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Progress Scale: 3 - Superficially reached ● What is the Progress Scale?

Criteria

Evangelicals <= 2%
Professing Christians > 50%

Progress Level

People Groups

1,413

% of World's
People Groups

8.6 %

Population

532,460,000

% of World Population

6.5 %

Map Notes

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Indigenous	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Evangelical Range	% Christian Adh Range
	Zapoteco, Tilquiapam	Mexico	6,100	●	Zapotec, Tilquiapan	Christianity	3	0.1-2% ●	50-100% ●
	Zapoteco, Tlacolulita	Mexico	1,400	●	Zapotec, Tlacolulita	Christianity	3	0.1-2% ●	50-100% ●
	Zapoteco, Xadani	Mexico	500	●	Zapotec, Xadani	Christianity	3	0.1-2% ●	50-100% ●
	Zapoteco, Yatee	Mexico	3,900	●	Zapotec, Yatee	Christianity	3	0.1-2% ●	50-100% ●
	Zapoteco, Yautepec	Mexico	500	●	Zapotec, Yautepec	Christianity	3	0-0.1% ●	50-100% ●
	Zapoteco, Zaachila	Mexico	15,000	●	Zapotec, Zaachila	Christianity	3	0-0.1% ●	50-100% ●
	Zapoteco, Zoogocho	Mexico	1,600	●	Zapotec, Zoogocho	Christianity	3	0.1-2% ●	50-100% ●
	Zapoteco, Zoogocho	United States	1,500		Zapotec, Zoogocho	Christianity	3	0.1-2% ●	50-100% ●
	Zay	Ethiopia	34,000	●	Zay	Christianity	3	0.1-2% ●	50-100% ●
	Zeliang	India	105,000	●	Naga, Zeme	Christianity	3	-1 Unknown	50-100% ●
	Zoque, Francisco Leon	Mexico	32,000	●	Zoque, Francisco Leon	Christianity	3	0.1-2% ●	50-100% ●
	Zoque, Tabasco	Mexico	-1 Unknown	●	Spanish	Christianity	3	0.1-2% ●	50-100% ●
	Zou	India	25,000	●	Zo	Christianity	3	-1 Unknown	50-100% ●
	Totals: 1,413 People Groups		532,460,000

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

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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 to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%