By Ben Musanje
27th Jan 2023
Uganda National Examinations Board UNBE has released the 2022 Primary Leaving Examination results indicating a high performance at the overall level with boys trouncing their female counterparts.
At least 714,702 candidates passed the 2022 Primary Leaving Examinations -PLE compared to 659,910 for the previous year according to the results released this afternoon.
According to the results, At least 60,070 (15.4%) males and 54,547 (12.9%) female candidates passed in Division one while 172,827 (44.3%) males and 184,972 (43.9%) females passed in Second Division.
68,272 boys (17.5%) passed in Third grade compared to 78,311(18.6%) girls and on the other hand, 45,309(11.1%) boys failed compared to 51,800(12.3%) for girls.
A total of 17,253 (2.96%) UPE candidates were absent, while 3,687 (1.48%) non UPE candidates were also absent.
A total of 832,654 candidates from 14,691 centers (schools) registered for PLE in 2022 compared to 749,761 in 2020, which was conducted smoothly on 8th and 9th November 2022; under the theme: Integrity and Security in the Management of Examinations, the Health and Safety of the Learners is a joint Responsibility.
While announcing the results at State Lounge Nakasero, the UNEB Executive Director Dan Odongo says that more pupils especially in urban areas have qualified to join the post-primary institutions than the previous year.
Odongo attributes the performance to the teachers in the urban schools who tend to spend more time on tasks, and the learners spend more time in school.
He further says that the teachers in urban schools tend to adopt teaching methods that emphasize preparation of candidates for test taking and also a higher level of involvement by the urban parents in their children’s learning process, and urban areas generally have better access to facilities that supplement classroom teaching.
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