Burkina faso: The Directorate General of Examinations and Competitions for Preschool, Primary and Non-Formal Education (DGEC-EPPNF) announced on Tuesday that, starting this year, the subjects of the Primary School Certificate (CEP) will no longer be reproduced only in Ouagadougou, but now in all regions of the country.
According to Burkina Information Agency, during the session dedicated to the review of the examinations and competitions of the 2025 session, the Secretary General of the Ministry in charge of Basic Education, Ibrahima Sanon, representing the Minister, affirmed that the subjects will no longer be reproduced in Ouagadougou before their delivery. "The samples are now sent to the different regions. Each region is responsible for breeding and dispatching within its territory. This saves us time and minimizes risks," he emphasized.
He added that the difficulties encountered in previous years were related to the late delivery of the subjects, in a security context requiring special arrangements. This decentralization follows a pilot phase tested in the regions of Kadiogo, Guiriko, Nakambe, Nazinon, and Nando.
Furthermore, according to the Secretary General, other innovations are expected, namely the introduction of civic and moral education assessment, the renewal of examiners at the CEP, as well as the implementation of a secure application for the transmission of subjects in the pilot basins. Mr. Sanon also welcomed the successful decentralization of other key activities of the Primary School Certificate (CEP) and the entrance examination to sixth grade, including the processing of digital data and the preparation of the tests.
In terms of results, he indicated that the CEP recorded an overall success rate of 89.21% out of 294,351 candidates present, while the success rate of education staff was 97.06%, representing an increase of 9.62%. He also noted a remarkable evolution in the certification assessment of non-formal education, with 37,606 registered in 2025 compared to 25,644 in 2024.
Finally, Ibrahima Sanon called for greater responsibility, commitment, and rigor to ensure safe and effective examinations, serving Burkinabe schools and the nation.