1,216 candidates score Grade A in 2023 KCSE exams
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%