MoE anticipates improved Math performance from 2025 CSEC cohort

…says students “more prepared than ever before”

With the 2025 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Mathematics examination now completed, the Ministry of Education is expressing confidence that Guyanese students will show significant improvement in their results—thanks to a nationwide push to strengthen mathematics performance over the past year.
Education Minister Priya Manickchand, in a message to students, teachers, and parents just before the exam, acknowledged the region-wide drop in mathematics scores in 2024 but noted that Guyana took swift, independent action to turn the tide.
“Guyana did not wait on the Caribbean for a solution,” the Minister stated. “We immediately kicked into gear and provided resources that would allow students to do better.”
Back in September 2024, the Ministry of Education launched the Mathematics Intervention Programme countrywide. This programme is designed to raise the national pass rate to between 45 per cent and 50 per cent at CSEC level, a significant increase from the current 31 per cent.

As a result, every CSEC mathematics candidate in the country received a full complement of materials—textbooks, graph books, calculators, geometry sets, and past paper booklets, including topic-specific paper one practice questions. The Ministry also deployed monitors to schools to ensure effective delivery of the syllabus and sent in additional support where needed.
A central part of the Ministry’s effort included broadcasting televised and online tutorials through programmes like ‘Beatin da Maths’, led by math educator Leon Beaton, alongside consistent revision content on the Learning Channel and Facebook.
According to Minister Manickchand, this year’s cohort of candidates are more prepared compared to those in the past.
“You’re more prepared than other children in Guyana have ever been…and I’m looking forward to announcing those good results sometime in August,” she said confidently.

Math performance
In 2024, the CSEC Mathematics pass rate in Guyana was 31 per cent, a slight decrease from the 34 per cent recorded in 2023, according to the Ministry of Education.
Acknowledging challenges students face, consultations were held with students and teachers to develop possible strategies, like the Mathematics Intervention Programme.
In her 2025 Budget Debates presentation, Minister Manickchand reaffirmed Government’s commitment to ensuring that every child in Guyana achieves a passing grade in Mathematics and English.
Meanwhile, in light of the detrimental consequences associated with the constant decline of the overall pass rate for Mathematics at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and CSEC, Caribbean Heads of Government have committed to implementing innovative solutions to address the issue.
This announcement was made following the regional decline in math, which has become an alarming issue and has captured the attention of CARICOM, who have since expressed interest on examining tools available globally to overcome this challenge.