Zambia 2008 District Profile for Itezhi Tezhi
Goal
1-9 10-12
Female Pupils 7,740 160 NIR 81%
Male Pupils 8,367 211 NER 127%
Survival to G9 18%
Teachers 372 29
Pupil-Teacher Ratio 46
Schools 69 2 Teacher Attrition Rate 14%
Classrooms 267 11 % Teachers Qualified 86%
Textbooks 35,660 164 Pupil-Book Ratio 2.9
ANALYSIS
Grades Actual
Value
Basic School At a glance
Issue #1: Progress in primary school enrolment in Itezhi Tezhi
Since 2005 in Itezhi Tezhi:
The Net Intake Rate is the percentage of seven-year olds who enter school for the first time. It gives us an idea of how many 7-year olds are entering school and how many are not. A higher NIR means more seven year olds are entering school on time.
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
Are children entering basic school on time?
Net
Inta
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The Net Intake Rate in Itezhi Tezhi:
Has increased by 10 percentage points since 2005Is 27 percentage points above the national value.Is 1 percentage points above the goal of 80%.
81% 56% 54%
71% 69%
95%
81%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008
District Dist. Prov. Natl.
Indic. 1
This graph shows the percentage of new school entrantswho are on-time (age 7), overage (older than 7) andunderage (younger than 7). A high percentage of overageentrants means a lower NIR, but is acceptable because itmeans that older children are receiving an education. Once allthe older children have been cycled through school, thepercentage of overage entrants should decrease and thepercentage of on time entrants should increase. If underagepupils are entering in large percentages, they are takingspaces from older pupils.
Of all the children who enter school for the first time, how many are the correct age?Indic. 2
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
7%12% 14%
9%
42%41%
51%54%
51% 47%36% 37%
% underage
% ontime
% overage
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2005 2006 2007 2008
Overage entrants have decreased by 13 percentage points.
Properly aged entrants have increased by 12 percentage points.
Underage entrants have increased by 2 percentage points.
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What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
Are all basic school age children enrolled in basic school?
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The Net Enrollment Rate in Itezhi Tezhi:
Has increased by 18 percentage points since 2005Is 24 percentage points above the national average.Is 47 percentage points above the goal of 80%.
127% 105% 103%
108%118% 123% 127%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
125%
150%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008
District Dist. Prov. Natl.
The Basic Net Enrollment Rate is the percentage ofbasic-aged (ages 7-15) children who are enrolled in basicschool (grades 1-9). A higher Basic NER means morechildren are attending school at the correct age.
Indic. 3
1,265
1,246
1,243
1,142
1,037
914
778
296
324
1,232
1,302
1,128
1,067
969
958
738
248
220
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Are girls and boys enrolled in equal numbers?Indic. 4
The Gender Parity Index in Itezhi Tezhi:
Is within 0.05 of the national goal of 1 for grades 1-9.
Is highest in grades 5-7, with 0.98 girls per boy.Is lowest in grades 8-9, with 0.75 girls per boy.
The Gender Parity Index is the ratio of female tomale pupils. A GPI larger than one mean there aremore females than males in school. A GPI smallerthan one means there are less females per male inschool. A GPI of 1 is desirable because it meansthere is an equal number of males and females inschool.
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
Ge
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Pari
ty In
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Grade 1-9GPI: 0.95
Grade 8-9GPI: 0.75
Grade 5-7GPI: 0.98
Grade 1-4GPI: 0.97
ISSUE #2: Efficiency in Itezhi Tezhi
The Grade 1-9 Multi Grade Survival Rate isthe percentage of pupils enrolled in grade 1during the current school year who areexpected to reach grade 9, no matter how manyyears It is estimated using data from a singleyear. A higher survival rate means more pupilsare expected to reach grade 9 and less dropout.
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
How many first-grade pupils will reach grade 9?
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1-9
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The top reasons that students in grades 5-9 left schoolas reported by school head-masters. Headmasters maynot always know the exact reason.
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
Why do children in grades 5-9 drop out before completing basic school?
The Grade 1-9 Multi Grade Survival Rate in Itezhi Tezhi:
Has increased by 4 percentage points since 2005
Is 16 percentage points below the national average.
