The chart above shows the number of matriculants who passed science with a pass mark of 40% and above between 2017 and 2020. As with maths, KZN has the highest number of science students (18,570 or 11% of total students who wrote in SA) in 2020. Unlike the maths statistics, the number of students who have graduated has decreased from 2019 to 2020. The general trend in pass rates shows a decline across all provinces over the two-year period. KZN performance in science is at 46%, slighlty higher than the national average of 42.4%. Western Cape obtained the highest pass rate for science in 2020, at 57.5%