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UNEB releases 2022 UCE results

9 February 2023, 1:21 pm

Senioir four students sitting their exams recently. The Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) has reported a reduction in the failure rate after the candidates who sat for the 2022 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) posted better performance than their colleagues who sat for the same examinations in 2020. PHOTO/ FILE

By: Patrick Opwonya

Candidature increased by16,063 (4.8%)from 333,396 in 2020 to 349,459,175,768(50.3%) and that of females is 173,691(49.7%). The difference is The gap, in favour of males, appears to be resurfacing. previous examination.The candidates sat from 3,703 centres. Of these,114,181for the examination compared to 330,592 candidates who appeared for the in 2022 reversing the decrease of 4,324 (-1.3%)that had been witnessed in the number of females had surpassed that of the males, for the first time,by 398. In 2022, 345,695candidates(173,761 males and 171,934 females) appeared 2,077 more malesthan females who registered for the examination. In 2019,the (32.7%) were USE beneficiaries. The number of male candidates registered is examination in 2020. his is an increase of 15,103(4.6%) candidates.