CXC 2025: Guyana records 91.9% pass rate at CAPE, 66.76% at CSEC
Chief Education Officer Saddam Hussain
Guyana has recorded a 91.9 per cent pass rate at this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), and the pass rate is 66.76 per cent for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC).
Guyana secured 100 passes in a number of subject areas, including Agricultural Science, Animation and Gaming, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Digital Media, Environmental Science, Entrepreneurship, Geography, Green Engineering, Spanish, Physical Education And Sports, Performing Arts, Logistics and Supply Chain, Information Technology, and French, among others.
This year, 650 candidates wrote the exams, and there were 3632 entries, whereas last year, there were 721 candidates with 3906 entries.
Meanwhile, the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) pass rate stands at 66.76 per cent. A total of 12,685 students wrote the exams this year, with 80,556 entries.
Improved performances were recorded in 15 subject areas.
There was a 32 per cent pass rate for mathematics, an improvement from the 27 per cent recorded in 2024.
In light of the persistent decline in mathematics in recent years, the Education Ministry took a bold step with a targeted initiative aimed at transforming math outcomes across Guyana in 2024.
The Ministry launched an intensive Mathematics Intervention Programme, designed to raise the national pass rate to between 45 per cent and 50 per cent at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level – and recorded a significant increase from the current 31 per cent within the period of 2024.
Chief Education Officer (CEO) Saddam Hussain, who had previously criticised the lack of progress in maths education, expressed confidence in the revamped approach.
English Language (A) and English Literature (B) recorded pass rates of 71.2 per cent and 63.89 per cent, respectively.
This year’s pass rate represents a minimal decline when compared to 2024, when the pass rate was 92.57 per cent.
The statistics were announced by CEO Saddam Hussain during a ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Education at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre Friday.
