50
GIRLS	542.1	4.64	546.6	5.43	552.4	4.81

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	535.6	4.76	525.3	4.58	546.9	4.35
HIGH SES	564.5	6.55	577.5	6.61	587.1	6.79

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	528.2	4.91	530.8	5.42	552.5	5.46
SMALL TOWN	554.5	9.64	559.0	12.46	572.3	9.21
LARGE CITY	615.6	13.33	606.4	13.56	603.0	15.19
KENYA	543.3	4.53	546.5	4.97	563.3	4.64

	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

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
	SACMEQ I		SACMEQ II
	READING		READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
NORTH	443.5	4.54	416.6	6.39	419.9	5.65
CENTRAL EAST	457.0	3.38	405.9	5.38	418.4	8.34
CENTRAL WEST	465.5	6.44	435.1	4.70	436.7	3.68
SOUTH EAST	468.5	3.83	438.4	5.90	434.1	4.95
SOUTH WEST	467.1	6.27	444.9	5.62	451.0	4.47
SHIRE HIGHLANDS	482.9	6.38	429.5	5.00	436.1	4.64
MALAWI	462.6	2.42	428.9	2.37	432.9	2.25

	SACMEQ I		SACMEQ II
SUB-GROUPS	READING		READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	466.9	2.53	431.9	2.77	437.7	2.85
GIRLS	457.8	3.23	425.6	2.60	427.7	2.35

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	458.1	2.14	422.9	2.51	428.2	2.64
HIGH SES	471.7	3.97	440.7	3.27	442.2	2.97

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	458.8	2.09	423.5	2.70	429.1	2.83
SMALL TOWN	459.9	5.34	429.8	5.53	434.0	4.95
LARGE CITY	495.2	15.92	455.8	8.51	451.2	6.02
MALAWI	462.6	2.42	428.9	2.37	432.9	2.25

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
	SACMEQ I		SACMEQ II
	READING		READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
EAST & B/BASIN	557.3	9.79	543.6	10.96	586.5	12.05
P/LOUIS & NORTH	546.3	11.36	519.6	9.67	571.1	10.92
RODRIGUES	489.1	6.79	519.1	19.29	538.2	17.19
SOUTH & CURPIPE	540.5	9.48	535.0	11.01	581.9	11.53
WEST & VACOAS	574.6	11.92	562.4	13.69	618.5	17.59
MAURITIUS	550.2	5.26	536.4	5.51	584.6	6.32

	SACMEQ I		SACMEQ II
SUB-GROUPS	READING		READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	544.3	6.43	523.1	6.08	579.3	6.83
GIRLS	556.3	5.75	550.7	5.68	590.2	6.82

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	521.4	4.10	508.3	5.03	550.0	5.66
HIGH SES	571.2	7.15	555.1	6.69	607.7	7.83

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	530.4	4.62	531.3	6.49	577.6	6.83
SMALL TOWN	557.9	17.82	530.3	17.25	584.2	20.83
LARGE CITY	573.9	11.04	544.3	10.31	593.5	12.40
MAURITIUS	550.2	5.26	536.4	5.51	584.6	6.32

	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

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
	SACMEQ I		SACMEQ II
	READING		READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
CAPRIVI	430.9	2.76	417.0	4.72	405.0	4.04
ERONGO	545.7	28.69	527.4	24.28	494.3	21.27
HARDAP	512.3	21.79	518.6	20.32	498.9	17.92
KARAS	519.8	21.86	510.3	19.54	482.6	18.36
KAVANGO	448.3	5.13	431.3	5.01	418.8	4.96
KHOMAS	585.5	22.14	567.1	18.82	530.5	19.09
KUNENE	455.6	6.04	448.0	13.33	445.2	14.20
OHANGWENA	444.2	3.65	416.5	3.70	398.5	2.65
OMAHEKE	450.3	19.04	434.2	8.26	426.2	5.17
OMUSATI	440.1	3.10	423.7	3.92	409.8	3.83
OSHIKOTO	460.3	43.51	428.0	13.42	419.8	13.53
OTJOZONDJUPA	509.9	34.97	468.7	21.45	458.6	17.07
OSHANA	451.2	8.10	429.6	7.70	402.1	6.80
NAMIBIA	472.9	4.65	448.8	3.13	430.9	2.94

