The number of registered KCSE special needs candidates across the country increased significantly in 2023, the latest Economic Survey 2024 has revealed.
In the survey seen by Education News, KCSE special needs candidates went up by 3.8 per cent from 2,175 in 2022 to 2,258 in 2023.
The number of male candidates registered accounted for 55.0 per cent of the total registered Special Needs Education (SNE) candidates in the review period, and female candidates were 45. 0 per cent.
The survey revealed that the number of physically handicapped candidates increased by 14.7 per cent from 830 in 2022 to 952 in 2023, accounting for 42.2 per cent of the total number of special needs candidates.
The number of candidates with low vision went down by 13.0 per cent to 475 while those with hearing impairment increased by 2.1 per cent to 683 in 2023.
The number of candidates who were blind increased by 13.8 per cent from 130 in 2022 to 148 in 2023.
At the same time, the survey also revealed that the number of KCSE examination centres increased from 10,516 in 2022 to 10,651 in 2023.
Over the same period, the number of registered KCSE candidates rose by 2.2 per cent to 903,138, with the number of males and females growing by 1.7 per cent and 2.7 per cent, respectively.
The study revealed that the number of candidates who scored Grade C+ and above increased by 15.3 per cent from 174,505 in 2022 to 201,142 in 2023. The number of male candidates who scored C+ and above accounted for 11.7 per cent of the total number of candidates. The number of female candidates with C+ and above increased by 24.9 per cent to 96,247, while that of male candidates increased by 7.6 per cent to 104,895 in 2023.
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