Zero Literacy Scores in Ghana Primary Education

Zero scores from Ghana's national Primary 5 English literacy assessment, as reported by the Local Education Group. The data represents students who achieved a zero score on this standardized test, with definitions and methods determined by the country. It is provided by the Global Partnership for Education.

Use Cases

• Analyze the prevalence of zero literacy scores across different regions in Ghana.
• Correlate zero-score rates with other education metrics like school funding or teacher density.
• Model the risk factors for zero performance using demographic and school-level data.
• Track changes in zero-score rates over time to measure the impact of national literacy programs.

Strengths

• Focuses on a critical performance threshold (zero score) for targeted analysis.
• Data is collected via a standardized national assessment framework.

Limitations

• The exact sample size (number of students/rows) is unknown.
• Country-specific definitions may limit direct cross-national comparisons.
• Specific assessment years and update frequency are not provided.

Provenance

Source

Global Partnership for Education via World Bank.

Collection Method

National assessment carried out and reported by the Local Education Group (LEG).

Geography

Ghana