No education official has been prosecuted or disciplined for their involvement in the 'job for cash' scandal
41%
only 41% of grade 6 maths teachers in South Africa have 'good proficiency' compared to 87% in Zimbabwe and 95% in Kenya
59%
of grade 9 learners could not reach the low international benchmark at which they have some knowledge of whole numbers and basic graphs
56%
0f grade 6 learners cannot read for meaning
MORE THAN THREE-QUARTERS OF THE BASIC EDUCATION BUDGET IS SPENT ON EDUCATOR SALARIES
A typical grade 6 child in Kenya is around two to three years of learning ahead of grade 6 learner in the Eastern Cape
1/2
MORE THAN HALF of all learners do not know all the letters of the alphabet by the end of grade 1
81%
of grade 4 cannot read for meaning
