KENYA, TANZANIA, AND UGANDA EDUCATION PROFILE
ACCESS AND PROGRESSION
Gross enrollment rates, KENYA 2003-2009 Gross enrollment rates, TANZANIA 2003-2010
Primary - male Primary - female Lower Secondary - male Lower Secondary - female Primary - male Primary - female Upper Secondary - male Upper Secondary - female 140 140 120 120
100 100 80
80
% % 60 60
40 40
20 20
0 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Data source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Data source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Gross enrollment rates, UGANDA 2003-2010
Primary - male Primary - female Lower Secondary - male Lower Secondary - female Upper Secondary - male Upper Secondary - female 140
120
100
80
% 60
40
20
0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Data source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Primary school gross enrollment rate Lower secondary school gross enrollment rate
2003 2009 2003 2009 140 100
120 80 100 60
80
% % 60 40 40 20 20 0 0 male female male female male female male female male female Kenya Tanzania Uganda Kenya Uganda
Data source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Data source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Upper secondary school gross enrollment rate 2003 2009 100
80
60
% 40
20
0 male female male female Kenya Uganda
Data source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Transition rate to secondary school Primary completion rate 2004 2008 2004 2009 100 120
100 80
80 60
%
% 60 40 40 20 20 0 0 male female male female male female male female male female Tanzania* Uganda Kenya* Tanzania Uganda
Data source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), Tanzania * latest data 2005 Data source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), Kenya* latest data 2005
SACMEQ TEST RESULTS
% Grade 6 Pupils reaching levels of difficulty in reading, KENYA % Grade 6 Pupils reaching levels of difficulty in mathematics, KENYA Boys (2003) Girls (2003) Boys (2007) Girls (2007) Boys (2003) Girls (2003) Boys (2007) Girls (2007) 30 40 35 25 30
20 25
% % 15 20 15 10 10 5 5 0 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Source: Sacmeq Source: Sacmeq
% Grade 6 Pupils reaching levels of difficulty in reading, TANZANIA % Grade 6 Pupils reaching levels of difficulty in mathematics, TANZANIA
Boys (2003) Girls (2003) Boys (2007) Girls (2007) Boys (2003) Girls (2003) Boys (2007) Girls (2007) 35 40 35 30 30 25 25
20
% 20 % 15 15 10 10 5 5 0 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Source: Sacmeq Source: Sacmeq
% Grade 6 Pupils reaching levels of difficulty in reading, UGANDA % Grade 6 Pupils reaching levels of difficulty in mathematics, UGANDA
Boys (2003) Girls (2003) Boys (2007) Girls (2007) Boys (2003) Girls (2003) Boys (2007) Girls (2007) 30 40 35 25 30
20 25
% 20 % 15 15 10 10 5 5
0 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8
Source: Sacmeq Source: Sacmeq % of Grade 6 pupils reaching level 4 or higher (i.e. above basic) in % of Grade 6 pupils reaching level 4 or higher (i.e. above basic) in reading mathematics 2003 2007 2003 2007
100 100 80 80
60 60
% % 40 40 20 20 0 0 Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Kenya Tanzania Uganda Kenya Tanzania Uganda Source: Sacmeq Source: Sacmeq
% of Grade 6 pupils reaching level 4 or higher (i.e. above basic) in % of Grade 6 pupils reaching level 4 or higher (i.e. above basic) in reading mathematics 2003 2007 2003 2007
100 100 80 80 60
60
% % 40 40 20 20 0 0 Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Kenya Tanzania Uganda Kenya Tanzania Uganda Source: Sacmeq Source: Sacmeq
average score of Grade 6 pupils in reading by gender average score of Grade 6 pupils in mathematics by gender
2003 2007 2003 2007
700 586 700 544 542 570 568 546 569 538 600 482 476 600 487 477 500 500 400 400 300 300 554 574 552 540 546 547 538 480 486 507 508 504 200 200 100 100 0 0 Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Kenya Tanzania Uganda Kenya Tanzania Uganda Source: Sacmeq Source: Sacmeq
average score of Grade 6 pupils in reading by urban/rural average score of Grade 6 pupils in mathematics by urban/rural
2003 2007 2003 2007
