KAMPALA- Uganda’s Examinations body, the Uganda National Examinations Board UNEB has finally given a green light on releasing the much anticipated 2024 Primary Leaving Examination results. BREAKING
Information at hand currently from the Education and Sports Ministry X-handle, the board will brief the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, on the release of the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results Tuesday, January 21st.
According to sources from UNEB, the briefing will take place at State House Nakasero at 2:30 PM from which the official release date will be confirmed thereafter.
A total of 1,320,400 candidates registered for the four national examinations (commonly known as the “4Es”), marking a 7.8% increase in registration compared to last year. Female candidates constitute 51.1% of the total.
Dan N. Odongo, UNEB’s Executive Director, noted a 28.4% rise in candidature for the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) and a 6.6% increase for the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE).
A total of 798,771 candidates sat for the PLE, while 379,748 candidates took the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams across various centers nationwide.
UNEB spokesperson Jennifer Kalule revealed that 7,500 examiners were contracted to mark the PLE, with the process conducted at 13 designated centers.

