Ethiopia’s Ministry of Education announced today that only 40.65% of the more than 150,000 university students who took the first-ever exit exams passed, according to state minister Dr. Samuel Kifle.
The exit exams were administered over six days starting on July 7th. More than 240,000 students from 205 different disciplines were expected to take these assessments, with 194,239 registered to sit for the exams. However, only a little over 150,000 students actually took the exams.
The exams involved students from 44 public and 161 private higher education institutions across Ethiopia. However, only 17.23% of students from private universities passed the exit exams.
The exams were held at 82 dedicated examination centers throughout the country over the course of the week.
