The West African Examination Council says only 38.32 per cent of the total 1,969,313 candidates who sat for the examination across 23,554 schools, obtained credits and above in five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
Head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC, Dr Amos Dangut who made this known at a press briefing held at the Council’s national headquarters in Yaba, Lagos, on Monday, explained that the 38. 32 percent representing 754,545 candidates obtained a minimum of five credits including English and Mathematics, saying this is a sharp 33.8 per cent drop from the 72.12 per cent recorded in 2024.
He however described the overall conduct of the examination as a “huge success” despite logistical and operational challenges.
Dangut attributed the decline in performance largely to the Council’s new strategy of serialising objective test papers in core subjects like Mathematics, English, Biology, and Economics.
“This approach drastically reduced the incidence of collusion and made examination malpractice more difficult.
“We observed a dip in the performance of objective papers, but essay papers remained consistent with previous years. It’s a strong signal that candidates must rely on their own preparation,” he said.
The examination was held between April 24 and June 20, 2025, with coordination and marking carried out from July 3 to 21.
WAEC deployed a real-time digital scoring system during the marking phase to ensure faster and more accurate result processing
Of the total candidates, 1,517,517 (77.06 per cent) had their results fully released, while 451,796 (22.94 per cent) had some subjects still being processed due to technical issues, which Dangut assured would be resolved in a few days.
On examination malpractice, 192,089 results, representing 9.75 per cent of total candidates, are being withheld for various offenses, including the use of banned mobile phones and collusion. This marks a slight improvement from the 11.92 per cent withheld in 2024.
WAEC asked candidates to log on to http://waecdirect.org to have access to their access to their respective results
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