In East Africa, specifically, a series of Uwezo assessment tests over the past five years show that only a small proportion of children attending schools are able to meaningfully master the basic learning milestones in literacy and numeracy.
Katika Afrika Mashariki, hasa, mfululizo wa majaribio ya tathmini ya Uwezo katika kipindi cha miaka mitano iliyopita unaonyesha kuwa ni sehemu ndogo tu ya watoto wanaohudhuria shule wanaweza kumudu vyema hatua muhimu za msingi za kujifunza katika kusoma, kuandika na kuhesabu.