An international study has revealed that 81% of grade 4 pupils in SA can’t read for meaning.
The department of basic education released the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study report on Tuesday in Pretoria.
The data was collected during the Covid-19 pandemic assessing 400,000 students across 57 countries. The department said due to the pandemic, only 43 countries managed to collect data on schedule. Basic education minister Angie Motshekga said as they receive the Pirls 2021 results today, they expected the results not to be positive “given the negative and dire consequences” of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Enhancing learners’ ability to read for meaning is a top priority for this administration, aligned with the presidential mandate and the 2030 sustainable development goals, as it forms a crucial cornerstone of the government’s educational mandate,” the minister said.
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