It announced the success rate for both boys and girls was 92 percent. The results will be published on the ministry’s website in newspapers and at schools. There was confusion over the last two days as a number of families had heard rumors the results had already been announced. They crowded Internet cafes and schools.

“This is the first time in the history of Saudi Arabia that the results will be announced only 168 hours after the end of examinations,” Deputy Minister of Education Faisal ibn Muammar said. He said 198,177 boys sat examinations, of which 181,124 passed — a success ratio of 91.3 percent. The success rate for girls was 92.3 percent, as 150,825 out of 162,589 students who sat their exams passed. Muammar said a total of 331,342 students have passed.