PASEC, an international assessment program established in 1991 by CONFEMEN, provides mean scores for French and Mathematics at the end of the school year. This data point from Guinea represents a single measurement of student performance in these core subjects. The Global Partnership for Education compiled this record.
Use Cases
- Compare mathematics and French mean scores to identify relative strengths in Guinea's primary curriculum.
- Track changes in mean score over time for longitudinal analysis of education system effectiveness.
- Benchmark Guinea's French language proficiency against other PASEC-participating Francophone nations.
- Correlate national mean scores with education funding or policy changes reported by the Local Education Group.
Strengths
- Data originates from PASEC, a standardized international assessment program operational since 1991.
- Provides a specific, aggregated performance metric (mean score) for two foundational subjects.
Limitations
- Dataset contains only a single data point for Guinea, preventing trend or variability analysis.
- Lacks underlying student-level data or column details like sample size, standard deviation, or sub-group scores.
- Temporal coverage and update frequency are unknown, limiting analysis of current system performance.
Provenance
- Source
- Programme on the Analysis of Education Systems (PASEC) administered by CONFEMEN.
- Collection Method
- Standardized assessments administered in primary schools, with mean scores calculated and reported by the country's Local Education Group.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Guinea