NECO announces 61% pass rate for candidates as it releases 2023 Results

The National Examination Council has released the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal results.

In a press briefing in Minna on Tuesday, October 10, NECO’s Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, said the result summary shows that 61.6 percent scored five credits, including English and Mathematics.

The number of candidates who registered for the exam was 1,205,888, and the number of candidates who sat for the exams was 1,196,985.

Giving a breakdown of the figures, Wushishi said 616,398 of the candidates were male and 580,587 were females.

Thr number of candidates with five credits and above, including English and Maths were 737, 308.

The number of candidates with five credits, irrespective of English and Mathematics, is 1,013,611, representing 84.68 percent.

“Number of candidates registered for the examination is 1,205,888, representing 621,084 males and 584,804 Females,” he said.