The Minister of National Education, Literacy and the Promotion of National Languages, Joseph André Ouédraogo, indicated on Thursday that at the end of the exams, 2023 sessions, Burkina Faso recorded a national rate of 39.27% at the Baccalaureate, 38.27% at the BEPC, 71.24% at the CEP and 75.57% at the CAP and BEP.
“At the Baccalaureate examination, out of 130,240 candidates present, 51,139 were admitted, ie a national success rate of 39.27%. This rate is down by 1.84 points compared to that of 2022 which was 41.11%”, declared the Minister in charge of National Education, Joseph André Ouédraogo.
Mr. Ouédraogo added that the examination for the Brevet d'études du premier cycle (BEPC) recorded 79,937 admitted out of 376,799 candidates, representing a national success rate of 38.27%. A drop of 3.08 points is noted compared to the 2022 session which was 41.35%.
He continued that at the level of technical and vocational education and training, out of 22,472 candidates presented, 16,983 were declared admitted to the Certificate of Professional Aptitude and the Professional Study Certificate (BEP), representing a success rate of 75.57%.
As for the Certificate of Primary Education (CEP), he noted that out of 360,226 candidates present, 256,621 were admitted, i.e. an overall rate of 71.24% = against 63.18% in 2022.
Joseph André Ouédraogo spoke Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Ouagadougou, during a press conference to present the overall rate of exams, 2023 session and the difficulties encountered with the software of the Integrated Exam and Competition Management System (SIGEC).
"While we are to be congratulated on having taken up the challenges of a rigorous administration of the tests in conditions which ultimately ensure the credibility of the diplomas that we issue, it must be recognized that the conduct of the process has been marred by incidents which have aroused many, many legitimate concerns, "he said.
According to him, among the major difficulties, there is the non-mastery of the software by the users, the stabilization of the data of the candidates in the security context and the alleged traffic of the summons of the correctors.
Difficulties related to the use of the software are due to updates not carried out or poorly applied by certain actors. Which, in his opinion, caused delays in the deliberations, as well as errors and resumptions of deliberations.
Minister Ouédraogo also affirmed to have understood the disarray of the actors and organizers, the impatience of the candidates and the legitimate anger of the parents of students hard-hit in some juries. Also, he expressed his deep regrets for all the inconvenience caused.
Joseph André Ouédraogo took the opportunity to congratulate all those who have shown exceptional resilience in the use of the new software and encourage the designers of the software to continue to improve it.
“We must learn the lessons and take the right resolutions so that the next sessions, especially those of 2024, are better,” he concluded.
Source: Burkina Information Agency