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EXAMINATION ESSENTIAL STATISTICS
1.0 TABLE 1: NUMBER OF CENTRES AND CANDIDATURE FOR THE KCSE
EXAMINATION FROM 2004 TO 2013

CANDIDATURE
YEAR NUMBER MALE FEMALE
OF TOTAL INCREASE/ TOTAL INCREASE/ TOTAL INCREASE/
CENTRES DECREASE (%) DECREASE (%) DECREASE
(%) (%) (%)
2013 7,608 446,696 10,347 243,668 2,529 203,028 7,818
(2.37%) (54.55%) (1.05%) (45.45%) (4.00%)
2012 6,968 436,349 24,566 241,139 11,968 195,210 12,598
(5.97%) (55.26%) (5.22%) (44.74%) (6.90%)
2011 6,448 411,783 54,295 229,171 31,071 182,612 23,224
(15.19%) (55.65%) (15.68%) (44.35%) (14.57%)
2010 6,004 357,488 20,084 198,100 13,537 159,388 6,547
(5.95%) (55.41%) (7.33%) (44.59%) (4.28%)
2009 5,600 337,404 32,389 184,563 18,972 152,841 13,417
(10.62%) (50%) (11.46%) (45.30%) (9.62%)
2008 5,183 305,015 28,776 165,591 15,464 139,424 13,312
(10.42%) (54.29%) (10.30%) (45.71%) (10.56%)
2007 4,833 276,239 32,786 150,127 21,056 126,112 11,730
(13.47%) (54.35%) (16.31%) (45.65%) (10.26%)
2006 4,506 243,453 -17,212 129,071 -12,185 114,382 -5,027
(6.60%) (53.02%) (8.63%) (46.98%) (4.21%)
2005 4,257 260,665 37,989 141,256 21,189 119,409 16,800
(17.06%) (54.19%) (17.65%) (45.81%) (16.37%)
2004 3,966 222,676 14,946 120,067 8,478 102,609 6,468
(7.20%) (53.92%) (7.60%) (46.08%) (6.73%)

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2.0 GRAPH 1: KCSE CANDIDATURE TRENDS FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS BY GENDER

3.0 GRAPH 2: KCSE CANDIDATURE INCREASE TRENDS FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS
BY GENDER

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4.0 TABLE 2:2013 AND 2012 KCSE EXAMINATION CANDIDATURE

DISTRIBUTION BY COUNTY

2013 2012
FEMALE MALE TOTAL FEMALE MALE TOTAL
COUNTY CODE & NAME
CAND. CAND. CAND. CAND. CAND. CAND.
(%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)
1. 01 1,954 1,999 3,953 1,815 1,875 3,690
Taita Taveta (0.437%) (0.448%) (0.885 %) (0.93%) (0.77%) (0.85%)
2. 02 2,317 2,820 5,137 2,226 2,805 5,031
Kwale (0.519%) (0.631%) (1.150 %) (1.14%) (1.16%) (1.15%)
3. 03 2,836 3,847 6,683 2,667 3,872 6,539
Mombasa (0.635%) (0.861%) (1.496 %) (1.37%) (1.60%) (1.50%)
4. 04 3,612 5,231 8,843 3,261 4,925 8,186
Kilifi (0.809%) (1.171%) (1.980 %) (1.67%) (2.04%) (1.88%)
5. 05 321 675 996 274 567 841
Tana River (0.072%) (0.151%) (0.223 %) (0.14%) (0.23%) (0.19%)
6. 06 473 663 1,136 519 674 1,193
Lamu (0.106%) (0.148%) (0.254 %) (0.27%) (0.28%) (0.27%)
7. 07 4,916 5,012 9,928 4,851 9,902 5,051
Nyandarua (1.101%) (1.122%) (2.223 %) (2.49%) (4.10%) (1.16%)
8. 08 7,366 7,163 14,529 7,079 7,420 14,499
Nyeri (1.649%) (1.604%) (3.253 %) (3.63%) (3.10%) (3.32%)
9. 09 4,409 3,946 8,355 7,079 7,420 14,499
Kirinyaga (0.987%) (0.883%) (1.870 %) (3.63%) (3.10%) (3.32%)
10. 10 9,601 9,810 19,411 9,836 10,106 19,942
Murang'a (2.149%) (2.196%) (4.345 %) (5.04%) (4.19%) (4.57%)
11. 11 12,006 12,262 24,268 12,073 12,138 24,211
Kiambu (2.688%) (2.745%) (5.433 %) (6.18%) (5.03%) (5.55%)
12. 12 9,083 9,708 18,791 8,428 9,195 17,623
Machakos (2.033%) (2.173%) (4.207 %) (4.32%) (3.81%) (4.04%)
13. 13 6,014 6,827 12,841 5,581 6,558 12,139
Kitui (1.346%) (1.528%) (2.875 %) (2.86%) (2.72%) (2.78%)
14. 14 3,756 4,148 7,904 3,627 4,070 7,697
Embu (0.841%) (0.929%) (1.769 %) (1.86%) (1.69%) (1.76%)
15. 15 8,061 8,021 16,082 7,982 8,176 16,158
Meru (1.805%) (1.796%) (3.600 %) (1.83%) (1.87%) (3.70%)
16. 16 314 625 939 381 789 1,170
Marsabit (0.070%) (0.140%) (0.210 %) (020%) (0.32%) (0.27%)
17. 17 334 493 827 315 514 829
Isiolo (0.075%) (0.110%) (0.185 %) (0.16%) (0.21%) (0.19%)
18. 18 7,952 8,782 16,734 7,494 8,422 15,916
Makueni (1.780%) (1.966%) (3.746 %) (3.84%) (3.49%) (3.65%)
19. 19 3,566 3,550 7,116 3,524 3,457 6,981
Tharaka Nithi (0.798%) (0.795%) (1.593 %) (1.81%) (1.43%) (1.60%)
20. 20 9,387 11,326 20,713 9,254 11,269 20,523
Nairobi (2.101%) (2.536%) (4.637 %) (4.74%) (4.67%) (4.70%)
21. 21 599 1,432 2,031 466 1,198 1,664
Turkana (0.134%) (0.321%) (0.455 %) (0.24%) (0.49%) (0.38%)
22. 22 370 599 969 374 633 1,007
Samburu (0.083%) (0.134%) (0.217 %) (0.19%) (0.26%) (0.23%)
23. 23 3,693 4,913 8,606 3,367 4,653 8,020
Trans Nzoia (0.827%) (1.100%) (1.927 %) (1.72%) (1.93%) (1.84%)
24. 24 1,442 1,927 3,369 1,218 1,764 2,982
West Pokot (0.323%) (0.431%) (0.754 %) (0.62%) (0.73%) (0.68%)
25. 25 4,053 5,242 9,295 3,843 5,367 9,210
Bomet (0.907%) (1.174%) (2.081 %) (1.97%) (2.22%) (2.11%)
26. 26 4,838 5,016 9,854 4,495 4,846 9,341
Uasin Ngishu (1.083%) (1.123%) (2.206 %) (2.30%) (2.01%) (2.14%)

