5 Dec : The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study ( PIRLS ) measured literacy levels between 2011 & 2016 and has found 78 % of the Gr. 4 pupils who took part are functionally illiterate .
South Africa scored the lowest out of 50 countries globally .
5 Dec : The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study ( PIRLS ) measured literacy levels between 2011 & 2016 and has found 78 % of the Gr. 4 pupils who took part are functionally illiterate and South Africa scored the lowest out of 50 countries globally .