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Female candidates outshine male counterparts in A-level national exams

By IGIHE
On 5 December 2023 at 07:00

The National Examination and School Inspection Authority (NESA) has disclosed the outcomes of the Advanced Level national exams, revealing a noteworthy trend wherein male candidates have outperformed their female counterparts in various categories.

The results, unveiled on Monday, December 4, at the Ministry of Education’s headquarters, indicate that male candidates demonstrated a commendable success rate of 96.8% in General Education (GE), surpassing the 93.6% success rate achieved by their female counterparts.

Similarly, in the Teacher Training Centre (TTC), male candidates slightly outshone their female peers with success rates of 99.8% and 99.6%, respectively.

This trend persisted in Training Vocational Education Technical (TVET), where male candidates achieved a success rate of 97.7%, slightly edging out females at 97.5%. The data encompassed a total of 80,892 candidates across categories, including GE, TTC, and TVET.

Within the GE category, out of 48,455 candidates (21,186 male and 27,269 female), 94.5% successfully passed this year’s examinations, representing a marginal decrease from the previous year’s 94.6% success rate.

TTC, with 4,000 candidates sitting for exams (1,708 male and 2,292 female), witnessed a pass rate of 99.7%, a slight dip from the previous year’s 99.9%.

Concerning TVET, 97.6% of the 28,070 candidates (15,163 male and 12,907 female) who sat for exams showed a marginal change from the previous results of 97.8%.

NESA emphasized that the highest achievable aggregate by excelling in all examinable subjects is 60, while the minimum aggregate stands at nine. Candidates and stakeholders can now access their results through NESA’s portal or via messages.


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