TIMSS South Africa 1999 Fast Facts

1999 Sample
194 schools
8 147 learners
Average age 15.5 years
Grade 8 tested

IndicatorMathematicsScience
Average achievement (standard error)275 (6.8)243 (7.8)
International benchmarks 
% Learners below 40086.385.9
% Learners at or above 40013.714.1
% Learners at or above 4755.46.8
% Learners at or above 5501.22.0
% Learners at or above 6250.20.5
Average achievement by gender (standard error)
Boys (standard error)283 (7.3)253 (7.7)
Girls (standard error)267 (7.5)234 (9.2)
Average achievement by age in years (standard error)
12-13296 (21.4)266 (28.1)
14-15310 (8.6)289 (10.4)
16-17237 (5.6)196 (4.2)
18-19215 (7.9)173 (9.3)
20-21202 (10.6)174 (15.8)
Average achievement by test language (standard error)
Always/almost always spoken370 (11.7)368 (14.9)
Sometimes spoken259 (4.7)222 (5.8)
Never spoken224 (9.3)177 (5.4)