Uganda, March 8 -- The percentage of A-level candidates who passed the Biology and Chemistry subjects has increased in 2023, signalling a possible increase in the number of students going for health-related courses like medicine.

This information is contained in the 2023 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UCE) examination results released by the Uganda National Examination Board (Uneb) on Thursday.

Figures from Uneb show that percentage of candidates who got principal pass level (A to E) in Biology increased to 45.2 percent, from 28.8 percent in 2022. Those who got principal pass level A (the highest score) in Biology were 0.2 percent, a slight increase from 0.1 percent in 2022.

Similarly in Chemistry, the percent of candidates ...