The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results for 2024 were announced by Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba on January 9, 2025. Here are the key details:
Candidate Statistics
- Total Candidates: A record 965,512 candidates sat for the KCSE exams in 2024, up from 899,453 in 2023. These candidates were spread across 10,755 examination centers.
Gender Distribution
- For the first time in KCSE history, female candidates outnumbered male candidates, with 482,202 females compared to 480,310 males.
Performance Highlights
- Top Grades:
- 1,693 candidates achieved the highest grade (A plain), an increase from 1,216 in 2023.
- Other notable scores include:
- 7,743 candidates scored A-
- 19,150 candidates scored B+
- 43,120 candidates scored B
- 75,347 candidates scored B-
- 99,388 candidates scored C+
- 111,717 candidates scored C
- A total of 476,889 candidates scored C- or higher, which qualifies them for admission to technical institutions and diploma courses. This represents 49.4% of all candidates.
Lowest Performers
- The number of candidates who scored an E grade in 2024 was not specified, but in 2023, there were 48,174 such candidates.
Examination Integrity
- The results for 2,829 candidates suspected of cheating have been withheld pending further investigation. Additionally, 840 candidates had their results canceled due to confirmed examination malpractices.
Accessing Results
- Candidates can check their results online at the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) portal: KNEC Results Checker. They will need to enter their index number and name as registered. However, high traffic caused the KNEC website to experience outages immediately after the results were released.
These statistics provide an overview of the performance and administrative aspects of the 2024 KCSE examinations in Kenya.