AMPL

Languages

AMPL is administered in the language of instruction used in participating education systems and is aligned to the UNESCO Minimum Proficiency Level framework. In all African participating countries, the assessments were administered in English.

How is it administered?

AMPL is administered in schools using paper-based test booklets. Depending on the country's implementation, learners completed either the AMPL-a assessment only or the combined AMPL-b assessment.

The Assessment for Minimum Proficiency Levels (AMPL) was developed by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) in collaboration with the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to support countries in reporting on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Indicator 4.1.1. AMPL is a robust assessment designed to measure whether learners achieve the Minimum Proficiency Level (MPL) in reading and mathematics at key stages of the education cycle. The assessment enables countries to estimate the proportion of learners reaching the MPL, providing internationally comparable data for monitoring progress towards SDG 4.1.1.

Use the map to explore the languages of assessment and see participating African countries. 

Get the data

AMPL data and documentation are available through the UIS Data Browser

What is assessed?

AMPL is designed to measure student proficiency in reading and mathematics, to determine progress towards SDG indicator 4.1.1a at the end of lower primary (AMPL-a) and SDG indicator 4.1.1b at the end of primary school education (AMPL-b).

AMPL-a

Mathematics

• Number and operations
• Measurement and geometry
• Statistics, probability, and algebra

Reading

• Listening comprehension
• Decoding
• Reading comprehension

AMPL-b

Mathematics

• Number and operations
• Measurement
• Geometry
• Statistics and probability
• Algebra

Reading

• Reading comprehension