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Uwezo Uganda 2012
Are our children learning?Annual Learning Assessment Report
UWEZO UGANDA 2012
Are our children learning?SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGSPRIMARY FACTS
ON LEARNING LEVELS
Uwezo Uganda 2012
Are our children learning?Annual Learning Assessment Report
Change is me. It’s you. It’s all of us.
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Most children in lower primary lacked the required competencies
in basic literacy and numeracy.
Children lacked the required competencies in basic local
language literacy despite the existing policy on teaching and
learning in local language in lower primary.
There were no significant gender differences in literacy and
numeracy, though boys performed marginally better than girls in
numeracy.
For example, two out of every ten children in Central Region
could read a Primary 2 level story compared to less than one out of
ten children in Eastern Region who could do so.
Children in private schools performed better than those in
government
schools in literacy and numeracy in the lower levels.
Only one out of every ten children assessed in Primary 3 was
able to read a Primary 2 level story and correctly solve Primary 2
level
numeracy questions up to division level.
Where local language literacy tests were given, only one out of
every ten children in Primary 3 was able to read and understand
Primary 2 level local
language
Percentage of children who could read a Primary 2 level
story
Children in Primary 3 who could read a Primary 2 level story
Children in Primary 3 who could correctly solve Primary 2 level
numeracy questions up to division level
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOLS
KEY
LITERACY NUMERACY
10%
1.9%3%
1.1%
10%
+ -× ÷ + -× ÷
4%
4%
17%
13%CENTRAL
EASTERN
WESTERN
NORTHERN
FACT 1BASIC LITERACY AND NUMERACY COMPETENCIES IN LOWER
PRIMARY
FACT 4 COMPETENCIES IN BASIC LOCAL LANGUAGE LITERACY WERE
LACKING
FACT 5THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT GENDER DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY
AND NUMERACY
FACT 3THERE WERE MAJOR REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY AND
NUMERACY
FACT 2 PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS IS BETTER THAN IN
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS
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Most children in lower primary lacked the required competencies
in basic literacy and numeracy.
Children lacked the required competencies in basic local
language literacy despite the existing policy on teaching and
learning in local language in lower primary.
There were no significant gender differences in literacy and
numeracy, though boys performed marginally better than girls in
numeracy.
For example, two out of every ten children in Central Region
could read a Primary 2 level story compared to less than one out of
ten children in Eastern Region who could do so.
Children in private schools performed better than those in
government
schools in literacy and numeracy in the lower levels.
Only one out of every ten children assessed in Primary 3 was
able to read a Primary 2 level story and correctly solve Primary 2
level
numeracy questions up to division level.
Where local language literacy tests were given, only one out of
every ten children in Primary 3 was able to read and understand
Primary 2 level local
language
Percentage of children who could read a Primary 2 level
story
Children in Primary 3 who could read a Primary 2 level story
Children in Primary 3 who could correctly solve Primary 2 level
numeracy questions up to division level
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOLS
KEY
LITERACY NUMERACY
10%
1.9%3%
1.1%
10%
+ -× ÷ + -× ÷
4%
4%
17%
13%CENTRAL
EASTERN
WESTERN
NORTHERN
FACT 1BASIC LITERACY AND NUMERACY COMPETENCIES IN LOWER
PRIMARY
FACT 4 COMPETENCIES IN BASIC LOCAL LANGUAGE LITERACY WERE
LACKING
FACT 5THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT GENDER DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY
AND NUMERACY
FACT 3THERE WERE MAJOR REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY AND
NUMERACY
FACT 2 PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS IS BETTER THAN IN
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS
Most children in lower primary lacked the required competencies
in basic literacy and numeracy.
Children lacked the required competencies in basic local
language literacy despite the existing policy on teaching and
learning in local language in lower primary.
There were no significant gender differences in literacy and
numeracy, though boys performed marginally better than girls in
numeracy.
For example, two out of every ten children in Central Region
could read a Primary 2 level story compared to less than one out of
ten children in Eastern Region who could do so.
Children in private schools performed better than those in
government
schools in literacy and numeracy in the lower levels.
Only one out of every ten children assessed in Primary 3 was
able to read a Primary 2 level story and correctly solve Primary 2
level
numeracy questions up to division level.
