Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at the end of primary in mathematics (number)

This indicator evaluates whether a national or cross-national assessment of learning outcomes was conducted in the last 5 years in (a) reading, writing or language and (b) mathematics at the relevant stages of education. The indicator is expressed as a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ for each subject area and each stage of education. The implementation of a learning assessment in the reference period serves as an educational vital tool to assess progress. 'Yes’ values indicate that the country is monitoring learning outcomes regularly at the given stage of education and in the given subject areas. This will enable the country to review and adapt as necessary its national policies on education and learning to ensure that all children and young people have the opportunity to acquire basic skills at each education level and in each subject area. Data on the administration of a large-scale assessment from a national representative sample from national learning assessment offices, ministries of education or other bodies responsible for learning assessments, including regional or international organizations running learning assessments (e.g. Conférence des ministres de l'Éducation des États et gouvernements de la Francophonie (CONFEMEN), Educational Quality and Assessment Programme (EQAP), International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Education Quality (SACMEQ) and Third Regional Comparative and Explanatory Study (TERCE). For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/