The country has achieved gender parity at primary school level, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has said.

Speaking while announcing the results of KCPE 2022, Cabinet Secretary Machogu said out of a total of 1,233,852 candidates who sat for the examination, 620,965 (50.32pc) were boys while 612,887 (49.67pc) were girls.

“Of these candidates, 620,965 (50.32%) were boys while 612,887 (49.67%) were girls, a clear indication that our country has achieved gender parity at primary school level.” He said.

In the 2021 KCPE, 1,214,031 candidates sat the examination.

According to the data, four counties had a significant entry of more male than female candidates. 

He congratulated the  2022 candidates for their spirited academic campaign that defied the triple challenge of a general election, COVID-19 and shortened school calendars.

According to the data, Turkana, Garissa, Wajir and Mandera had a significant entry of more male than female candidates. 

On the other hand, Marsabit, Isiolo and Meru had a significant entry of more female than male candidates in the Examination.The number of candidates who sat the Examination in hospitals in 2022 was 147 compared with 166 in 2021.

All these candidates will also progress to Form One.