Imiphumela ye-2023 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) idweba isithombe esiphathelene nohlelo lwezemfundo lwaseNingizimu Afrika. Naphezu kokuhlola abafundi bebanga lesihlanu nelesishiyagalolunye esikhundleni sokuhlola okujwayelekile emhlabeni wonke kwabafundi bebanga lesine nelesishiyagalombili, abafundi baseNingizimu Afrika baqede ekugcineni ezibalweni nasesayensini emazweni angama-59 abebambe iqhaza.
I-TIMSS, ukuhlola okukhulu kwamazwe ngamazwe kwemikhuba yempumelelo yezemfundo, ibiqhutshwa njalo eminyakeni emine kule minyaka engama-28 edlule. Emjikelezweni ka-2023, ilinganise ukusebenza kwabafundi kuzibalo nesayensi, amaphuzu amaningi amazwe asukela phakathi kuka-400 kuya ku-600. I-Singapore izihola phambili zombili izifundo, yathola angu-615 kuzibalo kanye nama-607 kwisayensi.
Indlela yaseNingizimu Afrika elungisiwe yokuhlola abafundi ibanga eliphezulu yayihloselwe ukuhambisana nekharikhulamu futhi ivumele ukuhlaziywa kwethrendi. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kulungiswa kukhombisa izinselele ohlelweni lwezemfundo lwezwe, njengoba belufuna ukunikeza abafundi asebekhulile ithuba elingcono lokuncintisana.
Kwizibalo iNingizimu Afrika ithole amaphuzu angu-362—okungaphansi kakhulu kwesilinganiso samazwe ngamazwe esingu-503 kwathi izwe lesibili eliphansi, iKuwait, ethole angu-382. Kwezesayensi imiphumela ibe mibi nakakhulu njengoba iNingizimu Afrika ithole angu-308 kuphela, uma kuqhathaniswa ne-Kuwait engama-373 isilinganiso samazwe ngamazwe sama-494.
Le miphumela igqamisa izinselele ezibalulekile emkhakheni wezemfundo eyisisekelo eNingizimu Afrika. Naphezu kweminyaka eyengeziwe yokufunda, abafundi bayazabalaza ukuhlangabezana nezilinganiso zamazwe ngamazwe. Leli gebe lokusebenza liphakamisa imibuzo enzima mayelana nekhwalithi yekharikhulamu, impumelelo yokufundisa, kanye nokwabiwa kwezinsiza ezikoleni zaseNingizimu Afrika.
Ukubhekana nalokhu kushiyeka kubalulekile ekwenzeni ngcono imiphumela yesikhathi esizayo kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuthi abafundi baseNingizimu Afrika bahlonyiswe ngamakhono ukuze baphumelele emhlabeni jikelele.