15/08/2025
The 2025 WASSCE results are out.
Out of 51,719 12th graders, only 822 students passed with credits in five core subjects — including English, Mathematics, Integrated Science, Social Studies, and one elective. This means a staggering 50,897 students (98.44%) failed to meet graduation requirements. These students should not graduate and must retake the exams.
Subject-wise Performance:
English Language: 52,020 sat | 30,571 passed | 21,449 failed (58.77% pass rate)
Economics: 50,622 sat | 19,500 passed | 31,122 failed (38.52% pass rate)
Chemistry: 46,613 sat | 29,976 passed | 16,637 failed (64.31% pass rate)
Geography: 51,284 sat | 31,890 passed | 19,394 failed (62.18% pass rate)
Physics: 46,653 sat | 18,336 passed | 28,317 failed (39.30% pass rate)
Literature: 47,962 sat | 29,486 passed | 18,476 failed (61.48% pass rate)
History: 48,062 sat | 42,011 passed | 6,051 failed (87.41% pass rate – highest)
🚨Analysis:
1. English Language: With only 58.77% passing, nearly half of the students are unable to master the fundamental language of instruction, undermining overall academic competence.
2. Economics: Only 38.52% passed, signaling a severe deficiency in financial literacy and comprehension of economic concepts among students.
3. Chemistry: A 64.31% pass rate shows some competence in the sciences, but nearly 36% failure highlights gaps in laboratory skills and conceptual understanding.
4. Geography: 62.18% passed, indicating moderate comprehension of environmental and societal studies, yet almost 40% failed.
5. Physics: With a 39.30% pass rate, physics demonstrates a catastrophic failure in critical scientific reasoning, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
6. Literature: 61.48% passed, suggesting an average grasp of literary analysis and critical thinking, but the failure of 38.52% is concerning for cultural and cognitive development.
7. History: The only subject with strong results at 87.41%, showing that rote memorization may have succeeded where understanding and application in other subjects failed.
Overall Assessment:
Critical Failure in Core Subjects: Physics and Economics show dangerously low pass rates, undermining STEM and economic literacy.
Uneven Performance: History is an outlier of success; all other subjects show widespread failure.
Systemic Breakdown: The results indicate a collapse in teaching standards, inadequate student preparation, and poor educational oversight under Boakai’s administration.
Urgent Intervention Needed: The 50,897 students who failed should retake the exams before being allowed to graduate, or Liberia risks graduating an unprepared generation.
Moral Lesson: Putting ray oil on your shirt for nattin 😭😭😭😂😂
