PSLE performance on upward trend

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A gender analysis shows that female candidates outperformed their male counterparts at grades A, B and C. PIC KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) has this week released the 2025 Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) results, revealing a steady improvement in overall learner performance over the past four years.

The latest data show upward movement in Grades A to C, while Grades D and E have remained largely unchanged.

According to BEC, the percentage of candidates obtaining Grade E or better reached 99.90%, a slight increase from 99.80% last year. Only 13 candidates were unclassified and assigned Grade U, a significant drop from 39 in 2024.

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