1,216 candidates score Grade A in 2023 KCSE exams

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.

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%