Table 3

Proportion of children with low ECDI scores by sex and age

SexLow literacy-numeracy ECDI scoreLow physical development
ECDI score
Low cognitive ECDI scoreLow socioemotional ECDI scoreLow total ECDI score
n%n%n%n%n%
Male
 36–42 months (n=100)9090.044.055.03737.04141.0
 43–49 months (n=125)10281.632.454.02419.22620.8
 50–56 months (n=96)6567.722.155.22425.02222.9
 57–60 months (n=39)2153.800.000.0615.4512.8
Female
 36–42 months (n=123)9778.964.986.52419.53226.0
 43–49 months (n=106)7974.500.043.81917.92018.9
 50–56 months (n=88)5967.044.533.41719.32022.7
 57–60 months (n=43)2558.137.024.7614.0614.0
Total53874.7223.1324.415721.817223.9
  • Children were identified as demonstrating ‘low development’ in an ECDI domain if they received a score of 0 on more than one item within the domain.

  • ECDI, Early Childhood Development Index.