Only a third of KCSE candidates attained university entry mark

Education CS Fred Matiang'i speaks during the release of 2015 KCSE results. (Photo: Moses Omusula/Standard)

Nairobi: Out of the 522,870 candidates in the 2015 KCSE examination, only a third have met the requirements set to join university.

This translates to about 174,290 candidates; a number which Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said is an improved as compared to the previous years.