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2013 2012
FEMALE MALE TOTAL FEMALE MALE TOTAL
COUNTY CODE & NAME
CAND. CAND. CAND. CAND. CAND. CAND.
(%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)
27. 27 10,497 12,159 22,656 10,105 11,718 21,823
Nakuru (2.350%) (2.722%) (5.072 %) (5.18%) (4.85%) (5.00%)
28. 28 4,615 5,891 10,506 4,224 5,832 10,056
Kericho (1.033%) (1.319%) (2.352 %) (2.16%) (2.41%) (2.30%)
29. 29 4,288 4,665 8,953 3,956 4,629 8,585
Nandi (0.960%) (1.044%) (2.004 %) (2.03%) (1.92%) (1.97%)
30. 30 2,717 2,979 5,696 2,699 3,086 5,785
Laikipia (0.608%) (0.667%) (1.275 %) (1.38%) (1.28%) (1.33%)
31. 31 2,535 3,090 5,625 2,396 2,915 5,311
Kajiado (0.568%) (0.692%) (1.259 %) (1.23%) (1.21%) (1.22%)
32. 32 1,687 2,593 4,280 1,636 2,621 4,257
Narok (0.378%) (0.580%) (0.958 %) (0.84%) (1.08%) (0.98%)
33. 33 3,114 3,479 6,593 2,981 3,282 6,263
Baringo (0.697%) (0.779%) (1.476 %) (1.53%) (1.36%) (1.44%)
34. 34 2,636 2,649 5,285 2,508 2,516 5,024
Elgeyo Marakwet (0.590 %) (0.593 %) (1.183 %) (1.28%) (1.04%) (1.15%)
35. 35 2,965 4,204 7,169 2,817 4,182 6,999
Busia (0.664 %) (0.941 %) (1.605 %) (1.44%) (1.73%) (1.60%)
36. 36 7,660 9,966 17,626 7,172 9,787 16,959
Bungoma (1.715 %) (2.231 %) (3.946 %) (3.67%) (4.05%) (3.89%)
37. 37 9,701 11,295 20,996 9,228 11,077 20,305
Kakamega (2.172 %) (2.529 %) (4.700 %) (4.73%) (4.59%) (4.65%)
38. 38 5,005 4,874 9,879 4,702 4,682 9,384
Vihiga (1.120 %) (1.091 %) (2.212 %) (2.41%) (1.94%) (2.15%)
39. 39 5,554 7,187 12,741 5,238 7,144 12,382
Kisumu (1.243 %) (1.609 %) (2.852 %) (2.68%) (2.96%) (2.84%)
40. 40 7,693 11,652 19,345 7,900 12,049 19,949
Kisii (1.722 %) (2.608 %) (4.331 %) (4.05%) (5.00%) (4.57%)
41. 41 4,991 7,959 12,950 4,612 8,111 12,723
Homa Bay (1.117 %) (1.782 %) (2.899 %) (2.36%) (3.36%) (2.92%)
42. 42 4,665 6,594 11,259 4,302 6,119 10,421
Siaya (1.044 %) (1.476 %) (2.521 %) (2.20%) (2.53%) (2.39%)
43. 43 3,960 5,346 9,306 3,925 5,515 9,440
Nyamira (0.887 %) (1.197 %) (2.083 %) (2.01%) (2.89%) (2.16%)
44. 44 3,767 6,111 9,878 3,569 5,856 9,425
Migori (0.843 %) (1.368 %) (2.211 %) (1.83%) (2.42%) (2.16%)
45. 45 625 1,897 2,522 818 2,208 3,026
Garissa (0.140 %) (0.425 %) (0.565 %) (0.42%) (0.91%) (0.69%)
46. 46 495 1,283 1,778 533 1,421 1,954
Wajir (0.111 %) (0.287%) (0.398 %) (0.27%) (0.59%) (0.45%)
47. 47 585 1,758 2,343 743 2,079 2,822
Mandera (0.131%) (0.394%) (0.525 %) (0.38%) (0.86%) (0.65%)
TOTAL 203,028 243,668 446,696 195,210 241,139 436,349
(45.45%) (54.55%) (100 %) (44.74%) (55.26%) (100%)

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 5.0 TABLE 3: 2013 AND 2012 KCSE EXAMINATION CANDIDATURE DISTRIBUTION BY COUNTY AND AGE
CANDIDATES’ AGE
COUNTY CODE 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012
& NAME <=16 17 & 18 19 & 20 21 & 22 >=23 UNSPECIFIED TOTAL TOTAL
(%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)
01 Taita 18 28 385 1131 948 1628 261 711 133 192 3 0 3963 3690
Taveta (0.004%) (0.28%) (0.086%) (0.57%) (0.211%) (0.98%) (0.058%) (1.61%) (0.030%) (1.15%) (0.001%) (0.00%) (0.882%) (0.84)

02 Kwale 22 21 946 1162 1014 2190 364 1144 1 514 14 9 5158 5040
(0.005%) (0.21%) (0.211%) (0.58%) (0.226%) (1.32%) (0.081%) (2.59%) (0.000%) (3.07%) (0.003%) (1.86%) (1.148%) (1.15)

03 Mombasa 33 41 1816 2385 1678 2759 322 930 167 424 24 7 6746 6546
(0.007%) (0.41%) (0.404%) (1.20%) (0.374%) (1.66%) (0.072%) (2.10%) (0.037%) (2.53%) (0.005%) (1.45%) (1.502%) (1.50)

04 Kilifi 1 40 503 1887 2042 3671 1546 1764 5 825 6 43 8879 8230
(0.000%) (0.40%) (0.112%) (0.95%) (0.455%) (2.20%) (0.344%) (3.99%) (0.001%) (4.93%) (0.001%) (8.90%) (1.977%) (1.88)

05 Tana River 1 12 130 390 130 272 67 102 1 65 0 999 841

(0.000%) (0.12%) (0.029%) (0.20%) (0.029%) (0.16%) (0.015%) (0.23%) (0.000%) (0.39%) (0.000%) (0.00%) (0.222%) (0.19)