Is 62 percentage points below the goal of 80%.
18% 42% 34%
13%17% 15%
18%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008
Indic. 5
Indic. 6
2%
4%
8%
31%
52%
2%
8%
16%
26%
45%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Illness
Death
Marriage
Economic
Other
Orphaned
Economic
Marriage
Other
Pregnancy
Male
Fem
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100%
107%
97%
118%
75%
62%
50%
53%
67%
Urban
100%
93%
86%
77%
71%
54%
17%
17%
Rural
100% 50% 0 50% 100%
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
Are some Grade 1 students less likely than others to reach higher grades of Basic School?
These pyramids compare the multi-grade survival rates for a grade 1 pupil from different education situations.When one group has a lower survival rate to a particular grade, pupils from that group are less likely to reachthat grade.
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
In Itezhi Tezhi, students are less likely to stay in school through grade 9 if they are female or if they attend a rural or community school.
17% of rural school entrants will reach grade 9 as compared with 67% of urban entrants.
14% of female school entrants will reach grade 9 as compared with 21% of male entrants.
0% of community school entrants will reach grade 9 as compared with 23% of government school entrants.
Indic.7
100%
98%
97%
90%
80%
69%
55%
19%
21%
Male
100%
89%
84%
74%
72%
52%
16%
14%
Female
100% 50% 0 50% 100%
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
100%
102%
95%
89%
81%
76%
62%
23%
23%
Govt.
100%
97%
85%
81%
61%
49%
21%
Comm.
100% 50% 0 50% 100%
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
ISSUE #3: Are children learning?
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
How do children perform on the Grade 7 exam?
The Grade 7 Exam is designed to measure individual students' learning levelsat the end of grade 7. Exams are a common measure of learning, thoughcritics argue that students with a high knowledge level could perform poorly ifthey are not good at taking tests.
Exam scores are tabulated according to wher the test is taken rather thanwhere a pupil attends school. For example, if a community school pupil travelsto a government school to take the exam, then their score is recorded as agovernment school score. Because of this, the Urb./Rur and Comm./Govt.scores i n the graph may not reflect learning levels properly.
Not all grade 7 pupils sit for the exam, which means that exam scores may notbe representative of the learning level of all grade 7 pupils. If high achievingpupils take the exam and low achieving pupils avoid it, then the average scoresrepresent the learning level of high achievers more than that of low achievers.
The average Grade 7 exam score in Itezhi Tezhi :
Is 589 points lower than the national average.
Is 0 points lower in rural schools than in urban schools.
Is 0 points shorter in community schools than in government schools.
Indic. 8
595 5890
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
2008 2008 2008 Rural Urban Comm. Govt.
Dist. Prov. Natl. District, 2008 District, 2008
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Issue #4: How are school resources distributed in Itezhi Tezhi ?
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
Are there enough basic school teachers for all pupils?
Pu
pil-T
ea
ch
er
Rati
o
How are basic school teachersdistributed by school type?
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
The Basic Pupil-Teacher Ratio is theaverage number of basic pupils to eachbasic teacher. A higher PTR means thateach teacher is responsible for more pupils.
The Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Itezhi Tezhi:
Has decreased by 14 pupils since 2005.Is 4 pupils lower than the national
average.Is 26 pupils higher than the national goal
Basic Pupil-Teacher Ratio by School Type:
PTR in rural schools is 13 pupils higher than PTR in urban schools.
PTR in community schools is 37 pupils higher than PTR in government schools.
46 49 50
60
44 44 46
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20
40
60
80
100
2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008
District Dist. Prov. Natl.
47 34 79 430
20
40
60
80
100
Rural Urban Comm. Govt.
