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International Common Assessment of Numeracy - International Common Assessment of Reading 2025

2025
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int-pal-ican-icar-2025-v1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25828/ah42-xw77
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Apr 07, 2026
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Apr 20, 2026
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Data file: ican-icar-2025-v1

Cases: 96452
Variables: 146

Variables

CountryName
Country
TierOneUnit
Geographical divisions within country (county/state/province)
VillageID
Village identifier
Location
Rural or Urban
HHID
Unique household identifier
SubmissionDate
Submission date with time
duration
total time spent (in sec) at the household
hh06a
Number of members regularly living in the household
hh06b1
Do you speak <Assessment Language> at home?
hh06b2
Which of these languages do you speak most often at home?
hh06c
How often do you speak <Assessment Language> at home?
hh06d
Do you speak any other language at home?
hh07a
What material the HH roofing is made of?
hh07b
What material the HH wall (external) is made of?
hh07c
What is the source of lighting regularly used in the household?
hh07d
What is the source of drinking water used regularly in the household?
hh07e
Do you have electricity connection?
hh07f
Do you have toilet/latrines?
hh07g
At least one member (other than the child's parents) has completed Form 4?
hh07h
Any children's books or other reading material (story books) besides school text
hh07i
Any other books or reading materials (religious textbooks, newspapers, magazines
hh07j
Does the household own a computer/laptop/tablet?
hh07k
Does the household own a television?
hh07l
Does the household own a radio
hh07m
Does the household own a mobile phone?
hh07n
If hh07m is yes, then is it a smartphone?
hh07o
Does the household own a motorised 4-wheeler?
hh07p
Does the household own a motorised 2-wheeler?
hh07p_3
Does the household own a motorised 3-wheeler?
hh07q
Does the household own a bicycle?
ChildID
Child identifier
ch02
What is the child's age?
ch03
What is the child's gender?
ch04a
Does the child have difficulty in seeing, even if wearing glasses?
ch04b
Does the child have difficulty in hearing, even if wearing hearing aids?
ch04c
Compared to their peers, does the child struggle with walking?
ch04d
Compared to their peers, does the child struggle with self-care, such as feeding
ch04e
Compared to their peers, does the child struggle in being understood by others u
ch04f
Compared to their peers, does the child struggle with recalling what they have l
ch05
Is the child currently enrolled in any school or preschool?
ch06a
In which class/grade is the child enrolled?
ch06b
What type of school does the child go?
ch06c
Is the <Assessment Language> the official medium of instruction for the school
ch06d
Does the child have textbooks for the current grade?
ch06e
Has the child ever repeated a grade?
ch07a
Was the child ever enrolled in school?
ch07b
In which year did the child drop out of school?
ch07c
What was the last class/grade the child completed before dropping out?
ch07d
What was the main reason the child dropped out?
ch08
Does the child currently take any paid tuition classes (coaching)?
ch09
Has the child brought home material to read from the school library?
ch10a
Does anyone at home help the child with their homework
ch10b
Who helps the child most often with homework?
ch10c
How often does someone in the household read or tell stories to the child?
pt00
Who does the child live with?
pt01b
What is the mother's age?
pt01c
Has the mother ever attended school?
pt01d
What was the last class/grade she completed?
pt01e
Does the mother have an income-generating job?
pt01f
What kind of income-generating job?
pt02b
What is the father's age?
pt02c
Has the father ever attended school?
pt02d
What was the last class/grade he completed?
pt02e
Does the father have an income-generating job?
pt02f
What kind of income-generating job?
assessment
Is the child available to start the assessment?
sample
What sample of assessment was used?
l1_1
L1.1: Listening comprehension
l1_2
L1.2: Listening comprehension
l1_3
L1.3: Listening comprehension
l1_4
L1.4: Listening comprehension
l2_1
L2.1: Letter/Sound recognition
l2_2
L2.2: Letter/Sound recognition
l2_3
L2.3: Letter/Sound recognition
l2_4
L2.4: Letter/Sound recognition
l2_5
L2.5: Letter/Sound recognition
l3_1
L3.1: Word reading
l3_2
L3.2: Word reading
l3_3
L3.3: Word reading
l3_4
L3.4: Word reading
l3_5
L3.5: Word reading
l4_1
L4.1: Reading comprehension
l4_2
L4.2: Reading comprehension
l4_3
L4.3: Reading comprehension
l4_4
L4.4: Reading comprehension
l4_5
L4.5: Reading comprehension
l4_6
L4.6: Reading comprehension
l5_1
L5.1: Reading comprehension (grade 2 level)
l5_2
L5.2: Reading comprehension (grade 2 level)
l5_3
L5.3: Reading comprehension (grade 2 level)
l5_4
L5.4: Reading comprehension (grade 2 level)
l5_5
L5.5: Reading comprehension (grade 2 level)
l6_1
L6.1: Reading comprehension (grade 3 level)
l6_2
L6.2: Reading comprehension (grade 3 level)
l6_3
L6.3: Reading comprehension (grade 3 level)
l6_4
L6.4: Reading comprehension (grade 3 level)
l6_5
L6.5: Reading comprehension (grade 3 level)
n1
N1: Position and Direction
n2
N2: Length in non-standard units
n3
N3: Length in non-standard units
n4
N4: Patterns
n5
N5: Data Interpretation
n6
N6: Data Interpretation
n7
N7: Time (Clock)
n8
N8: Time (Clock)
n9
N9: Time (Calender)
n10
N10: Time (Calender)
n11
N11: Shapes and Figures
n12
N12: Shapes and Figures
n13
N13: Number Equivalence
n14
N14: Ordering Numbers
n15
N15: Patterns
n16
N16: Counting/Reading Numbers (single digit)
n17
N17: Counting/Reading Numbers (single digit)
n18
N18: Counting/Reading Numbers (single digit)
n19
N19: Counting/Reading Numbers (single digit)
n20
N20: Counting/Reading Numbers (single digit)
n21
N21: Counting/Reading Numbers (double digits)
n22
N22: Counting/Reading Numbers (double digits)
n23
N23: Counting/Reading Numbers (double digits)
n24
N24: Counting/Reading Numbers (double digits)
n25
N25: Counting/Reading Numbers (double digits)
n26
N26: Ordering Numbers
n27
N27: Addition/Subtraction within 20
n28
N28: Addition/Subtraction within 20
n29
N29: Word Problems within 20
n30
N30: Word Problems within 20
n31
N31: Addition/Subtraction within 100
n32
N32: Addition/Subtraction within 100
n33
N33: Multiplication/Division (Grades 3-4)
n34
N34: Multiplication/Division (Grades 3-4)
n35
N35: Real-world Problems (Add/Sub up to 100)
n36
N36: Real-world Problems (Mult/Div)
IcarAssessTime
Total assessment time for reading
IcanAssessTime
Total assessment time for math
AssessmentLanguage
Language of assessment
AssHomeLang
Does the assessment language match with the home language?
EnrolmentStatus
School enrolment status
HHWeightProvided
Household weights
MPLMath
Whether the child meets minimum proficiency level in math
MPLReading
Whether the child meets minimum proficiency level in reading
MPLBoth
Whether the child meets minimum proficiency level in both math and reading
MathIRTScore
Math latent ability score
StandardErrorMath
Standard error for the math latent ability score
ReadingIRTScore
Reading latent ability score
StandardErrorReading
Standard error for the reading latent ability score
Total: 146
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