Grade 9 learners in South Africa were placed 38th out of 39 countries in maths and came in last for science, while the country ranked 62nd out of 64 nations for grade 5 maths performance ...

The fifteenth edition of the South Africa Economic Update, Learning: Overdue Reforms and Emerging Priorities in Basic Education, discusses South Africa’s economic prospects and focuses on basic ...

South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries in the world. The country's per-capita expenditure Gini coefficient, a measure of how spending from income is distributed, stands at 0.65.

CAPE TOWN, February 04, 2025 — Transforming the basic education sector by improving the quality of learning from an early age can drive inclusive growth in South Africa, according to a World Bank ...