Reading literacy assessment of learners in South Africa 2021, by language
The progress in international reading literacy study surveyed learners in grades four and six in 11 official languages in South Africa. The highest language test score occurred among the grade six Afrikaans learners, with a mean score of 456. The grade four Afrikaans learners followed with a language test score of 387. On the other hand, Setswana had the lowest language test score with an average of 211, which is concerningly low when compared to the