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Diagram 13: Pass Rates by Postgraduate and Undergraduates 2020
100%
90%
80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%
0%
UG Pass Rate
Pass Rates by Undergraduate and Postgraduate 2020
PG Pass Rate
Faculty of Arts
51%
81%
Faculty of Comm, Admin & Law
70%
82%
Data on pass rates by gender show that female students on average performed 10% better than their male counterparts. The notable difference is in the Faculty of Science and Agriculture, where female students are performing above 11% compared to male students, while the difference in the other faculties does not deviate significantly from the overall difference.
Diagram 14: Pass Rates by Gender
Data in Diagram 15 is consonant with the analysis in Diagram 13, which shows that pass rates at the undergraduate level were predominantly high across the faculties. It is worth noting that the highest pass rate among these were the four-year first bachelor’s degrees between 82% and 88%, while the pass rate for the three-year first bachelor’s degrees was 83% on average. The highest past rates were in the PGCE and diploma (360) at 93% and 88% respectively.
Faculty of Education
52%
90%
Faculty of Science & Agriculture
59%
Total
58%
77%
83%
100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20%
10% 0%
Pass Rates by Gender in 2020
Female
Male
Faculty of Arts
83%
72%
Faculty of Comm, Admin & Law
87%
77%
Female Male
Faculty of Education
93%
86%
Faculty of Science & Agriculture
82%
71%
Grand Total
87%
77%
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PASS RATE (%)