Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says the Matric pass rate of 76.4% obtained in the November 2021 examinations is testament that the country’s education system is improving.
The Minister announced the pass rate last night, and says this is a slight improvement from 2020’s 76.2%.
Motshekga says the 2019 pass rate, before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, stood at 81.3%.
Watch the minister’s full announcement here.
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The #MatricClassof2021 pass rate is 76.4%, an increase of 0.2% from 2020.#matricresults2021 @ElijahMhlanga @HubertMweli @ReginahMhaule pic.twitter.com/Gls0u6Z7AX
— Dep. Basic Education (@DBE_SA) January 20, 2022
Minister Motshekga: The Free State is the leading province at 85.7%, an improvement of 0.6% from 2020
Gauteng achieved at 82.8%, a 1.0% decline from 2020
Western Cape achieved 81.2%, an improvement of 1.3% from 2020#MatricResults @dbetvnews
— Dep. Basic Education (@DBE_SA) January 20, 2022
