
Mr. Patrick Areghan, head of the Nigerian Office of WAEC announced the result at a press briefing today.
The result shows the girls beating the boys.
Areghan said 1,338,348 obtained five credits, with or without English and Mathematics.
“1,003,668 candidates, representing 65.24%, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
“Of this number 497,139 i. e. 49.53% were male candidates, while 506,529 i.e. 50.47% were female candidates. The percentage of candidates in this category in the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2019, that is, those who obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, was 64.18%. Thus, there is a marginal 1.06% improvement in performance in this regard.”
The male students who also obtained the same level of credits were 497,139 or 49.53%.
Candidates who obtained five credits with English and Maths were slightly more than those who did so in 2019.
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