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TABLE 1. THREE-YEAR (2008-2010) MAY/JUNE COMPARATIVE TREND ON PERFORMANCE

IN MEMBER COUNTRIES IN WASSCE

Number and Percentage of Students Obtaining Grades A1 to C6 in Member Countries

SUBJECT	NIGERIA			SIERRA LEONE			THE GAMBIA
	2008	2009	2010	2008	2009	2010	2008	2009	2010
Agricultural Science	436,751 44.31%	491,972 46.41%	483,888 47.25%	1951 9.11%	3548 13.73%	5600 18.19%	829 13.73%	1,332 23.10%	1,037 17.63%
Applied Electricity	393 83.80%	384 58.81%	546 72.22%	33 96.97%	16 32.56%	40 66.10%	20 100.00%	25 100.00%	19 100.00%
Biology	427,644 33.94%	383,112 28.59%	645,633 49.65%	466 2.46%	599 2.74%	1481 5.94%	150 7.35%	212 10.62%	433 20.32%
Building Construction.	129 62.02%	109 22.38%	132 57.64%	14.29%	1 10.00%	2 13.33%
Business Management.				977 12.52%	1680 17.43%	1905 16.32%	464 18.86%	1,025 39.41%	1,136 43.78%
Chemistry	185,949 44.44%	204,725 43.69%	236,059 50.70%	184 3.54%	190 3.15%	247 3.86%	115 16.50%	125 19.32%	173 24.20%
CRK/CRS	293,338 56.18%	254,991 46.34%	325,746 63.87%	17.51%	7.14%	3102 34.01%	122 34.27%	37 10.85%	94 33.10%
Commerce	311,540 59.66%	317,717 58.87%	359,797 71.59%	12.90%	9.63%	827 15.22%	327 14.95%	399 19.28%	625 29.63%
Economics	592,939 49.23%	577,345 45.44	690,949 56.25%	672 3.84%	673 3.21%	2482 9.70%	317 7.33%	544 12.45%	441 9.82%
Electronics	164 61.19%	87 10.47%	136 39.77%	7 31.82%	0.00%	0.00%
English Lang (Core)	446,285 35.03%	563,294 41.55%	459,404 35.13%	1775 7.41%	5431 18.57%	4849 13.72%	248 3.07%	1,056 13.18%	682 8.69%
Engineering Science				92 25.73%	78 17.52%	62 14.73%
Financial Accounting	76,663 35.55%	82,887 38.45%	110,819 52.21%	10.48%	17.16%	4682 32.49%	137 6.87%	312 13.81%	488 20.81%
Foods & Nutrition	21,359 74.13%	22,346 65.33%	27,073 76.65%	45.60%	42.28%	192 27.21%	335 38.86%	401 47.91%	366 49.80%
French	1,735 54.46%	1,765 45.55%	2,994 74.50%	81 42.70%	54 28.42%	99 46.70%	80 24.77%	68 19.88%	58 21.89%
Further Maths	13,293 37.81%	11,952 31.26%	13,829 36.88%	191 7.77%	469 17.43%	188 7.06%	81 51.59%	66 43.14%	110 56.12%
Geography	237,158 34.42%	307,539 41.12%	368,833 50.01%	230 3.02%	8.08%	800 7.78%	478 16.25%	860 24.88%	923 28.19%
Government	465,317 58.98%	501,503 60.48%	517,618 66.92%	3285 34.84%	43.49%	4751 33.67%	701 19.84%	682 19.73%	292 8.69%
Health Science	7,403 42.33%	10,683 52.43%	12,345 63.13%	252 5.00%	8.82%	1044 10.01%	57 27.27%	162 57.45%	97 29.57%
History	15,626 27.97%	15,692 28.47%	16,403 14.52%	3979 37.21%	39.66%	5785 36.59%	1,581 29.79%	1,628 32.16%	1,867 37.81%
Home Management	9,112 52.53%	9,407 44.41%	12,539 58.20%	256 18.25%	20.90%	443 21.24%	42 30.66%	71 45.22%	42 30.66%
Lit-in-English	160,664 41.83%	160,788 40.01%	138,948 36.94%	1571 9.45%	1141 5.56%	1539 5.96%	348 16.63%	342 16.38%	327 17.60%
Mathematics	726,398 57.28%	634,382 47.04%	548,065 41.95%	828 3.46%	942 3.22%	1811 5.15%	210 2.64%	250 3.19%	281 3.65%
Music	51 39.23%	55 23.40%	104 61.54%
Physical Education	3,154 36.64%	2,439 24.71%	3,069 31.54%	466 42.86%	459 30.59%	518 33.14%	32 22.07%	43 33.33%	192 45.39%
Physics	200,345 48.26%	222,722 47.83%	237,756 51.27%	425 9.86%	322 6.54%	211 4.05%	113 19.93%	142 19.16%	190 33.75%
Prin. of Cost Accounting				1897 25.78%	3014 30.17%	3698 28.83%	66 68.04%	84 66.14%	57 53.77%
Science				794 59.06%	799 44.04%	752 37.26%	978 15.02%	790 12.23%	854 13.67%
Shorthand	43 10.41%	74 29.96%	30 15.23%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Tech Drawing	732 37.99%	483 27.52	681 43.24%	35 19.23%	67 33.90%	49 24.75%	84 33.73%	97 30.50%	105 40.86%
Typewriting	732 37.99%	483 27.52%	681 43.24%	4 30.00%	6.25%	0.00%
Visual Art	2,996 42.35%	3,863 45.85%	4,218 52.04%		6 23.08%	8 34.78%	274 15.31%	515 25.84%	344 18.38%
Woodwork	48 8.89%	50 6.29%	76 12.30%	29 82.86%	15 31.91%	6 13.04%	66 23.24%	160 46.11%	101 37.13%

Liberia has not started participating in the WASSCE. Preparations are far advanced for their participation in the near future.