2026 GCE results announced

THE Ministry of Education has officially announced the completion and release of the 2026 General Certificate of Education (GCE) examination results. Acting Minister of Education Gilbert Siame announced that of the candidates who wrote the exam, 112,640 passed, with a pass rate of 85.63 percent, compared to the 85.70 percent in 2025, while 18,226 candidates […]

THE Ministry of Education has officially announced the completion and release of the 2026 General Certificate of Education (GCE) examination results. 

Acting Minister of Education Gilbert Siame announced that of the candidates who wrote the exam, 112,640 passed, with a pass rate of 85.63 percent, compared to the 85.70 percent in 2025, while 18,226 candidates failed, having not passed any subject they sat for.

Dr Siame highlighted a total of 140,938 candidates registered for the 2026 GCE examinations among them, 43,488 were male candidates representing 30.86 percent, while 97,450 were female candidates representing 69.14 percent.

He noted that this underscores the increasing female participation in national examinations, emphasising that a call is being made to encourage more male candidates to take advantage of educational opportunities to improve their academics.

He further added that there has been an improvement in participation, saying that 130,866 candidates sat for the exam, representing a participation rate of 92.85 percent from 91.43 percent recorded in 2025.