{"id":7135,"date":"2025-08-11T14:28:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/?p=7135"},"modified":"2025-08-11T14:28:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:28:18","slug":"waec-2025-results-over-1-2-million-students-pass-but-performance-drops-by-9-compared-to-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/waec-2025-results-over-1-2-million-students-pass-but-performance-drops-by-9-compared-to-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"WAEC 2025 Results: Over 1.2 Million Students Pass, But Performance Drops by 9% Compared to Last Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The moment every student has been waiting for finally arrived \u2014 the 2025 WAEC May\/June results are out. But while millions rushed to check their scores, this year\u2019s story isn\u2019t quite as sweet as last year\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Highlights of the 2025 WAEC Results<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At a press briefing in Yaba, the Head of WAEC Nigeria, <strong>Dr Amos Dangut<\/strong>, announced that <strong>1,969,313 candidates<\/strong> sat for the exam \u2014 including students from schools in <strong>Benin Republic, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, and Equatorial Guinea<\/strong> that follow Nigeria\u2019s curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of this number:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1,239,884 candidates<\/strong> (62.96%) earned <strong>credits in at least five subjects including English Language and Mathematics<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1,794,821 candidates<\/strong> (91.14%) earned <strong>credits in at least five subjects, whether or not English and Maths were included<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While these figures may sound impressive, they reveal a worrying trend: <strong>performance dropped by 9.16 percentage points compared to 2024<\/strong>, when <strong>72.12%<\/strong> of students passed the five-credit benchmark with English and Maths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gender Performance Breakdown<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Male students:<\/strong> 582,065 (46.95%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Female students:<\/strong> 657,819 (53.05%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, girls slightly outperformed boys in meeting the five-credit benchmark, continuing a trend seen in previous years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Special Needs Candidates<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of <strong>12,178 candidates with special needs<\/strong> participated in the exam, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>112 visually impaired<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>615 hearing impaired<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>37 physically challenged<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>52 with mental challenges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>WAEC confirmed that all received the required support, and their results have been released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pending Results and Technical Delays<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, <strong>1,763,470 candidates<\/strong> (89.55%) have had their results fully processed. However, <strong>205,916 candidates<\/strong> still have one or more subjects pending due to <strong>technical issues<\/strong>. WAEC assured that these will be resolved promptly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Exam Malpractice Cases<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Results of <strong>191,053 candidates<\/strong> (9.7%) have been withheld over suspected exam malpractice \u2014 a slight improvement compared to 2024\u2019s 11.92%. Investigations are ongoing, and affected candidates can submit complaints through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/waecinternational.org\/complaints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WAEC complaints page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Takeaway<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While over <strong>1.2 million students<\/strong> achieved the required benchmark, the sharp performance decline is a wake-up call for students, teachers, and parents alike. 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