Mozambique Grade 5 Reading Scores from SACMEQ Assessments

1995 to 2011 data contains mean reading scores for Grade 5 students in Mozambique, as measured by the Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ). The dataset was compiled by the Global Partnership for Education from the SACMEQ I, II, and III policy research projects.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in the mean reading score over the 1995-2011 period to assess educational policy impact.
• Compare Mozambique's reading score with other SACMEQ-participating countries using the reported country-level metric.
• Model the relationship between assessment cycles (SACMEQ I, II, III) and changes in the reported mean score.
• Correlate the grade-level reading score with broader national education indicators from the same time frame.

Strengths

• Data spans three major assessment cycles (SACMEQ I, II, III) conducted over a 16-year period from 1995 to 2011.
• Provides a standardized, consortium-verified mean score metric for cross-country comparison within the SACMEQ framework.

Limitations

• Dataset contains only aggregated mean scores, lacking individual student or school-level data for granular analysis.
• Temporal coverage ends in 2011, limiting analysis of recent educational trends.

Provenance

Source

Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ), via the Global Partnership for Education.

Collection Method

Calculated mean scores from standardized reading assessments administered to Grade 5 students as part of SACMEQ policy research projects.

Time Range

1995-2011

Geography

Mozambique