2025 WAEC May/June Results Statistics, Over 62% Pass
WAEC has released the 2025 May/June results, with 62.96% of candidates passing with five credits including English and Mathematics. This is a drop from last year’s performance. The article breaks down the numbers, highlights special needs support, and explains pending and withheld results. Keep reading for the full picture.
It began the same way it always does, with hushed conversations at church and restless classmates glued to their phones. Some had already checked their scores. Others, perhaps out of fear or superstition, stayed away from the WAEC portal as if it were bad luck.
This time, the story is not quite as sweet as last year.
Official Announcement
At a press briefing in Yaba, the Head of WAEC Nigeria, Dr Amos Dangut, confirmed that 1,969,313 candidates sat for the 2025 May/June examination. This number includes students from schools in Benin Republic, Côte d’Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea that follow the Nigerian curriculum.
Out of the total, 1,239,884 candidates earned credits or higher in at least five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. That figure translates to 62.96 per cent.
In a broader count, 1,794,821 candidates, or 91.14 per cent, secured credits in a minimum of five subjects whether or not those included English and Mathematics.
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Male and Female Breakdown
Of the candidates who met the five-credit benchmark including English and Mathematics, 582,065 were male, making up 46.95 per cent. The remaining 657,819 were female, accounting for 53.05 per cent.
When compared to 2024, there is a visible dip. Last year, 72.12 per cent of students achieved the same standard. This year’s 62.96 per cent means a decline of 9.16 points.
Special Needs Candidates
WAEC also recorded 12,178 candidates with special needs. These included 112 visually impaired, 615 hearing impaired, 37 physically challenged, and 52 with mental challenges. According to Dr Dangut, all were given the required support during the exams and their results have been released.
Results Processing and Delays
So far, 1,763,470 candidates, representing 89.55 per cent, have fully processed results. The remaining 205,916 still have one or more subjects pending, mainly due to technical issues. WAEC says it is working to finalise these results quickly.
Cases of Malpractice
Results of 191,053 candidates, which make up 9.7 per cent of the total, have been withheld due to alleged malpractice. This is a slight improvement compared to 2024, when 11.92 per cent of results were held back.
Investigations are ongoing. Affected candidates have the option to lodge complaints through the official WAEC complaints page.
It is clear that while many students still did well, the dip in performance is hard to ignore. For parents, teachers and the students themselves, it is a wake-up call. And as they say in Naija, “person wey dey read go still sabi pass.”
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