The West African Examination Council (WAEC) will engage 18,716 invigilators and 2,007 Assistant supervisors for the 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) which commences on Monday, September 14.
With a total number of 531,705 candidates in 2,007 examination centers across the country and 17,440 schools are participating.
The data indicated that supervisors and assistant supervisors were 2,007 and 1,719 respectively.
The Ashanti Region presented the highest number of candidates – 106,857 comprising 45,025 males and 52,832.
The Greater Accra Region had 94,443 candidates comprising of 45,172 males and 49,271 females.
According to the data, the Central Region also presented 58,105 candidates with 29,467 representing males while females were 28,638.
Western and Western North Regions had 54,432 candidates including 26,373 females.
The data has the Eastern Region presenting 49,993 candidates made up of 25,749 males and 24,244 females.
Bono, Anafi, and Bono East Regions also presented 49,725 candidates including 20,125 females.
Volta and Oti Regions also registered 38,192 candidates with 20, 015 males.
Upper East also registered 22,532 candidates including 11, 775 females.
In the case of Upper West, 13,926 candidates were registered with 7,000 males.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora