education 13 March 2026 Daily Monitor (Uganda)
Literature in English Tops 2025 UACE Results as Best-Performing Subject
Literature in English led the 2025 UACE exams with 87.8% of candidates securing a principal pass, followed by Art and History, while Entrepreneurship Education performed the worst. Female students outperformed males in most humanities and several key subjects, amid overall improvements in sciences and rising candidature numbers. Source: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/education/2025-uace-literature-best-done-subject-5389850
Literature in English emerged as the top-performing subject in the 2025 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE), with 87.8% of the 9,006 registered candidates achieving a principal pass (A-E). Art followed closely at 86.9% from 30,889 candidates, and History at 83.1% out of 31,431.
Entrepreneurship Education struggled the most, with only 49.5% of 30,245 candidates passing, a sharp drop from 65.2% in 2024. UNEB Executive Director Dan Odongo highlighted persistent issues across subjects, including poor interpretation of questions and failure to link knowledge to real-life scenarios.
Improvements were noted in Mathematics, Chemistry, Agriculture, Geography, Economics, Biology, and Literature. Sciences showed stronger gains than humanities, though challenges like inadequate practical skills and skipped topics persisted. Females excelled over males in principal passes for most humanities, Mathematics, Physics, General Paper, Subsidiary Mathematics, and Subsidiary ICT, but males led in top A grades for sciences and math.
Candidature rose significantly to 166,400 registered (165,175 sat), up 17.2% from 2024, with 43.7% females. UPOLET programme entries hit 42,327 (25.4%). Education Minister Janet Museveni praised the trends and ongoing curriculum reforms to emphasize practical, creative skills.