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Update on 2010 MDG REPORT. Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee 31 May 2011. MDG Report Education Goals & Indicators. Process of drafting 2010 MDG report. StatsSA – coordinator for preparation of 2010 MDG Country Report Report prepared by external report writers
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Update on 2010 MDG REPORT Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee 31 May 2011
Process of drafting 2010 MDG report • StatsSA – coordinator for preparation of 2010 MDG Country Report • Report prepared by external report writers • Sectoral Working Groups (made up of both government as well as civil society) established by StatsSA • DBE chaired SWG on Education and Gender. • Indicators subjected to domestication process • DBE provided data to StatsSA • The MDG report was submitted to NEDLAC, CABINET and presented to UN in September 2010
Progress in Goal 2Literacy rate: % of 15-24 years old that have completed Grade 7 and above
Progress in Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
Preliminary Conclusion • SA will most likely achieve the goal of universal primary education before the year 2015 • Currently, gender parity has not been achieved at primary level (GPI = 0.96) but gap is closing. Reason for gap: higher levels of repetition among male learners • GPI has been achieved at secondary level (1.05)– in fact more females than males in secondary • All education goals can be achieved before the end of the year 2015 • Poor performance of learners as one of the proxy indicators for measuring quality of education remains a challenge