UNEB Has Released 2022 PLE Results: Here's What You Need to Know

Results from Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) which was conducted smoothly on November 8 and 9 have been released today.

According to a statement from Dan Odongo, the executive director of Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), a total of 832,654 candidates from 14,691 centers (schools) registered for PLE in 2022 compared to 749,761 in 2020.

Of this number, 583,768 (70.1%) from 11,306 centers were Universal Primary Education (UPE) beneficiaries, and 248,982 (29.9%) of the candidates were Non-UPE. The proportion of candidates benefitting from the Universal Education programme has increased by 1.7 percent.

Candidature increased by 82,893 (11.1%) over the previous year.

The statement shows that 400,100 (48.1%) boys were registered compared to 432,554 (51.9%) girls, indicating that more girls than boys completed the Primary Education cycle.

The UNEB Executive Director noted that there was a significant improvement in performance of English at the distinction and credit levels while the overall pass level remained the same.

In Social Studies with Religious Education (SST), performance declined at all levels, while Integrated Science recorded an overall improvement. Mathematics had better performance at the Distinction and Credit pass levels.

Candidates’ performance generally improved, according to the statement. "The number of candidates scoring zero in various subjects has generally decreased compared to previous years."

In terms of numbers, 714,702 candidates passed the PLE compared to 659,910 the previous year. Overall, therefore, more pupils qualify to join the post-primary institutions than the previous year.

A candidate is deemed to have passed if he/she obtains Divisional grades of 1, 2, 3 or 4.

On the side of examination malpractice, scouts and examiners reported a number of cases of suspected external assistance rendered to candidates by third parties inside the examination rooms and smuggling of information relevant to the examination by some of the candidates. Security also arrested some distributors and teachers who cut open question paper envelopes in order to access question papers in the districts of Mukono, Gomba, Mpigi, and the greater Masaka areas. 

"A number of these have been arrested and charged in Courts of Law under the relevant sections of the UNEB Act, 2021," reads the statement. "Over 10 such suspects have been remanded to Prison in Mpigi and Masaka. Others have been released on bail."