KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 -- The 2024 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) results have recorded the best performance in over a decade, marking a significant improvement since the introduction of mandatory pass requirements for Bahasa Melayu and History in 2013.

According to The Star, Education director-general Datuk Azman Adnan reported that the National Average Grade (GPN) for 2024 stood at 4.49, down from 4.60 in 2023. A lower GPN indicates better overall performance.

"This is the best performance since 2013," Azman was quoted as saying during a press conference in Putrajaya today.

Of the 402,956 candidates who sat for the exam, 355,933 (94 per cent) qualified for the SPM certificate.

A total of 14,179 candidates (3.7 per cent) achieved exc...