Zimbabwean Secondary Students Achieve Record-Breaking Exam Results
Zimbabwean Secondary Students Achieve Record-Breaking Exam Results
The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Torerayi Moyo, hailed the 2025 Ordinary Level results as the highest since 1980. He congratulated the class of 2025 and their teachers for achieving a 35.26% pass rate, up from 33.19% in 2024, and said the ministry is now focused on reaching a 50% pass rate, with new strategies to be announced soon.
Releasing the results on Friday, ZIMSEC board chair Professor Paul Mapfumo noted that female candidates outperformed males, with pass rates of:
🟠36.31% for females;
🟠34.09% for males.
Overall, 302,066 candidates sat for the November 2025 exams, a 3.7% increase from 2024. Of these, 209,810 took five or more subjects, with 73,978 passing at least five at Grade C or above.
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