81% of South African students cannot read for meaning.
Grade 4 learners in South Africa have the worst reading ability in the world, with 81% incapable of reading for meaning.
However, researchers noted that 21 of the 32 countries with trend data noticed a drop, with the Covid-19 pandemic having a major effect on teaching hours globally. Moreover, the Western Cape , Gauteng and Kwa-Zulu Natal outperformed the 288 mean, with more remote provinces Limpopo and North-West significantly lower.
“The President speaks of a ‘silent revolution’, while the minister talks of a ‘system on the rise’. The truth is that we face a silent crisis in our schools: South Africa has one of the worst performing education systems in the world,” said CDE’S Executive Director Ann Bernstein. Despite spending equivalent levels as high achieving Scandicanvian countries, South Africa’s learning outcomes are worse than Kenya, Tanzania and Eswatini.
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