Asmara: The results of the 2025/2026 eighth-grade national examination have been officially announced.

According to African Press Organization, 60% of the 65,876 students who sat for the examination earned passing marks, of whom 45% were female.

Noting that the examination was administered at 535 centers across the country, as well as in Sudan and Saudi Arabia, Mr. Girmaalem Tekie, Head of Evaluation and National Examinations at the Ministry of Education, said that 100% of the students who sat for the examination in Sudan and 99% of those who sat for it in Saudi Arabia earned passing marks.

The examination covered Mathematics, English Language, Civic Education, and Science.

Mr. Girmaalem noted that the efforts being undertaken to strengthen and expand preschools will have significant contribution to the improved results of the eighth-grade national examination and called for these efforts to be strengthened.