Director of the National Examination Center, Ahmed Masoud, revealed in a press conference on Tuesday the number of candidates who took the first-round examinations for the completion of the Primary Education Certificate. The total number of male and female students who applied for the exams was 187,693. Out of these, 101,107 students succeeded, with 28,349 of them achieving an excellent grade, and 42,519 receiving a very good grade.

Ahmed Masoud further explained that 31,000 students received a passing grade, while the number of students with a second chance was 86,536.