PEC, Ebtedayee exams begin

The Primary Education Completion (PEC) and Ebtedayee examinations are underway at around 7,000 centers across the country.

Over 2.9 millions candidates are sitting for the exams which began at 10am from today.

Among the candidates, 2.55 million students are taking PEC test for fifth graders. Of them, 1,181,300 are boys and 1,371,967 are girls. The number of candidates for the exams has dropped by over 200,000 this year compared to 2018.   

Meanwhile, 350,371 students -- 187,082 boys and 163,289 girls -- are sitting for the Ebteyadee examination, which rose by 30,982 from last year.

The examinations are scheduled to end on November 24.