The West Africa Examination Council, WAEC, has reported that 84.38% of candidates who participated in the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates in Nigeria achieved credit and above in a minimum of five subjects.
During a press briefing on Monday to announce the release of the 2023 WASSCE results, Mr. Patrick Areghan, the Head of the Nigeria Office, shared that out of the total 1,613,733 candidates who took the exam, a notable 1,361,608 candidates, equating to 84.38%, attained credit and above in at least five subjects, regardless of the inclusion of English Language and/or Mathematics.
He further disclosed that 79.81% of candidates secured credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including both English Language and Mathematics.
Mr. Areghan emphasized, “The statistical evaluation of candidate performance in the examination indicates that among the 1,613,733 candidates who participated, 1,361,608 candidates, which is 84.38%, achieved credit and above in a minimum of any five subjects (with or without English Language and/or Mathematics).”
He continued, “A total of 1,287,920 candidates, representing 79.81%, secured credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.”
In terms of gender distribution, he highlighted that out of the aforementioned 1,287,920 candidates, 616,914 (47.9%) were male, while 671,006 (52.1%) were female.
In comparison to the 2022 performance, he noted, “The proportion of candidates falling within this category in the WASSCE for School Candidates in 2022, that is, those who obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, was 76.36%. This marks a decline of 3.45% in performance.”
Additionally, Mr. Areghan conveyed that the results of 262,803 candidates who participated in the examination have been withheld due to various reported cases of examination malpractice. These withheld results account for 16.29% of the total 1,613,733 candidates who took the exam.
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