BEC Announces 2025 PSLE Outcomes: Nearly All Candidates Achieve Pass Grades

The Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) has released the 2025 Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE) results.

A total of 52,766 (Fifty Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Six) candidates wrote the 2025 examination, showing a decrease in candidature of 0.51% from the 2024 candidature of 53,039 (Fifty Three Thousand and Thirty Nine). The 2025 cohort had 26,233 (49.72%) females and 26,533 (50.28%) males. The female candidates outperformed their male counterparts in all subjects.

The 2025 PSLE overall performance indicates that the proportion of candidates obtaining pass grades (Grade E or better) at 99.91% compared to that of the previous year at 99.80%. This implies that almost all candidates who sat the 2025 PSLE qualified for the award of the minimum grade. There were only 13 candidates declared unclassified - denoted by letter U, while 34 candidates could not reach requirements for the award of a grade, denoted by letter X, which was mostly caused by absenteeism of candidates from the examination.

The proportion of candidates obtaining credit grades (Grade C or better) improved by 0.80%, from 73.30% in 2024 to 74.10% this year.

The percentage of candidates obtaining Grade A in this examination has increased by 0.30%, from 21.10% in 2024 to 21.40% in 2025.

The proportion of candidates obtaining Grade B or better has also improved, with an increase of 0.90% from 40.30% in 2024 to 41.20% this year.

In summary, the 2025 PSLE results indicate an improvement in performance at the qualification level compared to the previous year. Symbols used in the Results:

U denotes that a candidate did not meet the minimum requirements for Grade E.

X denotes that a candidate did not meet the minimum requirements for grading due to various reasons, and some of the cases will be resolved in due course

The summary of the 2025 PSLE results is as follows:

Symbol/Grade Candidate Percentage Cumulative

Grade A 11,301 21.42% 21.42%

Grade B 10,436 19.78% 41.20%

Grade C 17,367 32.91% 74.11%

Grade D 9,759 18.49% 92.60%

Grade E 3,856 7.31% 99.91%

U 13 0.02% 99.93%

X 34 0.06% 100%

TOTAL 52,766

The results will be accessed as follows:

Individual Candidates: Candidates will be able to access the results

through the BEC Website www.bec.co.bw as well as through SMS

line 16688 across all mobile networks.

Distribution to Centres: The results will be accessed through the

Malepa application for those centres that have internet connectivity.

The hard copy results will be delivered directly to the centres without

internet connectivity.

Distribution to Regional Offices: Regional Offices will access the

results reports through the Malepa system. They will also be sent

summary reports showing an analysis of the performance of the

candidates.

For further enquiries, please contact BEC on 3650700 or use the toll-free line

at 0080 601 025.

Thank you.

Fingile Makgalemele

Head Corporate Communications