06 Lamu 1 9 228 312 219 464 103 288 6 120 0 1144 1193
(0.000%) (0.09%) (0.051%) (0.16%) (0.049%) (%0.28) (0.023%) (0.65%) (0.001%) (0.72%) (0.000%) (0.00%) (0.255%) (0.27)

07 Nyandarua 81 121 3017 4178 1633 4420 240 993 1 190 30 10 9985 9912
(0.018%) (1.21%) (0.672%) (2.10%) (0.364%) (2.65%) (0.053%) (2.25%) (0.000%) (1.14%) (0.007%) (2.07%) (2.223%) (2.27)

08 Nyeri 124 139 4274 5661 2416 6607 348 1664 4 428 3 3 14606 14502
(0.028%) (1.39%) (0.951%) (2.85%) (0.538%) (3.97%) (0.077%) (3.76%) (0.001%) (2.56%) (0.001%) (0.62%) (3.251%) (3.32)

09 Kirinyaga 4 138 1336 3419 1316 3262 769 1156 1 258 1 0 8418 8233
(0.001%) (1.38%) (0.297%) (1.72%) (0.293%) (1.96%) (0.171%) (2.61%) (0.000%) (1.54%) (0.000%) (0.00%) (1.874%) (1.88)

10 Murang'a 6 231 3042 8163 2933 8623 1574 2434 3 491 19 36 19499 19978
(0.001%) (2.32%) (0.677%) (4.10%) (0.653%) (5.18%) (0.350%) (5.50%) (0.001%) (2.93%) (0.004%) (7.45%) (4.341%) (4.57)

11 Kiambu 3 301 4665 12186 5691 9368 419 1714 9 644 7 88 24424 24301
0.001 % (3.02%) 1.038 % (6.13%) 1.267 % (5.63%) 0.093 % (3.88%) (0.002%) (3.85%) (0.002%) (18.2%) (5.437%) (5.56)

12 Machakos 164 284 2301 7579 3203 7319 1663 1959 9 482 10 43 18885 17666
0.037 % (2.85%) 0.512 % (3.81%) 0.713 % (4.40%) 0.370 % (4.43%) (0.002%) (2.88%) (0.00%) (8.90%) (4.204%) (4.04)

13 Kitui 19 326 3609 6102 1906 4204 974 1168 1 340 5 12 12887 12152
0.004 % (3.27%) 0.803 % (3.07%) 0.424 % (2.52%) 0.217 % (2.64%) (0.000%) (2.03%) (0.001%) (2.48%) (2.869%) (2.78)

14 Embu 2 94 2069 2873 1884 3165 872 1227 1 338 5 7 7958 7704
(0.000%) (0.94%) (0.461%) (1.44%) (0.419%) (1.90%) (0.194%) (2.77%) (0.000%) (2.02%) (0.001%) (1.45%) (1.772%) (1.76)
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CANDIDATES’ AGE
COUNTY CODE 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012
& NAME <=16 17 & 18 19 & 20 21 & 22 >=23 UNSPECIFIED TOTAL TOTAL
(%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)

15 Meru 5 248 1744 5802 2684 6948 1567 2291 11 798 36 57 16184 16144
(0.001%) (2.49%) (0.388%) (2.92%) (0.597%) (4.17%) (0.349%) (4.17%) (0.002% (4.77%) (0.008%) (11.8% (3.603%) (3.70)

16 Marsabit 1 5 431 644 103 439 9 54 1 28 0 944 1170

(0.000%) (0.05%) (0.096%) (0.32%) (0.023%) (0.26%) (0.002%) (0.12%) (0.000%) (0.17%) (0.000%) (0.00%) (0.210%) (0.27)

17 Isiolo 1 13 408 513 159 223 13 49 3 31 0 837 829

(0.000%) (0.13%) (0.091%) (0.26%) (0.035%) (0.13%) (0.003%) (0.11%) (0.001%) (0.19%) (0.000%) (0.00%) (0.186%) (0.19)

18 Makueni 145 365 4469 7165 2915 6627 387 1433 68 326 11 2 16811 15918
(0.032%) (3.66%) (0.995%) (3.60%) (0.649%) (3.98%) (0.086%) (3.24%) (0.015%) (1.95%) (0.002%) (0.41%) (3.742%) (3.64)

19 Tharaka 7 91 1975 2836 1080 2766 253 975 1 313 2 0 7189 6981
Nithi (0.002%) (0.91%) (0.440%) (1.43%) (0.240%) (1.66%) (0.056%) (2.20%) (0.000%) (1.87%) (0.000%) (0.00%) (1.600%) (1.60)

20 Nairobi 3 304 7050 9726 2326 7085 467 1759 167 1649 25 29 20999 20552
(0.001%) (3.05%) (1.569%) (4.89%) (0.518%) (4.26%) (0.104%) (3.98%) (0.037%) (9.85%) (0.006%) (6.00%) (4.675%) (4.70)

21 Turkana 6 20 463 548 519 662 186 216 2 218 0 2047 1664
(0.001%) (0.20%) (0.103%) (0.28%) (0.116%) (0.40%) (0.041%) (0.49%) (0.000%) (1.30%) (0.000%) (0.00%) (0.456%) (0.38)

22 Samburu 2 25 146 567 255 345 41 43 1 27 0 975 1007

(0.000%) (0.25%) (0.033%) (0.29%) (0.057%) (0.21%) (0.009%) (0.10%) (0.000%) (0.16%) (0.000%) (0.00%) (0.217%) (0.23)

23 Trans Nzoia 11 197 2406 3470 2217 3214 254 828 1 311 26 2 8668 8022
(0.002%) (1.98%) (0.536%) (1.74%) (0.494%) (1.93%) (0.057%) (1.87%) (0.000%) (1.86%) (0.006%) (0.41%) (1.930%) (1.84)

24 West Pokot 32 60 988 1420 397 1119 66 246 1 137 2 0 3395 2982
(0.007%) (0.60%) (0.220%) (0.71%) (0.088%) (0.67%) (0.015%) (0.56%) (0.000%) (0.82%) (0.000%) (0.00%) (0.756%) (0.68)

25 Bomet 377 585 2759 5891 1979 2239 303 360 1 135 2 0 9337 9210
(0.084%) (5.87%) (0.614%) (2.96%) (0.441%) (1.34%) (0.067%) (0.81%) (0.000%) (0.81%) (0.000%) (0.00%) (2.078%) (2.11)

