The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results for 2023 have been released, with the top candidate scoring 428 marks out of a possible 500. Education CS Ezekiel Machogu announced the results, revealing that only 8,525 candidates scored above 400 marks.
“Between 400 and 500 marks, there were 8,525 candidates, representing a percentage of 0.60%,” Machogu stated.
A total of 352,782 candidates scored between 300 and 399 marks, representing 24.29%, while 658,278 candidates scored between 200 and 299 marks, representing 48.49%.
Additionally, 383,025 candidates scored between 100 and 199 marks, while a smaller group of 2,060 candidates scored between 0 and 99 marks.
This year’s KCPE exams attracted 1,406,557 candidates.