By Allan Kibet
Eighteen counties had more female candidates than their male counterparts in the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination compared to 15 counties in 2020.
Speaking while releasing the 2021 KCSE examination results at Mtihani House, Education Cabinet Secretary, Prof. George Magoha, reveaed that the 18 counties are: Taita Taveta, Nyandarua, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Murang’a, Kiambu, Machakos, Kitui, Meru, Elgeyo Marakwet, Busia, Kakamega, Vihiga, Tharaka Nithi, Nairobi, Uasin Gishu, Laikipia and Kisumu.
Male candidates scored more As as 789 of them got clean As while only 349 girls got the same grade.
A total of 826,807 candidates sat the examination in the 2021 KCSE examination compared to 747,161 candidates in 2020, representing an increase of 79,646 candidates (10.66%).
Of the 826,807 candidates who sat the 2021 KCSE Examination, 421,318 were male while 405,489 were female, representing 50.96% and 49.04% of the total candidature respectively.