26 Uasin Gishu 1 180 1834 5093 2354 3113 565 618 3 337 9 12 9906 9353
(0.000%) (1.81%) (0.408%) (2.56%) (0.524%) (1.87%) (0.126%) (1.40%) (0.001%) (2.01%) (0.002%) (2.48%) (2.205%) (2.14)

27 Nakuru 192 388 3587 10132 3165 8662 1535 1970 1 671 18 3 22782 21826
(0.043%) (3.39%) (0.798%) (5.09%) (0.705%) (5.20%) (0.342%) (4.46%) (0.000%) (4.01%) (0.004%) (0.62%) (5.071%) (5.00)

28 Kericho 15 440 2555 5675 2500 3244 129 525 1 172 25 10 10538 10066
(0.003%) (4.42%) (0.569%) (2.85%) (0.557%) (1.95%) (0.029%) (1.19%) (0.000%) (1.03%) (0.006%) (2.07%) (2.346%) (2.30)

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CANDIDATES’ AGE
COUNTY CODE 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012
& NAME <=16 17 & 18 19 & 20 21 & 22 >=23 UNSPECIFIED TOTAL TOTAL
(%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)

29 Nandi 5 165 2572 3980 2357 3273 214 806 1 361 32 23 8989 8608
(0.001%) (1.66%) (0.573%) (2.00%) (0.525%) (1.97%) (0.048%) (1.82%) (0.000%) (2.16%) (0.007%) (4.76%) (2.001%) (1.97)

30 Laikipia 2 77 727 2025 1523 2681 488 748 1 254 3 36 5723 5821
(0.000%) (0.77%) (0.162%) (1.02%) (0.339%) (1.61%) (0.109%) (1.69%) (0.000%) (1.52%) (0.001%) (7.45%) (1.274%) (1.33)

31 Kajiado 2 108 871 2367 728 1946 159 575 11 314 1 0 5661 5310
(0.000%) (1.08%) (0.194%) (1.91%) (0.162%) (1.17%) (0.035%) (1.30%) (0.002%) (1.88%) (0.000%) (0.00%) (1.260%) (1.22)

32 Narok 9 154 1045 2481 895 1278 205 218 3 126 1 0 4300 4257
(0.002%) (1.55%) (0.233%) (0.77%) (0.199%) (0.77%) (0.046%) (0.49%) (0.001%) (0.75%) (0.000%) (0.00%) (0.957%) (0.97)

33 Baringo 1 226 2531 4253 1307 1451 203 245 10 88 1 3 6610 6266
(0.000%) (2.27%) (0.563%) (2.14%) (0.291%) (0.87%) (0.045%) (0.55%) (0.002%) (0.53%) (0.000%) (0.62%) (1.471%) (1.43)

34 Elgeyo 2 90 2143 3271 1434 1373 62 243 17 47 1 5311 5025

Marakwet (0.000%) (0.90%) (0.477%) (1.64%) (0.319%) (0.82%) (0.014%) (0.55%) (0.004%) (0.28%) (0.000%) (0.21%) (1.182%) (1.15)

35 Busia 14 140 1516 2647 1275 2912 353 948 3 352 1 0 7199 6999
(0.003%) (1.40%) (0.337%) (1.33%) (0.284%) (1.33%) (0.079%) (2.14%) (0.001%) (2.10%) (0.000%) (0.00%) (1.603%) (1.60)

36 Bungoma 1 648 3498 8387 4591 5992 364 1416 3 516 0 17679 16959
(0.000%) (6.50%) (0.779%) (4.22%) (1.022%) (3.60%) (0.081%) (3.20%) (0.001%) (3.08%) (0.000%) (0.00%) (3.935%) (3.88)

37 Kakamega 3 454 2773 8048 3588 8277 2375 2648 2 878 3 0 21068 20305
(0.001%) (4.56%) (0.617%) (4.05%) (0.799%) (4.97%) (0.529%) (5.99%) (0.000%) (5.25%) (0.001%) (0.00%) (4.690%) (4.65)

38 Vihiga 1 134 2403 3385 1840 4166 444 1354 80 345 10 5 9902 9389
(0.000%) (1.34%) (0.535%) (1.70%) (0.410%) (2.50%) (0.099%) (3.06%) (0.018%) (2.06%) (0.002%) (1.04%) (2.204 %) (2.15)

39 Kisumu 2 374 3755 5975 1682 4358 380 1179 3 496 6 5 12807 12387
0.000 % (3.75%) 0.836 % (3.00%) 0.374 % (2.62%) 0.085 % (2.67%) 0.001 % (2.96%) (0.001%) (1.04%) (2.851%) (2.84)

40 Kisii 56 992 5482 10145 4904 6916 357 1427 12 468 5 3 19497 19951
0.012 % (9.95%) 1.220 % (5.10%) 1.092 % (4.15%) 0.079 % (3.23%) 0.003 % (2.80%) (0.001%) (0.62%) (4.340%) (4.57)

41 Homa Bay 5 553 4174 7007 1343 4062 196 703 5 397 3 1 13009 12723
0.001 % (5.55%) 0.929 % (3.52%) 0.299 % (2.44%) 0.044 % (1.59%) 0.001 % (2.37%) (0.001%) (0.21%) (2.896%) (2.91)

42 Siaya 13 208 1456 4150 2919 4368 366 2 467 4 28 11303 10449
(0.003%) (2.09%) (0.324%) (2.09%) (0.650%) (2.62%) 0.081 % (0.000%) (2.79%) (0.001%) (5.80%) (2.516%) (2.39)

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CANDIDATES’ AGE
COUNTY CODE 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012
& NAME <=16 17 & 18 19 & 20 21 & 22 >=23 UNSPECIFIED TOTAL TOTAL
(%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)

43 Nyamira 170 419 2095 5077 1034 3198 496 596 1 150 3 1 9355 9441
(0.038%) (4.20%) (0.466%) (2.55%) (0.230%) (1.92%) 0.110 % (1.35%) (0.000%) (0.90%) (0.001%) (0.21%) (2.083%) (2.16)

44 Migori 30 467 3336 5475 951 2740 119 463 15 279 3 0 9949 9424
(0.007%) (4.69%) (0.743%) (2.75%) (0.212%) (1.65%) 0.026 % (1.05%) (0.003%) (1.67%) (0.001%) (0.00%) (2.215%) (2.16)

45 Garissa 10 15 186 1156 720 983 233 426 1 446 0 4 2554 3030
(0.002%) (0.15%) (0.041%) (0.58%) (0.160%) (0.59%) 0.052 % (0.96%) (0.000%) (2.67%) (0.000%) (0.83%) (0.569%) (0.69)

