Boys Outperform Girls in 2023 UCE Exams

The 2023 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) results, released by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), reveal a notable gender disparity with boys outperforming girls in most subjects.

Of the 361,695 candidates who sat for the exams, 64,782 achieved Division One, representing 17.9 percent, a notable increase from the previous year.

Additionally, 95.9 percent of candidates qualified for post-UCE institutions.

In terms of gender comparison, boys outshined girls in almost all subjects except English Language, where girls performed better.

Notably, 3.2 percent of males passed with distinctions in English Language compared to 4.1 percent of females.

However, across other subjects, more males performed better in all grades, except at Pass levels, where females outnumbered their male counterparts.

UNEBS’s Executive Director, Dan Odongo, highlighted that while there has been a significant improvement in English Language, Religious Education, Mathematics, and Biology, there were drops in History, Agriculture, and Physics.

Efforts to address gender disparities in completion rates and performances were emphasized by Education and Sports Minister Janet Museveni, who stressed the importance of inclusivity in the education system.

Despite overall improvements in exam results, cases of examination malpractice, particularly external assistance during exams, still persist, according to UNEB reports.

Below is the list of how different schools performed in 2023 UCE exams