Where local language literacy tests were given, only one out of
every ten children in Primary 3 was able to read and understand
Primary 2 level local
language
Percentage of children who could read a Primary 2 level
story
Children in Primary 3 who could read a Primary 2 level story
Children in Primary 3 who could correctly solve Primary 2 level
numeracy questions up to division level
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOLS
KEY
LITERACY NUMERACY
10%
1.9%3%
1.1%
10%
+ -× ÷ + -× ÷
4%
4%
17%
13%CENTRAL
EASTERN
WESTERN
NORTHERN
FACT 1BASIC LITERACY AND NUMERACY COMPETENCIES IN LOWER
PRIMARY
FACT 4 COMPETENCIES IN BASIC LOCAL LANGUAGE LITERACY WERE
LACKING
FACT 5THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT GENDER DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY
AND NUMERACY
FACT 3THERE WERE MAJOR REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY AND
NUMERACY
FACT 2 PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS IS BETTER THAN IN
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS
Most children in lower primary lacked the required competencies
in basic literacy and numeracy.
Children lacked the required competencies in basic local
language literacy despite the existing policy on teaching and
learning in local language in lower primary.
There were no significant gender differences in literacy and
numeracy, though boys performed marginally better than girls in
numeracy.
For example, two out of every ten children in Central Region
could read a Primary 2 level story compared to less than one out of
ten children in Eastern Region who could do so.
Children in private schools performed better than those in
government
schools in literacy and numeracy in the lower levels.
Only one out of every ten children assessed in Primary 3 was
able to read a Primary 2 level story and correctly solve Primary 2
level
numeracy questions up to division level.
Where local language literacy tests were given, only one out of
every ten children in Primary 3 was able to read and understand
Primary 2 level local
language
Percentage of children who could read a Primary 2 level
story
Children in Primary 3 who could read a Primary 2 level story
Children in Primary 3 who could correctly solve Primary 2 level
numeracy questions up to division level
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOLS
KEY
LITERACY NUMERACY
10%
1.9%3%
1.1%
10%
+ -× ÷ + -× ÷
4%
4%
17%
13%CENTRAL
EASTERN
WESTERN
NORTHERN
FACT 1BASIC LITERACY AND NUMERACY COMPETENCIES IN LOWER
PRIMARY
FACT 4 COMPETENCIES IN BASIC LOCAL LANGUAGE LITERACY WERE
LACKING
FACT 5THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT GENDER DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY
AND NUMERACY
FACT 3THERE WERE MAJOR REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY AND
NUMERACY
FACT 2 PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS IS BETTER THAN IN
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS
Most children in lower primary lacked the required competencies
in basic literacy and numeracy.
Children lacked the required competencies in basic local
language literacy despite the existing policy on teaching and
learning in local language in lower primary.
There were no significant gender differences in literacy and
numeracy, though boys performed marginally better than girls in
numeracy.
For example, two out of every ten children in Central Region
could read a Primary 2 level story compared to less than one out of
ten children in Eastern Region who could do so.
Children in private schools performed better than those in
government
schools in literacy and numeracy in the lower levels.
Only one out of every ten children assessed in Primary 3 was
able to read a Primary 2 level story and correctly solve Primary 2
level
numeracy questions up to division level.
Where local language literacy tests were given, only one out of
every ten children in Primary 3 was able to read and understand
Primary 2 level local
language
Percentage of children who could read a Primary 2 level
story
Children in Primary 3 who could read a Primary 2 level story
Children in Primary 3 who could correctly solve Primary 2 level
numeracy questions up to division level
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOLS
KEY
LITERACY NUMERACY
10%
1.9%3%
1.1%
10%
+ -× ÷ + -× ÷
4%
4%
17%
13%CENTRAL
EASTERN
WESTERN
NORTHERN
FACT 1BASIC LITERACY AND NUMERACY COMPETENCIES IN LOWER
PRIMARY
FACT 4 COMPETENCIES IN BASIC LOCAL LANGUAGE LITERACY WERE
LACKING
FACT 5THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT GENDER DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY
AND NUMERACY
FACT 3THERE WERE MAJOR REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY AND
NUMERACY
FACT 2 PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS IS BETTER THAN IN
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS
Most children in lower primary lacked the required competencies
in basic literacy and numeracy.
Children lacked the required competencies in basic local
language literacy despite the existing policy on teaching and
learning in local language in lower primary.