46 Wajir 1 12 497 715 725 1065 27 100 7 62 0 0 1780 1954

(0.000%) (0.12%) (0.111%) (0.36%) (0.161%) (0.64%) (0.006%) (0.23%) (0.002%) (0.37%) (0.000%) (0.00%) (0.396%) (0.45)

47 Mandera 11 23 273 1471 665 830 164 274 1 224 0 0 2360 2822
(0.002%) (0.23%) (0.061%) (0.74%) (0.148%) (0.50%) (0.037%) (0.62%) (0.000%) (1.34%) (0.000%) (0.00%) (0.525%) (0.65)

Totals 5,974 9,965 202,964 198,925 176,513 166,507 47,033 44,218 16,376 16,734 359 483 449,219 436,832
(1.33%) (2.28%) (45.18%) (45.54%) (39.29%) (38.12%) (10.47%) (10.12%) (3.645%) (3.83%) (0.08%) (0.11%) (100.0%) (100.0%)

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6.0 TABLE 4: 2013 AND 2012 KCSE EXAMINATION CENTRES BY COUNTY AND
CATEGORY OF SCHOOL
2013 2012
COUNTY ALL NATIONAL COUNTY DISTRICT PRIVATE ALL NATIONAL COUNTY DISTRICT PRIVATE
CODE & SCHOOLS SCHOOLS SCHOOL SCHOOLS SCHOOLS SCHOOLS SCHOOLS SCHOOL SCHOOLS SCHOOLS
NAME (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)

01 68 2 12 43 11 57 2 12 34 9
Taita (0.89%) (0.03%) (0.16%) (0.57%) (0.15%) (0.82%) (2.56%) (1.09%) (0.75%) (0.73%)
Taveta
02 64 2 9 45 8 60 2 9 40 9
Kwale (0.84%) (0.03%) (0.12%) (0.59%) (0.11%) (0.86%) (2.56%) (0.82%) (0.88%) (0.73%)
03 96 2 0 28 66 83 2 0 25 56
Mombasa (1.26%) (0.03%) (0.00%) (0.37%) (0.87%) (1.19%) (2.56%) (0.00%) (0.55%) (4.54%)
04 147 1 18 87 41 121 1 18 68 34
Kilifi (1.93%) (0.01%) (0.23%) (1.14%) (0.54%) (1.74%) (1.28%) (1.63%) (1.50%) (2.76%)
05 16 0 8 5 3 13 0 8 3 2
Tana River (0.21%) (0.00%) (0.11%) (0.07%) (0.04%) (0.19%) (0.00%) (0.73%) (0.07%) (0.16%)
06 21 0 4 13 4 20 0 4 12 4
Lamu (0.28%) (0.00%) (0.05%) (0.17%) (0.06%) (0.29%) (0.00%) (0.36%) (0.26%) (0.32%)
07 172 1 12 110 49 156 1 12 98 45
Nyandarua (2.26%) (0.01%) (0.16%) (1.45%) (0.64%) (2.24%) (1.28%) (1.09%) (2.16%) (3.65%)
08 219 2 26 164 27 211 2 25 158 26
Nyeri (2.88%) (0.03%) (0.34%) (2.16%) (0.36%) (3.03%) (2.56%) (2.27%) (3.48%) (2.11%)
09 126 2 17 96 11 118 2 17 89 10
Kirinyaga (1.66%) (0.03%) (0.22%) (1.26%) (0.15%) (1.70%) (2.56%) (1.54%) (1.96%) (0.81%)
10 290 2 25 238 25 280 2 22 232 24
Murang'a (3.81%) (0.03%) (0.33%) (3.13%) (0.33%) (4.02%) (2.56%) (2.00%) (5.11%) (1.95%)
11 359 6 29 203 121 344 6 27 196 115
Kiambu (4.72%) (0.08%) (0.38%) (2.67%) (1.59%) (4.94%) (7.69%) (2.45%) (4.31%) (9.33%)
12 352 1 44 226 81 310 1 43 192 74
Machakos (4.63%) (0.01%) (0.58%) (2.97%) (1.07%) (4.46%) (1.28%) (3.90%) (4.23%) (6.00%)
13 281 2 79 186 14 247 2 72 163 10
Kitui (3.70%) (0.03%) (1.04%) (2.45%) (0.18%) (3.55%) (2.56%) (6.53%) (3.59%) (0.81%)
14 176 2 39 116 19 160 2 22 118 18
Embu (2.31%) (0.03%) (0.51%) (1.53%) (0.25%) (2.30%) (2.56%) (2.00%) (2.60%) (1.46%)
15 318 2 77 212 27 298 2 47 225 24
Meru (4.18%) (0.03%) (1.01%) (2.79%) (0.36%) (4.28%) (2.56%) (4.26%) (4.95%) (1.95%)
16 20 1 8 5 6 19 1 6 6 6
Marsabit (0.26%) (0.01%) (0.11%) (0.07%) (0.08%) (0.27%) (1.28%) (0.54%) (0.13%) (0.49%)
17 17 1 2 9 5 15 1 1 8 5
Isiolo (0.22%) (0.01%) (0.03%) (0.12%) (0.07%) (0.22%) (1.28%) (0.09%) (0.18%) (0.41%)
18 333 1 74 238 20 293 1 63 211 18
Makueni (4.38%) (0.01%) (0.97%) (3.13%) (0.26%) (4.21%) (1.28%) (5.72%) (4.64%) (1.46%)
19 135 2 32 91 10 126 2 34 81 9
Tharaka (1.77%) (0.03%) (0.42%) (1.20%) (0.13%) (1.81%) (2.56%) (3.09%) (1.78%) (0.73%)
Nithi
20 304 7 52 21 224 288 7 51 17 213
Nairobi (4.00%) (0.09%) (0.68%) (0.28%) (2.94%) (4.14%) (8.97%) (4.63%) (0.37%) (17.27%)
21 28 1 9 11 7 25 1 9 9 6
Turkana (0.37%) (0.01%) (0.12%) (0.15%) (0.09%) (0.36%) (1.28%) (0.82%) (0.20%) (0.49%)
22 16 1 5 5 5 16 1 5 5 5
Samburu (0.21%) (0.01%) (0.07%) (0.07%) (0.07%) (0.23%) (1.28%) (0.45%) (0.11%) (0.41%)
23 151 2 23 105 21 133 2 22 91 18
Trans (1.99%) (0.03%) (0.30%) (1.38%) (0.28%) (1.91%) (2.56%) (2.00%) (2.00%) (1.46%)
Nzoia
24 55 1 7 40 7 42 1 6 31 4
West Pokot (0.72%) (0.01%) (0.09%) (0.53%) (0.09%) (0.60%) (1.28%) (0.54%) (0.68%) (0.32%)

