South Africa’s Matric pass rate – 1995 to 2016

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has revealed the matric pass rate for 2016, with 72.5% of students progressing.

The pass rate of 72.5% is up compared to the 70.7% pass rate of 2015.

Candidates can get their individual results on 5 January from their school or the centre where they wrote their exams, major newspapers, local websites, and SMS and USSD services.

Over 50% of learners passed with the required standard to enable them to access higher education, said the department’s Dr Rufus Poliah.

Matric pass rate from 1995 to 2016

The table below shows the matric pass rate over the past two decades.

Matric Pass Rate
Year	Pass Rate
1995	53.4%
1996	54.4%
1997	47.4%
1998	49.3%
1999	48.9%
2000	57.9%
2001	61.7%
2002	68.9%
2003	73.3%
2004	70.7%
2005	68.3%
2006	66.5%
2007	65.2%
2008	62.5%
2009	60.6%
2010	67.8%
2011	70.3%
2012	73.9%
2013	78.3%
2014	75.8%
2015	70.7%
2016	72.5%