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2025 KCSE by the numbers

Education CS Julius Ogamaba (centre), PS Julius Bitok (right) and KNEC CEO David Njengere. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]  

A total of 993,226 candidates sat the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination compared to 962,512 in 2024, representing a 3.19 per cent increase, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has said.

Speaking on Friday, January 9, during the release of results at AIC Chebisas Boys High School in Eldoret, Ogamba said the number of candidates scoring an overall mean grade A increased to 1,932, up from 1,693 in 2024.

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