Post by cjm on Jul 7, 2016 17:22:48 GMT
South Africa’s mathematics and science education quality was ranked as the worst in the world by the World Economic Forum.
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South Africa also finished close to last – 137 out of 139 countries – when looking at the overall quality of its education system.
The WEF’s 2016 report ranks SA’s mathematics and science education quality lower than that of Nigeria, Mozambique, and Malawi.
This is the third year in a row that South Africa has finished last in the World Economic Forum’s mathematics and science education quality rankings.
It should be noted that these rankings are based on the perceptions of business leaders, and make use of the WEF’s annual Executive Opinion Survey to establish how well a country’s education system is performing.
In this survey, the opinions of business leaders are gathered on a variety of topics.
The rankings therefore detail the perceived quality of mathematics and science education systems.
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