There were no significant gender differences in literacy and
numeracy, though boys performed marginally better than girls in
numeracy.
For example, two out of every ten children in Central Region
could read a Primary 2 level story compared to less than one out of
ten children in Eastern Region who could do so.
Children in private schools performed better than those in
government
schools in literacy and numeracy in the lower levels.
Only one out of every ten children assessed in Primary 3 was
able to read a Primary 2 level story and correctly solve Primary 2
level
numeracy questions up to division level.
Where local language literacy tests were given, only one out of
every ten children in Primary 3 was able to read and understand
Primary 2 level local
language
Percentage of children who could read a Primary 2 level
story
Children in Primary 3 who could read a Primary 2 level story
Children in Primary 3 who could correctly solve Primary 2 level
numeracy questions up to division level
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOLS
KEY
LITERACY NUMERACY
10%
1.9%3%
1.1%
10%
+ -× ÷ + -× ÷
4%
4%
17%
13%CENTRAL
EASTERN
WESTERN
NORTHERN
FACT 1BASIC LITERACY AND NUMERACY COMPETENCIES IN LOWER
PRIMARY
FACT 4 COMPETENCIES IN BASIC LOCAL LANGUAGE LITERACY WERE
LACKING
FACT 5THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT GENDER DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY
AND NUMERACY
FACT 3THERE WERE MAJOR REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY AND
NUMERACY
FACT 2 PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS IS BETTER THAN IN
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS
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Most children in lower primary lacked the required competencies
in basic literacy and numeracy.
Children lacked the required competencies in basic local
language literacy despite the existing policy on teaching and
learning in local language in lower primary.
There were no significant gender differences in literacy and
numeracy, though boys performed marginally better than girls in
numeracy.
For example, two out of every ten children in Central Region
could read a Primary 2 level story compared to less than one out of
ten children in Eastern Region who could do so.
Children in private schools performed better than those in
government
schools in literacy and numeracy in the lower levels.
Only one out of every ten children assessed in Primary 3 was
able to read a Primary 2 level story and correctly solve Primary 2
level
numeracy questions up to division level.
Where local language literacy tests were given, only one out of
every ten children in Primary 3 was able to read and understand
Primary 2 level local
language
Percentage of children who could read a Primary 2 level
story
Children in Primary 3 who could read a Primary 2 level story
Children in Primary 3 who could correctly solve Primary 2 level
numeracy questions up to division level
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOLS
KEY
LITERACY NUMERACY
10%
1.9%3%
1.1%
10%
+ -× ÷ + -× ÷
4%
4%
17%
13%CENTRAL
EASTERN
WESTERN
NORTHERN
FACT 1BASIC LITERACY AND NUMERACY COMPETENCIES IN LOWER
PRIMARY
FACT 4 COMPETENCIES IN BASIC LOCAL LANGUAGE LITERACY WERE
LACKING
FACT 5THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT GENDER DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY
AND NUMERACY
FACT 3THERE WERE MAJOR REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY AND
NUMERACY
FACT 2 PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS IS BETTER THAN IN
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS
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Most children in lower primary lacked the required competencies
in basic literacy and numeracy.
Children lacked the required competencies in basic local
language literacy despite the existing policy on teaching and
learning in local language in lower primary.
There were no significant gender differences in literacy and
numeracy, though boys performed marginally better than girls in
numeracy.
For example, two out of every ten children in Central Region
could read a Primary 2 level story compared to less than one out of
ten children in Eastern Region who could do so.
Children in private schools performed better than those in
government
schools in literacy and numeracy in the lower levels.
Only one out of every ten children assessed in Primary 3 was
able to read a Primary 2 level story and correctly solve Primary 2
level
numeracy questions up to division level.
Where local language literacy tests were given, only one out of
every ten children in Primary 3 was able to read and understand
Primary 2 level local
language
Percentage of children who could read a Primary 2 level
story
Children in Primary 3 who could read a Primary 2 level story
Children in Primary 3 who could correctly solve Primary 2 level
numeracy questions up to division level
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOLS
KEY
LITERACY NUMERACY
10%
1.9%3%
1.1%
10%
+ -× ÷ + -× ÷
4%
4%
17%
13%CENTRAL
EASTERN
WESTERN
NORTHERN
FACT 1BASIC LITERACY AND NUMERACY COMPETENCIES IN LOWER
PRIMARY
FACT 4 COMPETENCIES IN BASIC LOCAL LANGUAGE LITERACY WERE
LACKING
FACT 5THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT GENDER DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY
AND NUMERACY
FACT 3THERE WERE MAJOR REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY AND
NUMERACY
FACT 2 PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS IS BETTER THAN IN
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS
Most children in lower primary lacked the required competencies
in basic literacy and numeracy.
