The West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, has released the 2025 results, showing a significant decline in performance by schools’ candidates.
Out of the 1,969,313 candidates who sat for the examination, 754,545 candidates, representing 38.32%, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
In the 2024 WASSCE, 72.12% of candidates obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
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A total of 1,973,365 candidates from 23,554 recognised secondary schools across Nigeria registered for the major examination. Out of these, 1,969,313 candidates actually sat for the examination.
The examination was not limited to Nigeria, as candidates from schools in Benin Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, and Equatorial Guinea, where the Nigerian curriculum is used, also participated.
Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos on Monday, the Head of Nigeria National Office, West African Examinations Council, WAEC, Dr Amos Dangut, stated that the Council withheld the results of 192,089 candidates, representing 9.75% of the total number of candidates who sat for the WASSCE for various cases of examination malpractice.
Dangut explained that in comparison with the previous year’s results, there was a 33.8% decrease in performance. In the 2024 WASSCE, 72.12% of candidates obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. This year’s results showed a significant decline in performance, with only 38.32% of candidates achieving the same feat.
