2025 WASSCE results confirm fluctuating performance in core subjects over 4-year period

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The show of schoolhouse candidates successful the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has been fluctuating successful the past 4 years, particularly successful each the halfway subjects from 2022 to 2025.

The provisional results of the 2025 WASSCE released by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) connected Saturday amusement the lowest show successful each 4 halfway subjects successful the past 4 years.

The halfway subjects are English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science and Social Studies.

The results fluctuating trend.

A full of 461,736 candidates from 1,021 schools wrote the examination.

This is simply a flimsy summation of 0.24 per cent implicit the 460,611 candidates who registered successful 2024.

Core Mathematics recorded the largest driblet successful performance.

Only 48.73 per cent of candidates obtained grades A1 to C6 successful 2025, compared with 66.86 per cent successful 2024.

This represents an 18.13 constituent fall. The result is besides little than the 61.39 per cent recorded successful 2022 and the 62.23 per cent posted successful 2023.

In 2021, 54.11 per cent passed Mathematics, making the 2025 effect the lowest successful the play reviewed.

They are made up of 207,415 males and 254,321 females.

A full of 114,872 candidates received people F9 successful Mathematics, representing 26.77 per cent of each candidates.

Social Studies recorded a akin drop.

A full of 55.82 per cent of candidates obtained grades A1 to C6 successful 2025, compared with 71.53 per cent successful 2024. This 15.71 constituent autumn makes the 2025 result the lowest since 2021, erstwhile 66.03 per cent passed.

The taxable reached its highest effect successful 2023 with 76.76 per cent. The 2025 fig is 20.94 points lower.

In all, 122,449 candidates failed Social Studies with people F9 successful 2025. This represents 27.5 per cent of the candidates.

English Language remained stable. A full of 69 per cent of candidates obtained grades A1 to C6 successful 2025, compared with 69.52 per cent successful 2024. The taxable reached its highest result successful 2023 with 73.11 per cent. The 2025 effect is supra the 60.39 per cent recorded successful 2022 and the 54.08 per cent posted successful 2021.

Integrated Science recorded a autumn to 57.74 percent successful 2025, down from 58.77 per cent successful 2024. The taxable has present dropped from the 66.82 per cent recorded successful 2023 and remains little than the 62.45 per cent posted successful 2022. In 2021, 65.7 per cent passed Integrated Science, making 2025 the weakest effect successful the four-year period.

The information shows that 2023 remains the strongest twelvemonth for each halfway subjects. The diminution began successful 2024 and worsened successful 2025. The 2025 results are present little than the 2021 outcomes successful Mathematics, Integrated Science, and Social Studies. English Language remains supra the 2021 level, though the taxable has seen a driblet from the 2023 peak.

Of the 461,736 candidates who registered for the 2025 examination, 5,821 were absent. This represents 1.26 per cent. In 2021, 3,545 candidates were absent, representing 0.79 per cent. A full of 207,415 antheral candidates and 254,321 pistillate candidates wrote the 2025 examination.

The Council has cautioned the nationalist against fraudsters who assertion they tin alteration results for a fee. It said each WAEC results are secured and tin beryllium checked done the Council’s verification system.