608 700 576 700 580 576 564 545 542 600 526 521 512 463 600 471 500 500 400 400 300 606 597 300 553 603 559 531 525 475 521 509 499 509 200 200 100 100 0 0 Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Kenya Tanzania Uganda Kenya Tanzania Uganda Source: Sacmeq Source: Sacmeq average score of Grade 6 pupils in reading in 2007 by region, average score of Grade 6 pupils in mathematics in 2007 by region, KENYA KENYA
650 650 622 610 600 600 600 574 574 570 569 554 560 555 551 545 549 550 528 550 516 497 500 500
450 450 Central Coast Eastern Nairobi North Nyanza Rift Valley Western Central Coast Eastern Nairobi North Nyanza Rift Valley Western Eastern Source: Sacmeq Source: Sacmeq Eastern
average score of Grade 6 pupils in reading in 2007 by region, TANZANIA
650 606 594 596 600 588 585 564 570 564 565 567 564 550
500
450 Central Eastern Kagera Kilimanjaro Mwazna North East Northern Southern Southern South Western Highland Western
Source: Sacmeq
average score of Grade 6 pupils in mathematics in 2007 by region, TANZANIA
650
600 578 565 563 566 549 551 551 538 547 550 534 529
500
450 Central Eastern Kagera Kilimanjaro Mwazna North East Northern Southern Southern South Western Highland Western Source: Sacmeq
average score of Grade 6 pupils in mathematics in 2007 by region, average score of Grade 6 pupils in reading in 2007 by region, UGANDA UGANDA
650 650
600 600
550 550 508 512 489 500 500 484 472 463 457 461 450 450 Central Eastern Northern Western Central Eastern Northern Western Source: Sacmeq Source: Sacmeq % of Grade 6 pupils reaching level 4 or higher (i.e. above basic) in % of Grade 6 pupils reaching level 4 or higher (i.e. above basic) in reading in 2007 by region, KENYA mathematics in 2007 by region, KENYA
100 95 100 84 88 86 84 80 78 80 76 80 69 68 71 65 66 64 59 60 60 42 40 40
20 20
0 0 Central Coast Eastern Nairobi North Nyanza Rift Valley Western Central Coast Eastern Nairobi North Nyanza Rift Valley Western Eastern Source: Sacmeq Source: Sacmeq Eastern
% of Grade 6 pupils reaching level 4 or higher (i.e. above basic) in reading in 2007 by region, TANZANIA
94 94 95 100 93 90 89 94 84 85 86 88 80
60
40
20
0 Central Eastern Kagera Kilimanjaro Mwazna North East Northern Southern Southern South Western Highland Western
Source: Sacmeq
% of Grade 6 pupils reaching level 4 or higher (i.e. above basic) in mathematics in 2007 by region, TANZANIA 100
80 65 67 61 58 60 61 60 53 49 50 49 52 40
20
0 Central Eastern Kagera Kilimanjaro Mwazna North East Northern Southern Southern South Western Highland Western
Source: Sacmeq
% of Grade 6 pupils reaching level 4 or higher (i.e. above basic) in % of Grade 6 pupils reaching level 4 or higher (i.e. above basic) in mathematics in 2007 by region, UGANDA reading in 2007 by region, UGANDA
100 100 75 80 80 57 60 60 44 42 38 40 40 27 21 20 20 15
0 0 Central Eastern Northern Western Central Eastern Northern Western Source: Sacmeq Source: Sacmeq UWEZO TEST RESULTS
% of children who are able to perform at standard 2 level in English, % of children who are able to perform at standard 2 level in by standard numeracy, by standard 100 94 100 86 88 85 80 80 80 73 80 75 70 68 55 Kenya 59 58
60 52 51 60 55 Kenya
% Uganda 46 Uganda % 44 40 35 31 Tanzania 40 36 33 Tanzania 28 25 25 20 13 15 18 8 20 4 0 0 Std III Std IV Std V Std VI Std VII Std III Std IV Std V Std VI Std VII Source: Uwezo Source: Uwezo
% of children who are able to perform at standard 2 level in Kiswahili, by standard 95 100 88 77 81 80 74 59 63 60 Kenya 47 % 36 40 33 Tanzania
20
0 Std III Std IV Std V Std VI Std VII Source: Uwezo
% of standard 3 children who perform at standard 2 level, by gender 100
80
60
Numeracy % 37 37 English 40 33 33 36 30 29 27 25 23 Kiswahili 19 18 20 8 7 4 5 0 Male Female Male Female Male Female Kenya Tanzania Uganda
Source: Uwezo
% of standard 3 children who perform at standard 2 level in English, by wealth quintile 100
80
60
47 % 40 34 25 19 21 20 16 9 11 5 5 3 4 1 2 3
0
Poor Poor Poor
Middle Middle Middle
Poorest Poorest Poorest
Wealthy Wealthy Wealthy
Wealthiest Wealthiest Wealthiest Kenya Tanzania Uganda Source: Uwezo % of standard 3 children who perform at standard 2 level in numeracy, by wealth quintile 100
80
60
48
% 41 40 34 33 28 31 28 31 28 22 19 21 14 20 10 13
0
Poor Poor Poor
Middle Middle Middle
Poorest Poorest Poorest
Wealthy Wealthy Wealthy
Wealthiest Wealthiest Wealthiest Kenya Tanzania Uganda Source: Uwezo