SACMEQ Indicators

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