The National Examination Council (NECO) has published the results of the June/July 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), in which 61.60% of students achieved five credits and above in both English Language and Mathematics.
The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, announced these results at the NECO headquarters during a press briefing in Minna, Niger State.
Prof. Wushishi revealed that a total of 1,205,888 students registered for the examination, with 1,196,985 candidates actually taking the exams. This figure comprises 616,398 male students and 580,587 female students.
In comparison to the 2022 SSCE results, which recorded a pass rate of 60.74%, the 2023 SSCE results showed a slight decrease of 0.86% in the number of candidates who achieved five credits and above in both subjects.
It is worth noting that in 2021, 71.64% of students managed to obtain five credits in these key subjects.
Further details will be provided later.