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PLE 2022: Top districts with most division one candidates

According to the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), there was a general improvement in the performance of candidates in all districts in the country.

Pupils in class

Districts such as Nabilatuk that had only five candidates in division one in the 2020 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) this time around had seven candidates passing in division one.

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Results released last Friday indicate that all the 136 districts in Uganda had candidates who passed in division one.

In this article, we rank the best performing districts in 2022 PLE;

District Number of candidates in division one Percentage (%) Total candidates
Mbarara 3,636 38% 9,657
Kampala 12,896 34% 38,105
Masaka 3,120 32% 9,628
Bushenyi 2,116 32% 6,648
Sheema 1,965 31% 6,388
Mitooma 1,428 30% 4,704
Wakiso 21,588 30% 71,566
Kabarole 2,046 28% 7,249
Kyotera 1,663 27% 6,243
Mukono 6,018 26% 23,380
Bunyangabu 945 26% 3,695
Rwampara 793 25% 3.123
Rubirizi 739 25% 2,958
Kiruhura 696 22% 3,111
Ibanda 1,177 20% 5,860
Rukungiri 1,592 20% 8,074
Kalangala 108 19% 555
Kabale 1,084 19% 5,586
Ntungamo 2,273 19% 11,899
Kazo 530 17% 3.095
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According to UNEB, a total of 114,617 (representing 12.1%) passed in division in 2022 compared to 81,864 (representing 11%) in the same division in 2020.

However, it also important to note that there was an increase in the number of candidates who registered for PLE exams.

A total of 832,654 candidates from 14,691 centres registered for the PLE exams in 2022 compared to 749,761 in 2020.

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