President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, is urging a thorough reassessment of Ghana’s education framework in the wake of the significant slump in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, especially in Core Mathematics and Social Studies.
He said “I think what is going on is a record of the way we organise exams in this country. You have just a limited period of time to engage the teachers. Not all schools are endowed in getting good teachers. I think it’s important we look at this matter of understanding what the students are learning. I have a strong suspicion that they don’t even understand what they are learning or reading, most of them,” he said.
Mr. Cudjoe further called for a “holistic or 360 look” at the entire educational sector, noting that frequent changes in ministers have contributed to policy instability.
“It goes to how instructions are delivered. It’s not surprising. I think there must be some sort of serious introspection. Sometimes I read, see, and hear, and it’s worrying. There has to be some holistic or probably a 360 look at the whole educational sector. It’s troubling,” he added, on Channel One TV on Saturday, December 6.
Data released by the examining authorities indicate a marked fall in Core Mathematics performance, with the number of candidates securing A1–C6 dropping from 305,132 in 2024 to 209,068 in 2025—representing a decline of more than 96,000.
The subject’s pass rate now stands at 48.73%, meaning the majority of candidates fell short of the minimum grades required for admission into tertiary institutions.
