Figure 1.
The graph plots academic year G C against number of students from 0 to 1,000,000 and rate from 0 to 100 per cent. In 2021 to 2022 G C, total examinees are 896,520, passed students are 30,034, failed students are 866,486, pass rate is 3.35 per cent, and failure rate is 96.65 per cent. In 2022 to 2023 G C, total examinees are 845,099, passed students are 27,267, failed students are 817,832, pass rate is 3.23 per cent, and failure rate is 96.77 per cent. In 2023 to 2024 G C, total examinees are 684,405, passed students are 36,409, failed students are 647,996, pass rate is 5.32 per cent, and failure rate is 94.68 per cent. In 2024 to 2025 G C, total examinees are 585,882, passed students are 48,929, failed students are 536,953, pass rate is 8.35 per cent, and failure rate is 91.65 per cent.Students’ exam performance
Source(s): Ministry of Education Ethiopia 2022–2025. Figure 1 shows that the number of pupils who pass the grade 12 national exam is still quite low compared to the total number of candidates, and the failure rate is still very high. This pattern shows that there are problems in the system that are hurting the quality of education and the results of tests (Annual abstract 2021/22–2024/25)