In Iringa Urban, the best performing district, 74% of children aged 9 to 13 are able to pass basic literacy tests in English and Kiswahili and basic numeracy tests, while the corresponding figure in Sikonge is 15%.
Miongoni mwa watoto wenye umri wa miaka 9 hadi 13, wengi wao hawawezi kufanya majaribio ya kiwango cha darasa la 2. Pia kuna tofauti kubwa sana kiwilaya. Iringa Mjini, wilaya iliyofanya vizuri, asilimia 74 ya watoto wenye miaka 9 hadi 13 walifaulu majaribio ya kusoma Kiswahili na Kiingereza na kufanya hesabu.