2014WASSCE: Statistics show states with highest percentage pass, possible cause of mass failure
By Chidinma Eze on August 29, 2014
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The Statistics of result released by the West African Examinations Council for the May/June WASSCE 2014shows that, Anambra, Abia and Edo states came top as best performing states with 65.92%, 58.52% and 57.82% respectively.
Students who scored five credits and above including Maths and English in Anambra State totals 34,094, with 19,109 female students and 14,985 male students. In Abia State, a total of 32,947 students made five credits and above including Maths and English, with 15,347 male students and 17,600 female students. In Bayelsa State, 37,242 students scored five credits and above including Maths and English. 18,479 were male students while 18,763 were female students.
Nevertheless, eight out of the 36 states in Nigeria recorded a score less than 10%. These states include Adamawa, Jigawa, Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi. Others are Gombe, Bauchi and Yobe.
While Adamawa State recorded 8.75% for those who made five credits and above including Maths and English, Jigawa, Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi recorded 7.47%, 7.12%, 6.65% and 6.30% respectively. Gombe State recorded 5.68%, Bauchi 5.28% and Yobe, 4.85%.
In Adamawa State, out of the 30,235 candidates who sat for the examinations, 1,510 males and 1,136 females made five credits and above, including Maths and English. In Sokoto, 25,391 candidates sat for the examinations. 1,193 males and 616 females scored five credits and above, including Maths and English.
In Zamfara, Kebbi, Gombe, Bauchi and Yobe, students who scored five credits and above including Maths and English were 1,954, 1,676, 1,107, 1,548 and 743 respectively.
Borno, Taraba, Niger, Nasarawa and Oyo states fell within the 15-24% range. Others within this bracket are Plateau, Osun, Cross River and Kogi states.
Scores for Benue, Ogun, Kano, Kwara and the FCT fell within 26-45%. Within this bracket also are Akwa Ibom, Ondo, Ekiti and Ebonyi, Kaduna, Delta, Imo and Lagos states.


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The Top three states are as follows: Anambra, Abia and Edo states. I don't really understand why Imo State with a very high literacy level is falling behind these days. Congrats to Anambra, Abia (not T.A Orji oo) and Edo States.

I know Ebonyi will not take last what so ever.

Anambra always on tap!

Rochas don kill education in imo state with his useless free education

Ndi igbo kwenu! Anambra kwezuo ni o!

Statistics not correct! is Enugu State , FCT Missing or what??

We still need full statistics with maybe table.
Ebonyi is really coming up gradually.

Igbos are just too good for this cesspit of a country called Nigeria...IGBO(I GO BEFORE OTHERS)

Anambra Adigo Mma

Imo oooooooo!! I dnt blve wht I'm reading! So we've descended so low eii? We cnt evn beat abia!! Free education infact subsidies and free things destroys and is retrogressive. It devalues everything. Look how the great imo has fallen.

Copy and paste without editing is a lazy man's job

The north though!

People that buy results and do special centres are thumping their chests because they think they're the best. Sorry for this country

eunisam: I know Ebonyi will not take last what so ever.

You must be an ebonyian

DickDastardly: Anambra always on tap!

Why hurry?

Ichel:
You must be an ebonyian


Why hurry?

certainly! Any problem with that?

eunisam: certainly! Any problem with that?

Not at all, just taking note of you guys.

Any position for Imo State other than No.1 in education is completely unacceptable.


Rochas, this slack must not repeat itself next year!

Oh delta!

not true........ ? Y ekiti not in top three? fayami, daris God ooo

The dwindling fortunes of Imo State in these national exams is the main reason people like me have called for the scrapping of the useless free education policy in Imo State. I have always maintained that no state in Nigeria not least Imo can afford free education especially with the basic demands of education and the dwindling resources. Education must be adequately funded to be functional progressive and qualitative. Quality education is a basic and fundamental right if citizens of Imo State and you cant have quality without proper funding, how does Rochas expect to achieve quality in education when he gives it for free. The money used to fund free education should be used to improve infrastructure and facilities at schools, equip the libraries and laboratories, build more conducive classrooms, motivate teachers by taking care of their welfare in terms of salaries and allowances. This will serve Imo better in the long run than the charade called free education.
Imo must regain her rightful place but credit must be given to Peter Obi for investing in education and to Willie Obiano for sustaining the policy. Education isn't free in Anambra, the people pay to access they don't complain yet they are doing well. Imo was doing better than all until Rochas came with this stupid policy that will make us one day be competing with Yobe for who carries the class on his head. What a shame.

The number of Girl Child that are getting Education is higher than their male counterpart. Is it only me that is noticing this trend from the result above? What effect does it have on the future of our country? Men wake up from your slumber. Kudos to the Girl Child, they are doing well, kudos to their parents and teachers behind the scene making it possible for them to succeed.

were is Delta state

DjAndroid: Copy and paste without editing is a lazy man's job

U're very silly bro....
Hmmn

Olaskybab:
U're very silly bro....
Y can't u do 1??

You are the most silly for quoting me.

Congratulations to my beloved edo state for making the top 3

duni04: People that buy results and do special centres are thumping their chests because they think they're the best. Sorry for this country

Dnt hate bro. till u travel to Anambra state, u won't know Wat d state of education there is. Anambra have never been an educationionally backward state. u can google d plethora of intellects dat have emanated from Anambra state. dnt hate. it doesn't pay.

DjAndroid:

You are the most silly for quoting me.

U nd Wu??