The ministry of education has today released the 2024 examination results showing that the overall pass rate increased as compared to 2023.
A total of 84,301 candidates scored first Grade, 397,589 scored second division, 165,284 in third grade, a total of 75,556 candidates in fourth grade and 64,251 have failed.
The results shows that Candidates have performed better in Social Studies & Religious Studies, Integrated Science and Mathematics
A higher proportion of the 2024 candidates passed in Division 2 and above level. Overall, the performance of candidates is better than that of 2023. A higher proportion of the candidates passed (91.8%) compared to 2023 (88.0%).
‘’There is a drop in the number of candidates obtaining Division 1. Division U (Ungraded) is awarded to candidates who have failed to reach the minimum level of performance that can be awarded the minimum Division 4. They are not eligible for admission to the Senior One class’’ said UNEB executive director Mr. Dan Odong while presenting the results to minister for education and sports, Janet Kataha Museveni at Nakasero state house.
Candidates have performed better in Social Studies & Religious Studies, Integrated Science and Mathematics, There was an overall drop in performance in English compared to 2023.
A total of 797,444 candidates from 14,883 centres (schools) registered for PLE in 2024 compared to 749,347 in 2023. Of this number, 524,025 (65.7%) from 11,451 centres were Universal Primary Education (UPE) beneficiaries, and 273,419 (34.3%) of the candidates from 3,432 centres were Non UPE.
Performance of Special Candidate Groups
Prison Inmates at the Uganda Government Upper Prison School, Luzira, 71 candidates were registered as compared to the 69 registered in 2023. Of the 71 candidates who registered, 59 candidates sat, 4 passed in Division 1, 36 obtained Division 2, 13 obtained Division 3, 6 obtained Division 4, and none were ungraded, while 12 did not sit for the examination.
At Mbarara Main Prison Inmates Primary School, 37 candidates were registered and they all sat. Of those, 4 obtained Division 1; 20 are in Division 2, 10 are in Division 3 while three are in Division 4. None were ungraded. All candidates were male.