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2013 2012
COUNTY ALL NATIONAL COUNTY DISTRICT PRIVATE ALL NATIONAL COUNTY DISTRICT PRIVATE
CODE & SCHOOLS SCHOOLS SCHOOL SCHOOLS SCHOOLS SCHOOLS SCHOOLS SCHOOL SCHOOLS SCHOOLS
NAME (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)

25 163 1 37 118 7 148 1 37 104 6

Bomet (2.14%) (0.01%) (0.49%) (1.55%) (0.09%) (2.13%) (1.28%) (3.36%) (2.29%) (0.49%)
26 170 1 21 111 37 155 1 19 103 32
Uasin (2.23%) (0.01%) (0.28%) (1.46%) (0.49%) (2.23%) (1.28%) (1.72%) (2.27%) (2.60%)
Gishu
27 355 4 16 195 140 329 4 16 178 131
Nakuru (4.67% (0.05%) (0.21%) (2.56%) (1.84%) (4.73%) (5.13%) (1.45%) (3.92%) (10.62%)
28 160 1 38 109 12 151 1 38 100 12
Kericho (2.10%) (0.01%) (0.50%) (1.43%) (0.16%) (2.17%) (1.28%) (3.45%) (2.20%) (0.97%)
29 173 1 33 132 7 155 1 33 114 7
Nandi (2.27%) (0.01%) (0.43%) (1.74%) (0.09%) (2.23%) (1.28%) (2.99%) (2.51%) (0.57%)
30 101 1 13 67 20 96 1 9 66 20
Laikipia (1.33%) (0.01%) (0.17%) (0.88%) (0.26%) (1.38%) (1.28%) (0.82%) (1.45%) (1.62%)
31 113 1 7 42 63 106 1 7 36 62
Kajiado (1.49%) (0.01%) (0.09%) (0.55%) (0.83%) (1.52%) (1.28%) (0.64%) (0.79%) (5.03%)
32 78 2 16 50 10 69 2 12 47 8
Narok (1.03%) (0.03%) (0.21%) (0.66%) (0.13%) (0.99%) (2.56%) (1.09%) (1.03%) (0.65%)
33 120 1 22 84 13 106 1 22 71 12
Baringo (1.58%) (0.01%) (0.29%) (1.10%) (0.17%) (1.52%) (1.28%) (2.00%) (1.56%) (0.97%)
34 97 2 15 75 5 87 2 15 66 4
Elgeyo (1.28%) (0.03%) (0.20%) (0.99%) (0.07%) (1.25%) (2.56%) (1.36%) (1.45%) (0.32%)
Marakwet
35 117 1 29 77 10 108 1 29 71 7
Busia (1.54%) (0.01%) (0.38%) (1.01%) (0.13%) (1.55%) (1.28%) (2.63%) (1.56%) (0.57%)
36 258 2 40 200 16 236 2 39 180 15
Bungoma (3.39%) (0.03%) (0.53%) (2.63%) (0.21%) (3.39%) (2.56%) (3.54%) (3.69%) (1.22%)
37 326 2 41 254 29 293 2 39 229 23
Kakamega (4.29%) (0.03%) (0.54%) (3.34%) (0.38%) (4.21%) (2.56%) (3.54%) (5.04%) (1.87%)
38 137 2 26 102 7 123 2 26 89 6
Vihiga (1.80%) (0.03%) (0.34%) (1.34%) (0.09%) (1.77%) (2.56%) (2.36%) (1.96%) (0.49%)
39 208 2 35 144 27 193 2 35 132 24
Kisumu (2.73%) (0.03%) (0.46%) (1.89%) (0.36%) (2.77%) (2.56%) (3.18%) (2.90%) (1.95%)
40 346 2 43 274 27 336 2 40 272 22
Kisii (4.55%) (0.03%) (0.57%) (3.60%) (0.36%) (4.83%) (2.56%) (3.63%) (5.99%) (1.78%)
41 270 2 41 198 29 243 2 34 181 26
Homa Bay (3.55%) (0.03%) (0.54%) (2.60%) (0.38%) (3.49%) (2.56%) (3.09%) (3.98%) (2.11%)
42 185 2 35 140 8 168 2 35 123 8
Siaya (2.43%) (0.03%) (0.46%) (1.84%) (0.11%) (2.41%) (2.56%) (3.18%) (2.2.71 (0.65%)
%)
43 176 1 32 133 10 164 1 29 126 8
Nyamira (2.31%) (0.01%) (0.42%) (1.75%) (0.13%) (2.36%) (1.28%) (2.63%) (2.77%) (0.65%)
44 193 1 35 127 30 170 1 35 109 25
Migori (2.54%) (0.01%) (0.46%) (1.67%) (0.39%) (2.44%) (1.28%) (3.18%) (2.40%) (2.03%)
45 36 2 7 8 19 33 2 7 7 17
Garissa (0.47%) (0.03%) (0.09%) (0.11%) (0.25%) (0.47%) (2.56%) (0.15%) (0.15%) (1.38%)
46 26 0 7 14 5 22 0 5 12 5
Wajir (0.34%) (0.00%) (0.09%) (0.18%) (0.07%) (0.32%) (0.00%) (0.45%) (0.26%) (0.41%)
47 36 0 16 12 8 31 0 6 16 9
Mandera (0.47%) (0.00%) (0.21%) (0.16%) (0.11%) (0.45%) (0.00%) (0.54%) (0.35%) (0.73%)
TOTALS 7,608 78 1,216 4,963 1,351 6,968 78 1,102 4,544 1,233
(100%) (1.03%) (15.98%) (65.23%) (17.76%) (100%) (1.12%) (15.84%) (65.31%) (17.72%)

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7.0 TABLE 5: YEAR 2013 & 2012 KCSE EXAMINATION SUBJECTS WITH
IMPROVED, NO CHANGE & DECLINE IN PERFORMANCE

