Those who did not go beyond primary school in Kenya to be degree holders

• Most learners who fail to join secondary school join the jua kali sector
• The jua kali sector, the largest employer in Kenya, employs up to 80 per cent of the youth, most of them primary school dropouts
• Most of these young people don’t choose to go into jua kali; they find themselves there by default

Every year, a significant percentage of pupils who sit the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) don’t proceed with education, partly due to low grades.