This page provides a list of some regional and international large-scale assessments (ILSA) in education. The list summarizes all ILSA by name, organization and partners, year, focus, content assessed in the achievement domains, and the population of examinees.
Organization: NCES, Statistics Canada, OVAE, IES, US Dep. Of Labour, OECD
Year: 2003 – 2008
Focus: Skills-based
Content: Literacy, Numeracy skills
Population: 16 to 65 year olds
2. Early Grade Mathematics Assessment
(EGMA)
Organization: RTI International/ USAID/World Bank
Year: 2009
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Mathematics
Population: Grade 2
3. Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA)
Organization: RTI International/ USAID/World Bank
Year: 2006
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Reading
Population: Grade 2
4. First International Mathematics Study (FIMS)
Organization: IEA
Year: 1964
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Mathematics
Population: 13 year, pre-university students
5. International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2009
(ICCS 2009)
Organization: IEA
Year: 2009
Focus: Skills-based
Content: Civic knowledge
Population: Grade 8
6. International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2016
(ICCS 2016)
Organization: IEA
Year: 2016
Focus: Skills-based
Content: Civic knowledge
Population: Grade 8
7. International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS)
Organization: OECD, Statistics Canada
Year: 1994-1998
Focus: Skills-based
Content: Literacy (processing and document), Numeracy skills
Population: 16 to 65 year olds
8. International Computer and Information Literacy Study
Organization: IEA
Year: 2013
Focus: Skills-based
Content: Computer and information literacy skills
Population: Grade 8
9. International Development Learning Assessment
Organization: Save the Children
Year: 2011
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content:
Motor development, emergent language and literacy, emergent numeracy/problem solving, social-emotional skills
Population: 3- to 6-year olds
Organization: IEA
Year: 1995
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Language
Population: 15- to 16-year olds, and 17- to 18-year olds
11. Literacy Assessment Monitoring Programme
Organization: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Year: 2006 – 2011
Focus: Skills-based
Content: Literacy (reading, writing), numeracy
Population: 15 year olds and above
12. Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment 2012
Organization: UNESCO, NEQMAP, ACER
Year: 2012
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Literacy, Numeracy
Population: Grade 4, 6
13. Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment 2015
Organization: UNESCO, NEQMAP, ACER
Year: 2015
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Literacy, Numeracy
Population: Grade 4, 6
14. Pilot Twelve-Country Study
Organization: IEA
Year: 1959 – 1961
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Mathematics
Population: 13 year olds
15. Primer Estudio Internacional Comparativo (PERCE)
Organization: UNESCO
Latin American Laboratory for Assessment of the Quality of Education (LLECE)
Year: 1997
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Mathematics, Language
Population: Grade 3, 4
16. Programme d’Analyse des Systèmes Educatifs de la CONFEMEN
Organization: CONFEMEN
Year: 1991-2010
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Language of instruction, Mathematics
Population: Grade 2, 5
17. Programme d’Analyse des Systèmes Educatifs de la CONFEMEN
Organization: CONFEMEN
Year: 2011-2012
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Language of instruction, Mathematics
Population: Grade 2, 5
18. Programme d’Analyse des Systèmes Educatifs de la CONFEMEN (PASEC)
Organization: CONFEMEN
Year: 2014
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Language of instruction, Mathematics
Population: Grade 2, 6
19. Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies
Organization: OECD
Year: 2008 – 2013
Focus: Skills-based
Content:
Literacy (including Reading Components), Numeracy and Problem Solving in Technology-Rich Environments
Population: Adults (16-65)
20. Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies
Organization: OECD
Year: 2012 – 2016
Focus: Skills-based
Content:
Literacy (including Reading Components), Numeracy and Problem Solving in Technology-Rich Environments
Population: Adults (16-65)
21. Programme for International Student Assessment 2000
Organization: OECD
Year: 2000
Focus: Skills-based
Content: Reading, Mathematics, Science
Population: 15 year olds
22. Programme for International Student Assessment 2003
Organization: OECD
Year: 2003
Focus: Skills-based
Content: Reading, Mathematics, Science
Population: 15 year olds
23. Programme for International Student Assessment 2006
Organization: OECD
Year: 2006
Focus: Skills-based
Content: Reading, Mathematics, Science
