The chart above shows the number of matriculants who passed the maths subject with a pass mark of 40% and above, between 2017 and 2020. The chart demonstrates that KZN has the highest number of maths graduates (18,869) across all three years (11% of the national pass rate in 2020). The number of students in KZN who passed maths in 2020 was 9% higher than in 2019. This trend aligns with an increased national student pass rate of 6.7% in 2020. Western Cape has the highest provincial pass rate for maths at 54.4%, despite having fewer graduates (5% of the national pass rate in 2020).