IMPROVED PERFORMANCE NO CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE DECLINE IN PERFORMANCE

2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012
1. Kiswahili 1. Chemistry 1. Biology for the 1. Metalwork 1. English 1. Kiswahili
Blind
2. Biology 2. Mathematics 2. Metalwork 2. General Science 2. Mathematics 2. Biology
Alternative A Alternative A
3. Physics 3. Geography 3. Power Mechanics 3. German 3. Alternative 3. CRE
Mathematics B
4. History & 4. English 4. Electricity 4. Computer 4. Chemistry 4. IRE
Govt. Studies
5. CRE 5. Home Science 5. Aviation 5. Aviation 5. General 5. Agriculture
Technology Technology Science
6. IRE 6. Physics 6. Kenyan Sign 6. Geography 6. Arabic
Language
7. Home Science 7. Woodwork 7. Art & Design 7. Business
Studies
8. Woodwork 8. Power 8. Agriculture 8. History and
Mechanics Government
9. Building 9. Drawing & 9. Computer 9. Mathematics
Construction Design Studies Alternative B
10. Drawing & 10. Music 10. German 10. Electricity
Design
11. French 11. Building 11. French
Construction
12. Arabic 12. Art & Design 12. Kenya Sign
Language
13. Music 13. Biology for the
Blind
14. Business
Studies
14 12 06 05 10 13

8.0 TABLE 6: OVERALL CANDIDATES’ PERFORMANCE BY GENDER IN 2013

AND 2012
2013 2012
SUBJECT
MALE MALE
ALL FEMALE ALL FEMALE
CODE & NAME
MEAN MEAN MEAN N O. MEAN N O. MEAN N O. MEAN
NO. SAT NO. SAT NO. SAT
% % % SAT % SAT % SAT %
101 English 445,800 27.47 202,618 27.83 243182 27.18 434,121 37.88 195,585 38.13 241,873 37.68

102 Kiswahili 445,546 41.60 202,507 42.23 243039 41.07 433,878 35.81 195,496 36.32 241,717 35.40

121 444,792 27.58 202,129 24.51 242663 30.13 433,014 28.66 195,093 25.30 241,233 31.38
Mathematics
Alternative A
122 1,104 8.65 561 7.56 543 9.84 1,281 9.49 635 8.96 727 9.95
Mathematics
Alternative B
231 Biology 397,314 31.63 190,334 30.15 206980 32.99 386,538 26.21 183,595 24.36 205,926 27.86

232 Physics 119,862 40.10 32,703 38.19 87159 40.82 118,508 37.87 32,295 36.22 87,329 38.48

233 439,941 24.83 200,735 23.08 239206 26.30 427,303 27.93 193,426 25.95 237,293 29.54
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2013 2012
SUBJECT
MALE MALE
ALL FEMALE ALL FEMALE
CODE & NAME
MEAN MEAN MEAN N O. MEAN N O. MEAN N O. MEAN
NO. SAT NO. SAT NO. SAT
% % % SAT % SAT % SAT %
236 Biology 72 18.97 31 19.73 41 18.40 96 17.38 42 14.2 59 19.65
for the Blind
237 General 1,103 9.73 562 9.06 541 10.48 1,285 11.66 634 11.23 724 12.05
Science
311 History 309,186 44.72 138,000 41.46 171186 47.35 293,117 40.94 129,310 37.19 166,354 43.86
& Govt
312 110,351 42.41 44,058 38.94 66292 44.71 116,687 46.58 46,101 43.09 71,610 48.82
Geography
313 CRE 331,046 47.96 175,375 48.05 155671 47.85 313,816 44.03 166,812 44.34 149,663 43.68

314 IRE 16,478 34.82 5,608 32.94 10870 35.78 17,433 32.13 5,957 30.14 11,671 33.16

315 HRE 01 80.00 - - 01 80.00

441 Home 13,298 57.98 12,049 49.97 1249 42.84 13,463 56.88 12,228 57.49 1,304 43.51
Science
442 Art and 1,151 56.00 421 57.07 730 55.38 1,162 63.79 397 67.23 772 62.00
Design
443 177,680 33.60 78,258 31.07 99422 35.59 178,424 34.97 77,903 32.03 101,217 37.24
Agriculture
444 318 53.32 - - 318 53.32 393 46.01 5 34.50 390 46.13
Woodwork

445 155 54.66 - - 155 54.66 194 53.43 2 57.00 193 53.40
Metalwork

446 Building 330 56.29 11 319 56.81 376 42.13 20 31.35 359 42.74
&
Construction
447 146 66.27 2 53.50 144 66.44 149 65.26 2 55.00 147 65.39
Power
Mechanics
448 172 60.08 6 48.17 166 60.51 214 60.60 4 48.00 211 60.90
Electricity
449 480 56.45 9 39.67 471 56.77 420 43.04 6 26.17 420 43.28
Drawing &
Design
450 Aviation 158 58.33 16 44.06 142 59.94 118 59.90 7 52.86 112 60.34
Techn.
451 9,181 55.18 3,779 52.46 5,402 57.09 8,068 57.64 3,416 55.56 4,697 59.15
Computer
Stud.
501 French 2,827 56.73 1,947 55.56 880 59.32 2,565 54.74 1,742 54.00 828 56.30

502 German 524 56.86 316 56.62 208 57.25 514 66.61 331 66.19 185 67.36

503 Arabic 3,466 55.37 1,161 51.57 2,305 57.28 3,692 46.52 1,159 43.57 2,579 47.85

504 Kenyan 235 60.58 106 61.88 129 59.51 224 60.96 89 62.38 135 60.02
Sign
Language
511 Music 1,222 56.83 772 57.36 450 55.91 1237 50.60 767 50.27 475 51.13

565 Business 196,570 47.12 89,526 44.57 107,044 49.25 185,774 44.30 83,205 51.00 104,262 46.13
Studies

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9.0 TABLE 7: OVERALL GRADE SUMMARY FOR 2013

GENDER A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E
MALE 1855 6267 10776 15315 18216 21836 26492 32385 37703 39672 28542 3913

FEMALE 867 3492 6237 9341 12648 16515 22079 28378 34100 38505 27251 3129

ALL 2722 9759 17013 24656 30864 38351 48571 60763 71803 78177 55793 7042

0.61 2.17 3.79 5.49 6.87 8.54 10.81 13.53 15.98 17.40 12.42 1.57
CUM.%

2722 12481 29494 54150 85014 123365 171936 232699 304502 382679 438472 445514
CUM. TOTAL

0.61 2.78 6.57 12.05 18.93 27.46 38.27 51.80 67.79 85.19 97.61 99.18
CUM %AGE

10.0 TABLE 8: OVERALL GRADE SUMMARY FOR 2012

GENDER A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E
1277 5947 11753 15962 18936 22180 27134 31582 35655 37694 26436 4263
MALE
698 3288 5977 9221 12174 16291 21771 27166 31548 35872 25997 3621
FEMALE
1975 9235 17730 25183 31110 38471 48905 58748 67203 73566 52433 7884
ALL
0.45 2.12 4.07 5.77 7.13 8.82 11.21 13.47 15.41 16.87 12.02 1.81
CUM.%
1975 11210 28940 54123 85233 123704 172609 231357 298560 372126 424559 432443
CUM. TOTAL
0.45 2.57 6.64 12.41 19.54 28.36 39.58 53.05 68.46 85.32 97.35 99.15
CUM %AGE

