WASSCE 2025: WAEC releases results, records sharp decline in performance

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates.

A total of 1,969,313 candidates sat the examination conducted between April and June, out of the 1,973,365 candidates that registered across 23,554 recognised secondary schools in Nigeria.

The exam was also conducted in schools located in Benin Republic, Côte d’Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea that operate the Nigerian curriculum.

WAEC’s Head of Nigeria Office, Amos Dangut, announced the release at a press briefing in Lagos on Monday, noting a significant drop in the number of candidates who passed with credit in core subjects.

According to him, 1,718,090 candidates, representing 87.24 per cent of those who sat the examination, obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects, with or without English Language and Mathematics.

However, only 754,545 candidates, representing 38.32 per cent, obtained credit and above in at least five subjects including English Language and Mathematics.

This shows a major drop from the 72.12 per cent recorded in the 2024 edition, indicating a 33.8 per cent decline in performance.

Mr Dangut said 976,787 of the candidates who sat the exam were male, while 992,526 were female, representing 49.60 per cent and 50.40 per cent respectively.

Out of the total, 12,178 candidates with varying degrees of special needs were registered, including 112 visually impaired, 615 with hearing difficulties, 52 with mental health conditions, and 37 physically challenged candidates. WAEC said provisions were made to support these candidates, and their results have also been released.

So far, the results of 1,517,517 candidates (77.06 per cent) have been fully processed and released, while 451,796 candidates (22.94 per cent) still have one or more subjects pending due to issues being resolved.

WAEC said it is working to release the outstanding results in the coming days.