Alarm as millions of pupils lack basic reading and numeracy skills

Education CS Migos Ogamba addresses the press in Naivasha. June 6, 2025. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

Education stakeholders have raised concerns over deepening gaps in foundational learning in Kenyan schools, warning that millions of pupils are advancing through primary education without mastering basic literacy and numeracy skills.

A national assessment by Usawa Agenda reveals that only 42.1 per cent of Grade 3 girls and 40.1 per cent of boys can read and comprehend a Grade 3-level English story.