The National Examination Council, NECO revealed the internal results of the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination on Tuesday.
According to the examination body’s Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, the result summary shows that 61.60% received five credits, including English and Mathematics.
12,030, or 0.07 percent, compared to 13,594, or 0.13 percent, in 2022.
The total number of candidates who registered for the exam was 1,205,888, with 1,196,985 sitting for the exams.
616,398 males and 580,587 females sat for the Examination.
Number of candidates with 5 credits and above, including English and Maths 737, 308.
The number of candidates with five credits, irrespective of English and Mathematics, is 1,013,611, representing 84.68 per cent.