Editor's Review

A total of 205 candidates who were not registered were allowed to sit the 2023 KCPE examination. 

Education CS Ezekiel Machogu on Thursday, November 23, released the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination results.

A total of 1,406,557 candidates sat for the 2023 KCPE exams which is the last in the era of the 8-4-4 system. Of these, there were 721,544 (51.30%) male and 685,017 (48.70%) female candidates who sat the examination.

According to the education CS, since 1985, a total of 26,067,181 candidates have been examined during the KCPE Examination.

"A total of 205 candidates who were not registered were allowed to sit the 2023 KCPE examination. Of these, 125 were male while 80 were female candidates," remarked CS Machogu. 

In the 2023 KCPE Examination, 8,523 candidates (0.60%) attained a score of 400 marks and above. This was a drop compared with the 2022 KCPE Examination when 9,443 candidates (0.76%) scored 400 marks and above.

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Here is the summary of the 2023 KCPE results 


Mark Range Number Percentage 
400 – 5008,5230.60%
300 – 399352,78224.92%
200 – 299658,27846.49%
100 – 199383,02527.05%
001 – 0992,0600.15%

Two papers, English Language and Kenyan Sign Language Composition, recorded an improvement in performance in the year 2023 when compared with the year 2022 while eight (08) papers, English Composition, Kiswahili, Kiswahili Insha, Kenya Sign Language, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and Religious Education recorded a slight drop in performance in the year 2023 when compared to the year 2022. 

Female candidates performed slightly better than their male counterparts in English, Kiswahili, and Kenyan Sign Language. 

Male candidates performed slightly better than their female counterparts in Mathematics and Science.

Education CS Ezekiel Machogu during the release of KCPE results 2023. 

Only two candidates out of the total of 1,406,557 were involved in examination malpractices during the 2023 KCPE examination.

One of the candidates was found with unauthorized notes in the examination room while the other candidate was found with a mobile phone in the examination room. 

CS Machogu noted that the Ministry would offer Form One placement opportunities to all the candidates who sat the 2023 KCPE Examination in public and private secondary schools.  

The placement process will start on Monday 27th November 2023 and conclude within a period of two weeks.