Reading and Math Achievement Scores for Lesotho

SACMEQ II Reading and Math scores for Lesotho

  PUPIL PERFORMANCE ON ALL ITEMS
SACMEQ II READING MATHEMATICS
REGION MEAN SE MEAN SE
BEREA 437.7 5.54 435.1 5.20
BUTHA-BUTHE 484.4 14.52 461.1 11.06
LERIBE 447.0 8.11 436.9 7.13
MAFETENG 442.8 7.98 446.8 8.32
MOHALE'S HOEK 465.9 3.80 466.5 12.42
MASERU 443.2 11.25 442.7 7.97
QACHA'S NEK 462.5 5.83 460.7 10.38
QUTING 450.5 11.56 448.1 9.63
THABA-TSEKA 442.6 11.14 440.2 7.60
LESOTHO 451.2 2.93 447.2 3.24
 
SUB-GROUPS READING MATHEMATICS
  MEAN SE MEAN SE
GENDER        
BOYS 446.7 3.15 445.7 3.55
GIRLS 454.8 3.19 448.3 3.44
 
SOCIO-
ECONOMIC LEVEL
       
LOW SES 449.2 2.98 448.6 3.83
HIGH SES 454.5 4.48 444.9 3.65
 
SCHOOL LOCATION        
ISOLATED/RURAL 441.3 3.33 436.8 2.95
SMALL TOWN 461.9 5.08 456.7 4.85
LARGE CITY 482.1 10.12 482.2 15.39
LESOTHO 451.2 2.93 447.2 3.24

 

SACMEQ III Reading and Math scores for Lesotho

 

 

                          Pupil Performance

Region

Reading

Mathematics

 

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Berea

451.9

9.85

460.5

8.45

Butha-Buthe

445.6

10.17

473.7

11.50

Leribe

483.1

5.59

493.1

5.96

Mafeteng

456.7

6.20

471.2

6.78

Mokhotlong

457.0

7.62

462.5

7.80

Mohale Hoek

466.1

6.00

476.4

5.66

Maseru

485.2

7.28

488.3

5.72

Qacha Nek

464.3

6.48

471.1

7.62

Quting

466.0

10.38

476.3

6.68

Thaba-Tseka

464.5

8.84

459.5

8.65

LESOTHO

467.9

2.86

476.9

2.61

 

 

Reading

Mathematics

Sub-group

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Pupil gender

 

 

 

 

         Boys

463.5

3.36

477.1

3.02

         Girls

471.5

2.95

476.8

2.80

School location

 

 

 

 

  Rural

455.5

2.61

469.3

3.03

 Urban

492.3

5.65

492.0

4.43

Socioeconomic level

 

 

 

 

  Low SES (Bottom 25%)

448.5

2.56

460.2

3.31

 High SES (Top 25%)

494.6

5.25

498.3

3.87

LESOTHO

467.9

2.86

476.9

2.61