District, 2008 District, 2008
Indic. 9
Indic. 10
Pu
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<= 39 40-59 60-119 >= 120 Total
18 26 20 6 70
PTR
# Schools
125
129
135
142
165
177
40
40
40
41
41
42
43
43
46
47
48
48
49
49
50
51
52
53
53
53
54
57
57
58
59
60
38
38
40
61
62
63
65
68
69
69
69
69
72
76
78
82
83
88
90
111
117
119
0 50 100 150 200
Itezhi Tezhi Uphill
Itezhi Tezhi
Banachoongo Basic
Lubanda Basic
Munyanja Community
Muunga Basic
Kapulwe Basic
Kasaka Basic
Kauka
Nansenga
Nahubwe Basic
Basanga
Masanza Community
Shambala
Musungwa Community
Kaanzwa
Mauluzhi Basic
Makuzu
Lumanika Community
Ikonkaile Middle
Mbila Basic
Yomena Basic
Keela Community
Nkobo Basic
Kasamu
Lilanda Iri
Kantalimwa Basic
Kabulungwe Primary
Nanzhila
Luubwe Middle
Kasiwe Community
Kabimba Basic
Muyasani Basic
Ifumbwe Basic
Shikabunga
Kalundu Basic
Batunga
Bayangwe Basic
Kasangala Community
Makumucha Community
Itumbi Community
Kalombe Basic
Namaula Basic
Bukoozhi Community
Ngubo Community
Baunza Community School
Mahungu Basic
Mampanda Basic
Kaingu Community School
Nansungwe Community
Chuubi Luhula
Kasankwa Basic
Kaacha Community
Nantanga Community
Schools with the highest Grade 1-9 PTR's
In which basic schools are pupil-teacher ratios the largest?
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
Indic. 11
This page lists the 50 basic schools with the highest G1-G9 pupil-teacher ratios. The schools with the highest ratios arelisted first and have the greatest need for assistance. In a school with a PTR of 60 or less, learning is possible. In a schoolwith a PTR of more than 60, learning is difficult. In a school with a PTR of 120 or more, learning is nearly impossible.Schools with high PTR's may be in need of additional classrooms and other resources as well as teachers.
Teach
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Att
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Rate
How many basic school teachers leave their posts every year? The TeacherAttrition Rate isthe percentage ofteachers reportedto have left theirposition in the pastyear. Teachersmay have left foranother teachingpost, or leftteachingaltogether.
A lower TeacherAttrition Ratemeans that lessteachers have lefttheir positionseach year.
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
Are basic school teachers qualified to teach?
The Teacher Qualification Rateis the percentage of teachers who are known to have a teaching degree, diploma, or certificate. If a teacher's qualification is unknown, they are counted as unqua-lified.
A higher Teacher Qualification Rate means more teachers are qualified to teach.
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
12% 8% 26% 11% 21% 7%0%
20%
40%
Rural Urban Comm. Govt. Female Male
District, 2008 District, 2008 District, 2008
14% 12% 14%
29%
14%17%
14%
0%
20%
40%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008
District Dist. Prov. Natl.
86% 92% 9% 92% 85% 86%0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Rural Urban Comm. Govt. Female Male
District, 2008 District, 2008 District, 2008
86% 87% 87%
68% 68%
88% 86%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008
District Dist. Prov. Natl.
The Teacher Attrition Rate in Itezhi Tezhi:
Has decreased by 15 percentage points since 2005.
Is similar to the national average.
Is 9 percentage points above the goal of 5%.
Is 4 percentage points higher for rural teachers.
Is 16 percentage points higher for community school teachers.
Is 13 percentage points higher for female teachers.
The Teacher Qualification Rate in Itezhi Tezhi:
Has increased by 18 percentage points since 2005.
Is similar to the national average.
Is 6 percentage points avove the goal of 80%.
Is 7 percenage points lower for rural teachers.
Is 84 percentage points lower for community school teachers.
Is similar for male and female teachers.
Indic. 12
Indic. 13
Are there enough math books for basic school pupils?
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The Basic Pupil-Book Ratio is the number ofprimary pupils for each book. A higher Basic PBRmeans more pupils share each book. This graphuses the PBR for Math books as an indication ofthe PBR across all subjects. Other subjects areequally important and BPR's for these subjects areavailable in Ed*Assist.
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
The pupil book ratio in Itezhi Tezhi:
Is 0.3 pupils higher than the national average.Is 1.9 pupils higher than the goal of 1.Is 40.8 pupils lower in rural schools.is 3 pupils higher in community schools.
Indic. 15
2.9 2.5 2.6 2.9 43.7 5.7 2.7N/A 3.0 2.2 2.9
05
101520253035404550
2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 Rural Urban Comm. Govt.
