00:00 of the 899,453 candidates who sat the 2023 KCSA examination,
00:08 450,554 were men, while 448,899 were female,
00:17 representing 50.09% and 49.91% of the total candidature, respectively.
00:26 This indicates that the country has achieved gender parity at the secondary education level.
00:33 During the year 2023 KCSA examination, 11 counties had a significant increase in female candidates.
00:42 This was Garissa, 66.39% compared to 33.61%
00:50 while 9 other counties had a significant increase in female candidates.
01:08 This being Fijiga, Marakot, Kirinyaga, Meru, Kiambu, Nairobi, Kisumu and Kitui.
01:19 The number of candidates who were aged 16 years and below increased from 12,710 in the year 2023 to 16,040
01:34 which was 1.776% in the year 2023.
01:41 The highest percentage of candidates registered for the 2023 KCSA examination
01:46 were within the appropriate age bracket of between 17 to 19 years,
01:52 constituting 632,288 which was 70.01% of the total candidature.
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