The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2026 SSCE results for candidates who took the internal Senior School Certificate Examination.
NECO Registrar, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, announced the results on Thursday at the council’s headquarters in Minna.
A total of 1,378,048 candidates registered for the examination. The figure comprised 682,352 male candidates and 695,696 female candidates.
2026 SSCE results: Candidates’ performance
According to the Registrar, 1,371,992 candidates eventually sat for the examination.
Of those who participated, 678,903 were male while 693,089 were female.
Wushishi said 804,948 candidates, representing 58.67 per cent, obtained at least five credits, including English Language and Mathematics.
He added that 1,162,118 candidates, representing 84.70 per cent, secured five credits and above when English Language and Mathematics were not included.
The figures show the overall performance of candidates across the 2026 internal SSCE.
NECO has continued to conduct the internal SSCE for senior secondary school candidates across the country as part of its examination responsibilities.
Key figures from the examination
- Registered candidates: 1,378,048
- Candidates who sat: 1,371,992
- Five credits including English and Mathematics: 804,948 (58.67%)
- Five credits without English and Mathematics: 1,162,118 (84.70%)