Children lacked the required competencies in basic local
language literacy despite the existing policy on teaching and
learning in local language in lower primary.
There were no significant gender differences in literacy and
numeracy, though boys performed marginally better than girls in
numeracy.
For example, two out of every ten children in Central Region
could read a Primary 2 level story compared to less than one out of
ten children in Eastern Region who could do so.
Children in private schools performed better than those in
government
schools in literacy and numeracy in the lower levels.
Only one out of every ten children assessed in Primary 3 was
able to read a Primary 2 level story and correctly solve Primary 2
level
numeracy questions up to division level.
Where local language literacy tests were given, only one out of
every ten children in Primary 3 was able to read and understand
Primary 2 level local
language
Percentage of children who could read a Primary 2 level
story
Children in Primary 3 who could read a Primary 2 level story
Children in Primary 3 who could correctly solve Primary 2 level
numeracy questions up to division level
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOLS
KEY
LITERACY NUMERACY
10%
1.9%3%
1.1%
10%
+ -× ÷ + -× ÷
4%
4%
17%
13%CENTRAL
EASTERN
WESTERN
NORTHERN
FACT 1BASIC LITERACY AND NUMERACY COMPETENCIES IN LOWER
PRIMARY
FACT 4 COMPETENCIES IN BASIC LOCAL LANGUAGE LITERACY WERE
LACKING
FACT 5THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT GENDER DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY
AND NUMERACY
FACT 3THERE WERE MAJOR REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY AND
NUMERACY
FACT 2 PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS IS BETTER THAN IN
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS
Most children in lower primary lacked the required competencies
in basic literacy and numeracy.
Children lacked the required competencies in basic local
language literacy despite the existing policy on teaching and
learning in local language in lower primary.
There were no significant gender differences in literacy and
numeracy, though boys performed marginally better than girls in
numeracy.
For example, two out of every ten children in Central Region
could read a Primary 2 level story compared to less than one out of
ten children in Eastern Region who could do so.
Children in private schools performed better than those in
government
schools in literacy and numeracy in the lower levels.
Only one out of every ten children assessed in Primary 3 was
able to read a Primary 2 level story and correctly solve Primary 2
level
numeracy questions up to division level.
Where local language literacy tests were given, only one out of
every ten children in Primary 3 was able to read and understand
Primary 2 level local
language
Percentage of children who could read a Primary 2 level
story
Children in Primary 3 who could read a Primary 2 level story
Children in Primary 3 who could correctly solve Primary 2 level
numeracy questions up to division level
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOLS
KEY
LITERACY NUMERACY
10%
1.9%3%
1.1%
10%
+ -× ÷ + -× ÷
4%
4%
17%
13%CENTRAL
EASTERN
WESTERN
NORTHERN
FACT 1BASIC LITERACY AND NUMERACY COMPETENCIES IN LOWER
PRIMARY
FACT 4 COMPETENCIES IN BASIC LOCAL LANGUAGE LITERACY WERE
LACKING
FACT 5THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT GENDER DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY
AND NUMERACY
FACT 3THERE WERE MAJOR REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN LITERACY AND
NUMERACY
FACT 2 PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS IS BETTER THAN IN
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS
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Top FiVe - Central region & Nairobi Counties (Kiambu, Nyeri,
Murang’a, Nairobi, Nyandarua)
BoTTom FiVe - Arid Counties(Wajir, West Pokot, Samburu, Garissa,
Narok)
FACT 5shArp iNequAliTies exisT ACross The CouNTies. while The
Top FiVe posiTioNs Are domiNATed By CouNTies iN CeNTrAl regioN ANd
NAiroBi, The BoTTom FiVe posiTioNs Are TAkeN By Arid CouNTies
Uwezo at Twaweza
Gatundu road, 3328P.o. Box 13784-00800 nairobi
email: [email protected]
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