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AHEAD

African Harmonised Early-Grade Assessment Data

The AHEAD Data Catalogue is an interactive reference for every study included in the African Harmonised Early-Grade Assessment (AHEAD) dataset. It enables users to explore harmonised metadata on each constituent survey, including study characteristics, assessment subtasks, harmonised variable availability, survey weights, known dataset limitations, and links to the original data sources and technical documentation. The catalogue also includes standardised descriptions of EGRA and EGMA subtasks and a comprehensive user guide to support the use and analysis of the harmonised dataset.

15 countries · 24 projects · 50 surveys · 217 127 children surveyed

Source file last updated 15 October 2026, 11:03

Explore AHEAD catalogue

Catalogue

Browse assessment surveys. Filter by year, grade, language, sub-task, and study type.

Access AHEAD dataset

Dataset

Download the harmonised microdata and documentation from the DataFirst Data Portal.

AHEAD User Guide

Guide

Access comprehensive guidance on using AHEAD

Understanding EGRA & EGMA sub-tasks

Guide

A quick reference to the reading and numeracy sub-tasks that make up the EGRA and EGMA assessments.