Gender disparity persists in 2015 KCPE results

Cabinet Secretary for Education Dr Fred Matiang’i speaking while releasing the results.

NAIROBI: Some 23 out of 47 counties enrolled more girl candidates for the just released KCPE results signaling the increasing focus on the girl child education. But could boy children be under threat?

In the last five years we have applauded the consistent percentage increase in the number of girls which has been higher than that of boys, however, this year we have witnessed a shift in this trend as the percentage increase in the number of boys which stands at 5.56% is higher than that of girls at 5.18%.