Population: 15 year olds
24. Programme for International Student Assessment 2009
Organization: OECD
Year: 2009
Focus: Skills-based
Content: Reading, Mathematics, Science
Population: 15 year olds
25. Programme for International Student Assessment 2012
Organization: OECD
Year: 2012
Focus: Skills-based
Content: Reading, Mathematics, Science
Population: 15 year olds
26. Programme for International Student Assessment 2015
Organization: OECD
Year: 2015
Focus: Skills-based
Content: Reading, Mathematics, Science
Population: 15 year olds
27. Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2001
Organization: IEA
Year: 2001
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Reading
Population: Grade 4
28. Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2006
Organization: IEA
Year: 2006
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Reading
Population: Grade 4
29. Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2011
Organization: IEA
Year: 2011
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Reading
Population: Grade 4
30. Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2016
Organization: IEA
Year: 2016
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Reading
Population: Grade 4
31. Reading Literacy Study (RLS)
Organization: IEA
Year: 1990 – 1991
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Reading Literacy
Population: 9- and 14-year olds
32. Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality
Organization: SACMEQ
Year: 1995 – 1999
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Reading Literacy
Population: Grade 6
33. Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality
Organization: SACMEQ
Year: 2000 – 2004
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Reading Literacy, Mathematics Literacy
Population: Grade 6
34. Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality
Organization: SACMEQ
Year: 2006 – 2011
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Reading Literacy, Mathematics Literacy
Population: Grade 6
35. Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality
Organization: SACMEQ
Year: 2012 – 2014
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Reading Literacy, Mathematics Literacy
Population: Grade 6
36. Second International Mathematics Study
Organization: IEA
Year: 1977 – 1981
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Mathematics
Population: 13 year olds
37. Second International Science Study
Organization: IEA
Year: 1983 – 1984
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Science
Population: 13 year olds
38. Segundo Estudio Regional Comparativo y Explicativo
Organization: UNESCO
Latin American Laboratory for Assessment of the Quality of Education (LLECE)
Year: 2006
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing
Population: Grade 3, 6
Organization: IEA
Year: 1970
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content:
Science, Literature, Reading Comprehension, French as a Foreign Language, English as a Foreign Language, Civic Education
Population: 10 – 14 year olds, final grade of secondary school
40. Skills Towards Employability and Productivity
(STEP)
Organization: World Bank, Human Development Network (HDN)
Year: 2011
Focus: Skills-based
Content: Reading
Population: 15 – 64 year olds
41. Third Regional Comparative and Explanatory Study
Organization: UNESCO
Latin American Laboratory for Assessment of the Quality of Education (LLECE)
Year: 2013
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing
Population: Grade 3, 6
42. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 1995
Organization: IEA
Year: 1995
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Mathematics, Science
Population: Grade 4, 8
43. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 1999
Organization: IEA
Year: 1999
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Mathematics, Science
Population: Grade 8
44. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2003
Organization: IEA
Year: 2003
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Mathematics, Science
Population: Grade 4, 8
45. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2007
Organization: IEA
Year: 2007
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Mathematics, Science
Population: Grade 4, 8
46. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2011
Organization: IEA
Year: 2011
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Mathematics, Science
Population: Grade 4, 8
47. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2015
Organization: IEA
Year: 2015
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Mathematics, Science
Population: Grade 4, 8
48. Written Composition Study (WCS)
Organization: IEA
Year: 1985
Focus: Curriculum-based
Content: Composition
Population:
students near the end of primary schooling, students near the end of compulsory schooling, and students near the end of academic secondary school
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