Male Candidates Outperform Females In Maths, Science and Humanities, RE and Social Studies.
In Math, Science, Social Studies, and Religious Education, male candidates performed better than female candidates.
This year, male candidates outnumbered women in four counties.
These countries include Turkana, Garissa, Wajir, and Mandera.
In the counties of Marsabit, Isiolo, and Meru, female candidates outnumbered male ones.
Approximately one hundred forty-seven candidates (147) took the examination while hospitalized.
This year, four subjects performed better on the KCPE than they did in 2021.
The languages include English, Kiswahili, Kiswahili Insha, and Sign language.
The Education CS also observed that the performance of six papers, including English composition, mathematics, science, social studies, and religious education, declined in comparison to 2021.
In 2022, the number of registered candidates aged 12 and under decreased from 33,627 (2.74%) in 2021 to 31,498 (2.53%) in 2022.
Baringo, Wajir, Kericho, Bomet, and West Pokot were the counties with the highest percentage of candidates aged 12 years and younger.
Over the past five years, the majority of candidates have been between the ages of 13 and 15, as reported by Machogu.
Garissa, Turkana, Kilifi, Kwale, and Mandera were the counties with the largest proportion of 18-year-old and older candidates.
A total of 1,233,852 candidates took the KCPE in 2022. 50.32 percent of the candidates were male, or 620,965, while 49.7 percent were female, or 612,887.
The top candidate this year earned 432 out of a potential 500 points.
CS Machogu observed that the 2022 KCPE performance was better to that of 2021.
Some 9,443 students scored at or above 400 marks.
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Male Candidates Outperform Females In Maths, Science and Humanities, RE and Social Studies.
