NECO Results in 2025: List of Bottom 10 States by Performance Emerges
- The ranking for the recently released 2025 National Examinations Council (NECO) internal Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) result is out
- The list of the bottom 10 states based on the performance of candidates in the 2025 NECO internal SSCE result has emerged
- Legit.ng reports that NECO announced the release of the 2025 SSCE internal results on Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering basic and tertiary education in Nigeria and worldwide
Minna, Niger state - The list of the bottom 10 states in the recently released 2025 National Examinations Council (NECO) internal Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) has emerged.
Legit.ng recalls that NECO released the 2025 SSCE results, revealing that over 818,000 candidates earned five credits, including Mathematics and English.
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The Council reported a significant drop in examination malpractice cases, with a 61.58% reduction compared to the previous year.
After the release of the 2025 NECO SSCE results, the 36 states have been ranked according to the performances of the candidates who sat for the exam in their states.
Sokoto, Zamfara, and Katsina states have candidates with the lowest pass rate in English Language, Mathematics, and a minimum of five credits in all subjects.
NECO 2025: Bottom 10 states by performance
- Bauchi – 52.62 per cent
- Kano – 49.84 per cent
- Yobe – 48.13 per cent
- Adamawa – 47.99 per cent
- Plateau – 46.46 per cent
- Borno – 44.72 per cent
- Jigawa – 43.81 per cent
- Katsina – 42.89 per cent
- Zamfara – 42.12 per cent
- Sokoto – 35.00 per cent
Top 10 states with best 2025 NECO results
Legit.ng earlier reported that the list of the top 10 states by performance in the just-released 2025 National Examinations Council (NECO) results has emerged.
Legit.ng reports that NECO released the 2025 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal results on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, in Minna, Niger state.
This article compiled the full list of the top ten states by performance in the 2025 NECO SSCE results.
Source: UGC
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NECO: Schools, states involved in examination malpractice
In a previous story, Legit.ng reported that NECO announced the number of schools in 13 states that were implicated in the whole-school cheating during the 2025 SSCE.
NECO revealed that nine supervisors have been recommended for blacklisting over aiding malpractice, poor conduct, and indiscipline.
Despite infractions, NECO released results in record time, with over 60% of candidates earning five Credits, including Maths and English.
Source: Legit.ng
