Global Proficiency Framework: Reading and Mathematics

The Global Proficiency Framework (GPF) describes the global minimum proficiency levels expected of students in grades one to nine in reading and mathematics. The four levels outlined in the GPF—Below Partially Meets, Partially Meets, Meets, and Exceeds Global Minimum Proficiency—form a common scale from low to high achievement.

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