	SACMEQ I		SACMEQ II
SUB-GROUPS	READING		READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	474.6	4.85	446.0	3.51	433.3	3.46
GIRLS	471.4	4.79	451.3	3.23	428.6	2.92

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	446.7	2.22	421.5	1.72	408.7	1.62
HIGH SES	501.5	8.22	486.1	5.98	461.3	5.94

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	444.2	2.44	417.6	1.92	404.7	1.75
SMALL TOWN	486.5	20.12	470.3	9.51	448.7	9.13
LARGE CITY	565.0	15.68	539.7	11.90	507.6	11.89
NAMIBIA	472.9	4.65	448.8	3.13	430.9	2.94

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
	SACMEQ I		SACMEQ II
	READING		READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
COPPERBELT	481.4	7.72	469.3	13.03	446.9	10.83
CENTRAL	462.6	5.88	427.0	8.99	432.8	5.54
LUSAKA	484.2	5.03	464.8	9.42	443.4	7.14
SOUTHERN	462.7	7.90	438.3	9.61	435.9	6.39
LUAPULA	491.8	17.07	416.6	8.23	420.3	9.77
NORTHERN	477.0	8.98	422.8	26.55	426.5	19.55
EASTERN	477.3	8.53	420.1	8.13	432.6	6.91
NORTH WESTERN	484.5	22.83	400.3	9.59	411.2	8.17
WESTERN	491.8	11.22	430.2	9.76	437.2	9.65
ZAMBIA	477.5	3.09	440.1	4.47	435.2	3.54

	SACMEQ I		SACMEQ II
SUB-GROUPS	READING		READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	479.8	3.54	439.8	4.96	440.2	4.21
GIRLS	474.7	3.59	440.7	4.69	430.0	3.49

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	476.5	4.29	423.6	6.91	425.5	4.51
HIGH SES	486.8	3.98	456.5	5.93	444.8	4.80

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	473.8	4.83	410.6	3.42	418.3	2.84
SMALL TOWN	468.9	9.34	444.9	6.22	439.2	4.26
LARGE CITY	486.4	6.58	480.5	8.51	456.7	7.29
ZAMBIA	477.5	3.09	440.1	4.47	435.2	3.54

	PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
	SACMEQ I		SACMEQ II
	READING		READING		MATHEMATICS
REGION	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
NORTH PEMBA	496.9	4.80	498.3	2.96	509.1	2.83
SOUTH PEMBA	480.5	3.24	462.8	2.99	479.2	2.39
NORTH UNGUJA	455.3	5.95	449.2	3.73	455.5	3.07
URBAN/WEST	504.6	4.58	495.6	3.10	477.2	2.55
SOUTH UNGUJA	467.4	4.56	459.7	2.95	460.3	2.67
ZANZIBAR	489.2	2.38	478.2	1.49	478.1	1.26

	SACMEQ I		SACMEQ II
SUB-GROUPS	READING		READING		MATHEMATICS
	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE	MEAN	SE
GENDER
BOYS	488.4	4.14	479.1	2.34	485.3	2.04
GIRLS	489.9	3.02	477.4	2.19	471.4	1.86

SOCIO- ECONOMIC LEVEL
LOW SES	493.9	3.16	468.1	1.87	474.0	1.58
HIGH SES	513.7	3.86	492.2	2.66	483.9	2.31

SCHOOL LOCATION
ISOLATED/RURAL	474.8	3.23	468.3	1.61	477.3	1.39
SMALL TOWN	494.4	4.36	478.4	3.98	482.5	3.88
LARGE CITY	522.4	5.84	501.8	3.85	477.0	2.89
ZANZIBAR	489.2	2.38	478.2	1.49	478.1	1.26

	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
UGANDA	504.7	3.61

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