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Progress Scale: 5 - Significantly reached● What is the Progress Scale?

Criteria

Evangelicals > 10%

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

People Groups

3,267

% of World's
People Groups

18.7 %

Population

1,746,774,000

% of World Population

22.5 %

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Photo	People Group	Country ▲	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherents	% Evangelical	Indigenous
	Bemba	Zimbabwe	33,000	Bemba	Christianity	5 ●	95.00 %	12.00 %
	Kalanga	Zimbabwe	213,000	Kalanga	Christianity	5 ●	68.00 %	17.00 %	●
	Shona-Karanga	Zimbabwe	3,384,000	Shona	Christianity	5 ●	85.00 %	34.00 %	●
	Shona-Korekore	Zimbabwe	1,268,000	Shona	Christianity	5 ●	74.00 %	14.00 %	●
	Lozi	Zimbabwe	145,000	Lozi	Christianity	5 ●	91.00 %	18.00 %	●
	Ndebele, Tabele	Zimbabwe	1,772,000	Ndebele	Christianity	5 ●	79.00 %	27.00 %	●
	Manyika	Zimbabwe	439,000	Manyika	Christianity	5 ●	75.00 %	29.00 %	●
	Pedi, North Sotho	Zimbabwe	182,000	Sotho, Northern	Christianity	5 ●	90.00 %	12.00 %
	Nsenga	Zimbabwe	52,000	Nsenga	Christianity	5 ●	72.00 %	14.00 %	●
	Nyanja	Zimbabwe	439,000	Chichewa	Christianity	5 ●	80.00 %	29.00 %
	Shona	Zimbabwe	959,000	Shona	Christianity	5 ●	82.75 %	36.00 %	●
	Swazi	Zimbabwe	83,000	Swati	Christianity	5 ●	85.00 %	25.00 %
	Tswana-Tawana	Zimbabwe	33,000	Setswana	Christianity	5 ●	68.00 %	12.00 %	●
	Xhosa	Zimbabwe	33,000	Xhosa	Christianity	5 ●	90.00 %	11.00 %
	Tswana	Zimbabwe	94,000	Setswana	Christianity	5 ●	80.00 %	16.00 %	●
	Shona-Zezuru	Zimbabwe	2,414,000	Shona	Christianity	5 ●	83.00 %	35.00 %	●
	Zulu	Zimbabwe	185,000	Zulu	Christianity	5 ●	85.00 %	22.00 %
	Totals: 3,267 People Groups		1,746,774,000

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The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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