The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Monday released the results of school candidates, who sat the 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations(WASSCE). Â Patrick Areghan, WAECs head of national office noted that the results were released 45 days after the last paper. The examination held for six weeks from May 16 to June 23, 2022. According to the examination body, a total of 1,222,505 candidates, amounting to 76.36 per cent of the 1,601,047 candidates that successfully sat the examination, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five (5) subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. According to Premium Times, the statistics represent a decrease of more than five per cent in performance when compared with the 81.7 per cent pass rate recorded in 2021