Uganda, March 8 -- The Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education 2023 results released by the Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) shows that more students have qualified to join universities this year.

According to Uneb's results released yesterday, 52,452 students, representing 47.9 percent, obtained three principal passes necessary for admission, up from 43.5 percent in the 2022 examinations.

Slightly more than half of those eligible for university entry (28,191), representing 25.9 percent obtained two principal passes, while 18,624 candidates representing 17 percent got only one principal pass. At least 9,225 students representing 8.4 percent got a subsidiary pass.

A small number of 996 (0.9 per cent) failed the examinations. ...