1,216 candidates score Grade A in 2023 KCSE exams
By Dennis Tarus |
Candidates who scored E grade were 48,174.
A total of 1,216 candidates scored Grade A in the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams.
This was a slight increase from the 1,146 candidates who scored the same grade in the 2022 exams.
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A total of 899, 453 candidates sat for the 2023 exams out of which 448,899 were female and 450,554 were male.
GENDER | A | A- | B+ | B | B- | C+ | C | C- | D+ | D | D- | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FEMALE | 391 | 2,782 | 7,708 | 16,906 | 28,993 | 39,455 | 48,411 | 56,855 | 66,032 | 79,612 | 79,432 | 19,960 |
MALE | 825 | 4,472 | 10,370 | 19,822 | 30,521 | 38,888 | 44,201 | 50,616 | 58,974 | 75,664 | 86,429 | 28,214 |
TOTAL | 1,216 | 7,254 | 18,078 | 36,728 | 59,514 | 78,343 | 92,612 | 107,471 | 125,006 | 155,276 | 165,861 | 48,174 |
% | 0.14 | 0.80 | 2.00 | 4.07 | 6.59 | 8.67 | 10.25 | 11.90 | 13.84 | 17.19 | 18.36 | 5.33 |
CUM. TOTAL | 1,216 | 8,470 | 26,548 | 63,276 | 122,790 | 201,133 | 293,745 | 401,216 | 526,222 | 681,498 | 847,359 | 895,533 |
CUM.% | 0.14 | 0.94 | 2.94 | 7.01 | 13.60 | 22.27 | 32.52 | 44.42 | 58.27 | 75.46 | 93.82 | 99.16 |
In the 2023 KCSE exams 7,254 scored A-, 18,078 scored B+, 36,728 scored B grade and 59,514 scored B-.
The number of those who scored C+ were 78,343.
A total of 92,612 of grade C, 107,471 scored C-, 125,006 scored D+, 155,276 scored D plain and 165,861 scored D-.
Candidates who scored E grade were 48,174.
Year | Total Candidature | Females | Males | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. Registered | Total No. Sat | No. Registered | No. Sat | Increase/Decrease (%) | No. Registered | No. Sat | Increase/Decrease (%) | |
2023 | 903,138 | 899,453 | 450,675 | 448,899 | 2.54% | 452,463 | 450,554 | 1.56% |
2022 | 884,122 | 881,416 | 439,019 | 437,772 | 7.96% | 445,103 | 443,644 | 5.30% |
2021 | 830,854 | 826,807 | 407,532 | 405,489 | 10.46% | 423,322 | 421,318 | 10.78% |
2020 | 752,602 | 747,161 | 369,394 | 366,834 | 6.92% | 383,208 | 380,327 | 6.45% |
2019 | 699,706 | 697,222 | 342,633 | 341,440 | 6.12% | 357,073 | 355,782 | 5.01% |
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