> Literacy Rate [...] This is the biggest reason I am optimistic that Africa's progress will continue. South Africa is rated as excellent in these slides, yet

> Literacy Rate [...] This is the biggest reason I am optimistic that Africa's progress will continue. South Africa is rated as excellent in these slides, yet was placed second-last in a few TIMSS categories[1]. Progress won't happen if we cherry-pick data that makes things look better than they are, the education system in South Africa is in dire need of repair. Notably, all the problems at the universities this year. Additionally, instead of improving the quality of education, the government is lowering the passing mark. [1]: https://press-admin.voteda.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1_1_math-distribution-of-mathematics-achievement-grade-4-1.pdf https://press-admin.voteda.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1_... https://press-admin.voteda.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1_2_math-distribution-of-mathematics-achievement-grade-8-1.pdf https://press-admin.voteda.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1_... https://press-admin.voteda.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1_2_science-distribution-of-science-achievement-grade-8-1.pdf https://press-admin.voteda.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1_...