SACMEQ Indicators

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

	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