We Saw A 2.3% Increase In The Number Of Candidates Who Passed SSCE In 2020 – NECO

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) results.

The Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Godswill Obioma, recently announced the results at the council’s headquarters in Minna.

According to him, there was a 2.3 per cent increase in the number of candidates who scored five credits and above, including English and Mathematics, and that is good news.

He added that a total of I,221,447 candidates registered for the examination, and 665,830 males while 555,617 were females.

His words, “The number of candidates that sat for the examination is 1,209,992, 796 males, representing 55.53 per cent and 550,126 females, representing 45.46 per cent’.”

“Number of candidates who made credit and above in the English language is 973,331, representing 82.68 per cent. A number of candidates who made credit and above in Mathematics is 1,060,100, representing 90.08 per cent.”

“Number of candidates who made five credits and above including English and Mathematics is 984,101 representing 73.89 per cent; compared to 2019 June/July SSCE figures of 829,787,there is an increase of 2.3 per cent.”

“Number of candidates who made five credits and above irrespective of English Language is 1,112,041, representing 91.91 per cent; compared to 2019 June/July SSCE figures of 1,04,989 there is an increase of 2.01 per cent.”

“Number of candidates involved in various forms of malpractice in 2020 is 33,470, representing 2.61 per cent, and 40,630, representing 3.53 per cent of such cases, were recorded in 2019.”