Minimal competency scores for sixth-grade students from a national assessment in Guinea. The Global Partnership for Education compiled this data through Local Education Groups, using country-specific definitions and methods. The dataset captures student performance at a critical transition point in primary education.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in minimal competency scores across different regions of Guinea to identify geographic disparities.
- Correlate competency outcomes with school-level factors like teacher availability or infrastructure, if such features are present.
- Benchmark national performance against regional or global minimum proficiency standards using the reported competency metric.
- Model student competency classification based on assessment subject and grade-level data.
Strengths
- Data originates from a formal national assessment, ensuring a standardized measurement framework.
- Focuses on a specific, policy-relevant grade (CM2/6th grade) marking the end of primary education.
Limitations
- The dataset's size, including the number of schools, students, and rows, is unknown.
- Country-specific calculation methods may limit direct cross-national comparability without additional documentation.
Provenance
- Source
- Global Partnership for Education, via Local Education Groups (LEG) in Guinea.
- Collection Method
- Calculated from results of a national assessment, using a country-defined method for minimal competency.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Guinea, national coverage.