District Dist. Prov. Natl. District, 2008 District, 2008
3.8 5.5 5.7 8.00
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6
8
10
Gr. 1-4 Gr. 5-7 Gr. 8-9 Gr. 10-12
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4.8 4.9 4.6 4.7 8.0 4.2 4.80
2
4
6
8
10
2008 2008 2008 Rural Urban Comm. Govt.
Ho
urs
per
sh
ift
Are basic school pupils' shifts long enough?
Shift duration is the average number of hours out of a school day that a pupil attends school. Higher values mean pupils spend more time learning. 4-6 hours per day is recommended by the Ministry of Education. Shift duration is lower when schools use multiple shifting.
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
Indic. 14 The average shift duration in Itezhi Tezhi:
Is 0.16 hours longer than the national average.
Is 0.79 hours longer than the goal of 4 hours.
Is 3.31 hours shorter in rural schools than in urban schools.
Is 0.59 hours shorter in community schools than in government schools.
Is 0.16 hours shorter than the goal of 4 hours in grades 1-4.
Are there enough classrooms for basic school pupils?
Pu
pil C
las
sro
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Rati
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The Basic Pupil Classroom Ratio is theaverage number of basic pupils for eachclassroom. A higher Pupil Classroom Ratiomeans a larger number of pupils in eachclassroom. In schools that practice multipleshifting, the pupil-classroom ratio is not thesame as the pupil class ratio.
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
Are basic school classrooms in permanent condition?
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The Percentage of Classrooms in PermanentCondition is the percentage of classrooms thatare reported to be permanent rather thantemporary or incomplete.
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
Indic. 16
Indic. 17
The number of pupils sharing each classroom in Itezhi Tezhi:
Is 5 pupils below the national average.Is 21 pupils above the goal of 20.6 pupils better in rural schools than in
urban schools.12 pupils better in community schools
than in government schools.
The Percentage of classrooms in permanent condition in Itezhi Tezhi:
Is 28 percentage points below the national average
Is 58 percentage points below the goal of 100%
60 percenage points lower for rural schools.53 percentage points lower for community
41 46 46 41 46 29 41
51 50
41 41
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20
40
60
2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 Rural Urban Comm. Govt.
District Dist. Prov. Natl. District, 2008 District, 2008
42% 73% 70% 40% 100% 53%
80%
36%
51%42%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 Rural Urban Comm. Govt.
District Dist. Prov. Natl. District, 2008 District, 2008
Issue #5: Overview of secondary schools in Itezhi Tezhi
19% 32% 38%
N/A 39%31%
19%
0%
25%
50%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008
District Dist. Prov. Natl.
12% 26% 26%4% 4%
12% 12%
0%
25%
50%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008
District Dist. Prov. Natl.
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Are students reaching secondary school?
Are all secondary aged children enrolled in secondary school?
The Basic toSecondaryTransition Rate is thepercentage of studentsin the last grade ofbasic school (grade 9)who reach the firstgrade of secondary(grade 10). A higherrate means morepupils are beingpromoted tosecondary.
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
The Secondary Net Enrollment Rate is the percentage of secondary-aged children who are enrolled in secondary school. A higher Secondary NERmeans more children are attending school at the correct age.
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
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Are there enough secondary school teachers?
Are there enough secondary school classrooms?
Are there enough secondary school math books?
The Secondary Pupil Teacher Ratio is the average number of secondary pupils for each secondary teacher. A higher Secondary PTR means that each teacher is responsible for more pupils.
The Secondary Pupil-Book Ratio is the number of primary pupils for each book. A higher Secondary BPR means more pupils share each book. This graph gives the BPR for Math books, but ratios for the other subjects are equally important.
The Secondary Pupil Classroom Ratio is the average number of secondary pupils for each classroom. A higher Pupil Classroom Ratio means a larger number of pupils in each classroom.
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
What is observed and why is it happening?
What action is required?
0.2 2.5 2.5
N/A 9.6
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2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008
District Dist. Prov. Natl.
13 19 190
1911 13
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20
40
60
80
2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008
District Dist. Prov. Natl.
41 43 390
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District Dist. Prov. Natl.