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The Eastern Cape had the lowest pass rate in the country, even though it had increased marginally from 61.4 percent in 2012 to 64.9 percent in 2013.
The best performing province was the Free State, increasing from 81.1 percent in 2012 to 87.4 in 2013.
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has hailed the matrics of 2013 as the best there's been since the advent of democracy.
She announced on Monday that the overall matric pass rate had increased from 73.9 percent in 2012 to 78.2 percent last year.
The number of learners who achieved university entrance passes also increased to around 30 percent.
Motshekga described the matric pass rate in 2013 as record breaking.
