The Malawi National Examination Board (Maneb) has released the results of this year’s Malawi Schools of Education (MSCE) examinations.

Out of the 154,132 who sat for the Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) exams 83,846 have passed, representing a 54.40 percent pass rate.

The pass rate has decline from last year’s 58.4 percent.

Maneb made the announcement during a press briefing in Lilongwe on Wednesday afternoon, organised alongside the Ministry of Education.

MANEB Director Dorothy Nampota has said the results were leakage free.

The following are the Top 10 districts, in descending order:

Dedza

Zomba urban

Chitipa

Karonga

Dowa

Mzuzu city

Phalombe

Nkhotakota

Mulanje

Likoma