Liberia's education minister says she finds it hard to believe that not a single candidate passed this year's university admission exam.
Nearly 25,000 school-leavers failed the test for admission to the University of Liberia, one of two state-run universities.
A university official says the students lacked enthusiasm and did not have a basic grasp of English.
Education minister Etmonia David-Tarpeh says she intends to meet university officials, as she has her doubts about a whole year of students failing exams.
"I know there are a lot of weaknesses in the schools but for a whole group of people to take exams and every single one of them to fail, I have my doubts about that," Ms David-Tarpeh said. "It's like mass murder."
Liberia is still recovering from a brutal civil war which ended 10 years ago.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf recently acknowledged that the education system is still "in a mess".
A University of Liberia spokesperson says there are no plans to re-run the test.
