Over 500,000 Nigerian Students Score Poorly In English And Mathematics In 2024 WASSCE

Over 500,000 Nigerian Students Score Poorly In English And Mathematics In 2024 WASSCE

The 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results reveal that 503,275 candidates failed both English Language and Mathematics. This figure represents a significant portion of the 1.8 million students who took the exam…… CONTINUE READING

Amos Dangut, Head of WAEC’s Nigeria Office, expressed concern over the poor performance in these core subjects, highlighting a decline in overall academic achievement. Of the 1,805,216 candidates who sat for the examination, only 1,301,941 (72.12%) achieved credits in at least five subjects, including English and Mathematics. This marks a 7.69% decrease from the previous year’s 79.81%.

Dangut explained that, while 1,332,089 candidates (73.79%) secured credits in any five subjects, including or excluding English and Mathematics, the drop in those achieving credits in the core subjects indicates declining educational standards.

Additionally, the regional examination body announced that results for 215,267 candidates (11.92% of the total) were withheld due to various cases of examination malpractice. Candidates are advised to check their results on the WAEC official website.

The results were officially released on Monday, August 12, 2024.

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