JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – JANUARY 20: Education Minister Angie Motshega during the announcement of the Matric Results for the class of 2021 on January 20, 2022 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The matric class that wrote the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) National Senior Certificate exams in 2021 had a 98.39% pass rate. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
Matric results 2022: Pass rate increases by 3.9% – Here’s how it compares to the last decade
The matric pass rate of the Class of 2022 has been released and it’s higher than last year. Here’s how it matches up with the last decade.
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – JANUARY 20: Education Minister Angie Motshega during the announcement of the Matric Results for the class of 2021 on January 20, 2022 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The matric class that wrote the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) National Senior Certificate exams in 2021 had a 98.39% pass rate. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
Education Minister Angie revealed the matric pass rate for the class of 2022 on Thursday, 19 January.
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WHAT IS THE MATRIC PASS RATE FOR 2022?
The official pass rate is 80.1% in 2022, compared with 76.4% in 2021.
Motshekga said 920 634 learners enrolled to write the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination, including 168 631 part-time candidates. The class of 2022 was the largest cohort of matric candidates to date.
Motshekga praised the class of 2022 for its resilience, saying performance remained relatively despite the challenges this cohort experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The matric class of 2022 must be commended for maintaining the trend of improving the pass rate, said the education minister.
PASS RATE OVER THE LAST DECADE:
DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION
- – 2010: 68%
- – 2011: 70%
- – 2012: 74%
- – 2013: 78%
- – 2014: 76%
- – 2015: 71%
- – 2016: 73%
- – 2017: 75%
- – 2018: 78%
- – 2019: 81.3%
- – 2020: 76.2%
- – 2021:76,4%
- – 2022: 80.1%
INDEPENDENT EXAMINATIONS BOARD (IEB)
- – 2010: 98.38%
- – 2011: 98.15%
- – 2012: 98.20%
- – 2013: 98.56%
- – 2014: 98.38%
- – 2015: 98.30%
- – 2016: 98.67%
- – 2017: 98.76%
- – 2018: 98.92%
- – 2019: 98.82%
- – 2020: 98.07%
- – 2021: 98,36%
- – 2022: 98.42%
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