Table: Changes in candidates writing and passing government matric at provincial level 2008 to 2011
Province |
Year |
Number who wrote |
Total who passed |
--> |
Passed with bachelors |
|
|
--> |
|
Number |
% |
Number --> |
% |
E Cape |
2008 |
60 294 --> |
30 511 |
50.6 |
8 673 |
14.4 |
|
2009 |
68 129 |
34 731 |
51 |
9 492 |
13.9 |
|
2010 |
64 090 |
37 345 |
58.3 |
10 225 |
16.0 |
|
2011 |
65 359 |
37 997 |
58.1 |
10 291 |
15.7 |
F State |
2008 |
29 963 |
21 518 |
71.8 |
6 291 |
21.0 |
|
2009 |
29 808 |
20 680 |
69.4 |
6 030 |
20.2 |
|
2010 |
27 586 |
19 484 |
70.6 |
5 890 |
21.4 |
|
2011 |
25 932 |
19 618 |
75.7 |
6 817 |
26.3 |
Guateng |
2008 |
92 723 |
70 837 |
76.4 |
28 248 |
30.5 |
|
2009 |
98 659 |
70 871 |
71.8 |
28 709 |
29.1 |
|
2010 |
92 241 |
72 537 |
78.6 |
31 301 |
33.9 |
|
2011 |
85 367 |
69 216 |
81.1 |
30 037 |
35.2 |
KZN |
2008 |
136 743 |
78 762 |
57.6 |
24 940 |
18.2 |
|
2009 |
132 176 |
80 733 |
61.1 |
26 287 |
19.9 |
|
2010 |
122 444 |
86 556 |
70.7 |
31 466 |
25.7 |
|
2011 |
122 126 |
83 204 |
68.1 |
27 397 |
22.4 |
Limpopo |
2008 |
84 614 |
45 973 |
54.3 |
10 651 |
12.6 |
|
2009 |
83 350 |
40 776 |
48.9 |
10 202 |
12.2 |
|
2010 |
94 632 |
54 771 |
57.9 |
14 739 |
15.6 |
|
2011 |
73 731 |
47 091 |
63.9 |
12 946 |
17.6 |
Mpum |
2008 |
42 153 |
21 855 |
51.8 |
5 535 |
13.1 |
|
2009 |
53 978 |
25 854 |
47.9 |
6 556 |
12.1 |
|
2010 |
51 695 |
29 382 |
56.8 |
8 147 |
15.8 |
|
2011 |
48 135 |
31 187 |
64.8 |
8 866 |
18.4 |
N West |
2008 |
33 157 |
22 563 |
68 |
6 436 |
19.4 |
|
2009 |
30 665 |
20 700 |
67.5 |
6 356 |
20.7 |
|
2010 |
28 909 |
21 874 |
75.7 |
8 021 |
27.7 |
|
2011 |
25 364 |
19 737 |
77.8 |
7 187 |
28.3 |
N Cape |
2008 |
9 948 |
7 237 |
72.7 |
1 997 |
20.1 |
|
2009 |
10 377 |
6 356 |
61.3 |
1 741 |
16.8 |
|
2010 |
10 182 |
7 366 |
72.3 |
2 152 |
21.1 |
|
2011 |
10 116 |
6 957 |
68.8 |
2 012 |
19.9 |
W Cape |
2008 |
43 966 |
34 488 |
78.4 |
14 503 |
33.0 |
|
2009 |
44 931 |
34 017 |
75.7 |
14 324 |
31.9 |
|
2010 |
45 764 |
34 831 |
76.1 |
14 412 |
31.5 |
|
2011 |
39 960 |
33 110 |
82.9 |
15 214 |
38.1 |
National |
2008 |
533 561 |
333 744 |
62.6 |
107 274 |
20.1 |
|
2009 |
552 073 |
334 718 |
60.6 |
109 697 |
19.9 |
|
2010 |
537 543 |
364 147 |
67.8 |
126 371 |
23.5 |
|
2011 |
496 090 |
348 117 |
70.2 |
120 767 |
24.3 |
Source: Department of Basic Education
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