Over 50% of 2022 KCSE Candidates Scores Below D+
A total of 489,081 students who took the 2022 KCSE received a mean grade of D+ or lower.
This represents more than half of those who took the exam.
Ezekiel Machogu, Cabinet Secretary for Education, announced on Friday that 881,416 students were invigilated last year.
Machogu stated that male students outperformed female students when the results were announced.
“I hope going forward, females will improve,” he said.
135,021 students received a D+, including 70,238 females and 64,783 males.
In the data, there were 167,758 students who received a D-, equating to 18.99 percent.
“84,075 females score a mean grade of D- with 83,683 males.”
There were 155,480 students in the D plain category. There were 75,545 males and 79,935 females.
A total of 30,822 students received an E. “18,062 were male, while 12,760 female.”
Machogu announced the results at the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) offices in Nairobi on Friday, noting that 173,345 of the 881,416 candidates who took the 2022 KCSE exam received a minimum university entry grade of C+ or higher, compared to 145,776 in 2021.
According to the Education, 1,146 candidates received an A in 2022, up from 1,138 in 2021.
This clearly leads us to conclude that most of the candidates scored grades of higher quality,“ said the CS.
He added: “Most significantly, all the remaining candidates are legible to join TVET institutions, Teacher Training Colleges, Medical 24 Training Colleges and other tertiary learning institutions for various courses.”
In the 2022 KCSE exam, 190 candidates with special needs received a C+ or higher overall mark.
In terms of subject performance, the CS stated that 17 subjects improved compared to 11 in 2021, while four subjects showed no notable development this year.
Over 50% of 2022 KCSE Candidates Scores Below D+
