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ExcelMind, a leading education technology company renowned for its innovative digital learning solutions, has harped on boosting student performance and tackling Nigeria’s worsening academic decline.
In a recent media statement, the management emphasized the urgent need for technology-driven interventions to reverse the alarming trend.
New figures from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) show that only 62.96% of candidates earned five credits, including English and Mathematics, in the 2025 WASSCE.
This marks a steep drop from 72.12% in 2024 and 79.81% in 2023, a 16.85 percentage point decline over three years that has left millions of students unprepared for higher education or meaningful employment.
The company stressed in its statement that the ongoing decline is a national education emergency with far-reaching economic implications.
The World Bank estimates that 70% of Nigerian children face learning poverty, while youth unemployment exceeds 40%, largely due to inadequate education.
ExcelMine harped that traditional reform efforts—including infrastructure development and teacher training—have failed to stop the decline.
The Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) has acknowledged that traditional classroom methods do not meet the needs of students with diverse learning styles, while rural schools continue to struggle with teacher shortages, inadequate learning materials, and poor electricity access.
In its statement, ExcelMind emphasized that digital learning platforms offer practical solutions to these systemic problems by providing personalized lessons, early detection of struggling students, and reducing administrative burdens on teachers.
The company’s platform has shown a 35% increase in parent and student engagement and an 80% reduction in administrative workload, enabling teachers to focus more on instruction and student support.
“Digital platforms offer documented potential for addressing the systemic factors that have contributed to declining student performance in Nigerian schools,” said ExcelMind’s management. “Schools that implement comprehensive technology systems with adequate support position themselves to reverse the academic achievement decline that traditional educational approaches have failed to prevent.”
They assert that subject-specific technology applications are also proving effective.
English learning systems provide customized grammar, comprehension, and writing instruction, while adaptive mathematics platforms adjust lessons to student performance levels.
Research-backed models suggest that early detection and intervention through such systems could prevent 40–60% of academic failures if effectively implemented.
ExcelMind has also expressed interest in collaborating with education researchers to track long-term outcomes, emphasizing that while early results are promising, sustained improvements will require commitment at all levels of the education system.
The company concluded that without a major shift to well-supported technology-based learning solutions, the country risks further deterioration in academic outcomes.
The ongoing decline in WASSCE pass rates underscores the urgent need for bold and innovative strategies to ensure Nigerian students are equipped for future challenges.
