Of the 903,138 registered candidates, 899,453 sat for the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination.
The candidates were 50.09% male and 49.91% female, indicating gender parity.
According to the KCSE results, 12 subjects—Mathematics, Kiswahili, Biology, Biology for the Blind, CRE, Business Studies, German, Music, Chemistry, Building Construction, French, and Electricity—improved and 14—English, Kenyan Sign Language, Physics, Computer Studies, History & Government, Geography, IRE, Agriculture, Home Science, Wood Work, Metal Work, Power Mechanics, Drawing & Design, and Art & Design—declined in performance.
Females outperformed males in five subjects – English, Kiswahili, CRE, Home Science and Art & Design and males in ten -Mathematics Alt. A & B, Biology, Chemistry, General Science, History & Government, Geography, Agriculture, Computer Studies and Business Studies.
1,216 candidates (0.14%) scored A, more than in 2022. 201,133 candidates (22.27%) qualified for university, up from 19.62% in 2022, due to a new grading system. 526,222 candidates (58.27%) passed the exam, more than in 2022. However, 48,174 candidates (5.33%) scored E.
National schools had 889 A grades (2.486%), followed by Extra County (172:0.096%), Private Schools (143:0.221%), County Schools (5:0.004%), and Sub County Schools (7:0.001%).