Girls now better than boys in mathematics, survey

Nyamasaria primary school pupils in a fully furnished classroom with modern desks in Kisumu county. German government has identified seven schools that will be reconstructed to this level to boost education and learning in Kisumu county. (Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

Standard Two pupils in Mombasa County are the brightest overall performers in mathematics countrywide, according to a new study that also shows girls are better than boys at the compulsory subject.

The yet-to-be-released Ministry of Education survey dated February 2017 shows that 99.2 per cent of the Standard Two pupils from Mombasa County scored 50 or more marks out of 100 in the maths assessment, topping the country’s 47 regions and beating those that have traditionally topped national examination charts.