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11.0 TABLE 9: CANDIDATES WHO SAT THE YEAR 2013 AND 2012 KCSE EXAMINATION
UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES BY COUNTY
CANDIDATES WHO SAT THE KCSE EXAMINATION UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
COUNTY NAMES AND
VISUALLY LOW VISION PHYSICALLY MENTALLY HEARING HOSPITALS PRISONS
CODES
IMPAIRED IMPAIRED IMPAIRED IMPAIRED
2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012
1 Taita Taveta 00 00 01 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 09 01 00 00
(01)
2 Kwale 00 00 03 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00
(02)
3 Mombasa 01 00 02 11 18 37 01 05 00 00 06 02 00 01
(03)
4 Kilifi 03 01 02 04 02 01 00 00 24 18 00 02 00 00
(04)
5 Tana River 00 00 01 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00
(05)
6 Lamu 00 00 00 00 02 01 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00
(06)
7 Nyandarua 00 00 04 03 01 04 00 00 00 00 03 02 00 00
(07)
8 Nyeri 00 00 04 02 04 02 00 00 55 52 08 08 00 09
(08)
9 Kirinyaga 00 00 03 01 04 03 00 01 00 00 05 01 00 00
(09)
10 Muranga 00 00 03 03 10 04 01 02 01 02 03 06 00 00
(10)
11 Kiambu 26 60 15 28 66 45 05 01 15 01 04 11 00 00
(11)
12 Machakos 00 00 05 15 03 03 00 00 00 00 12 05 03 00
(12)
13 Kitui 00 00 05 01 02 03 00 00 00 00 06 04 02 00
(13)
14 Embu 00 00 05 03 03 04 00 00 00 00 06 06 00 01
(14)
15 Meru 12 09 04 03 03 05 00 00 01 00 02 08 03 00
(15)
16 Marsabit 00 00 00 01 03 00 00 000 00 00 12 00 00 01
(16)
17 Isiolo 00 00 01 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 02 00 00 02
(17)
18 Makueni 00 00 04 05 11 04 00 01 01 00 00 08 00 00
(18)
19 Tharaka 00 00 03 04 02 02 00 00 00 00 05 00 00 00
Nithi
(19)
20 Nairobi 02 02 14 18 10 12 00 03 01 00 03 03 04 00
(20)
21 Turkana 02 01 00 02 00 01 00 00 00 00 03 02 00 00
(21)
22 Samburu 00 00 01 00 01 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
(22)
23 Transnzoia 00 00 05 12 04 03 00 00 00 00 01 05 00 00
(23)
24 West Pokot 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 01 01 00 00
(24)
25 Bomet 00 01 01 10 03 02 00 00 00 00 01 02 00 00
(25)
26 Uasin Gishu 00 00 09 05 06 02 00 00 00 00 11 05 00 00
(26)
27 Nakuru 01 01 06 13 11 05 00 01 18 23 08 17 02 00
(27)
28 Kericho 02 04 00 05 07 07 00 00 19 11 09 05 02 00

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CANDIDATES WHO SAT THE KCSE EXAMINATION UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

COUNTY NAMES AND
VISUALLY LOW VISION PHYSICALLY MENTALLY HEARING HOSPITALS PRISONS
CODES
IMPAIRED IMPAIRED IMPAIRED IMPAIRED
2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012
(28)
29 Nandi 00 00 10 04 01 04 00 00 01 00 04 06 00 00
(29)
30 Laikipia 00 00 02 06 01 04 00 00 00 00 06 01 00 00
(30)
31 Kajiado 00 00 01 03 05 01 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00
(31)
32 Narok 00 01 06 07 03 02 00 00 00 01 02 02 00 00
(32)
33 Baringo 00 00 02 01 06 03 00 00 00 00 01 06 00 01
(33)
34 Elgeyo 01 01 04 01 05 01 00 00 00 00 01 03 00 00
Marakwet
(34)
35 Busia 00 00 01 01 04 01 00 00 02 00 05 03 01 00
(35)
36 Bungoma 01 04 11 19 10 09 00 00 00 00 26 10 01 00
(36)
37 Kakamega 00 00 06 09 07 10 00 02 13 15 08 17 00 01
(37)
38 Vihiga 00 00 06 07 03 02 00 00 02 00 10 04 00 00
(38)
39 Kisumu 26 16 14 17 39 37 03 00 01 00 10 08 00 04
(39)
40 Kisii 00 00 06 09 11 03 02 00 13 11 07 08 00 01
(40)
41 Homa Bay 00 00 20 03 06 08 00 00 00 02 04 11 00 00
(41)
42 Siaya 00 00 07 12 05 08 00 00 12 05 04 10 00 00
(42)
43 Nyamira 00 00 07 03 02 02 00 00 00 00 06 05 00 01
(43)
44 Migori 00 00 01 07 03 04 00 00 49 82 10 09 01 00
(44)
45 Garissa 00 00 02 04 02 02 00 00 02 00 01 00 00 00
(45)
46 Wajir 00 00 00 02 01 03 00 00 00 00 01 01 00 00
(46)
47 Mandera 00 00 00 02 02 06 00 00 00 00 01 07 00 00
(47)
TOTAL 77 101 207 273 292 266 13 16 230 232 228 215 19 22

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12.0 TABLE 10: SUMMARY OF EXAMINATION CENTERS INVOLVED IN

EXAMINATION IRREGULARITIES IN THE KCSE EXAMINATION
FROM 2002 TO 2013
NUMBER OF CENTRES INVOLVED
YEAR NUMBER OF
NUMBER OF CENTRES PERCENTAGE (%) OF
CENTRES IN
INVOLVED CENTRES INVOLVED
THE COUNTRY
2013 7,608 199 2.62%
2012 6,968 118 1.69%
2011 6,448 154 2.38%
2010 6,004 69 1.15%
2009 5,600 146 2.61%
2008 5,183 119 2.30%
2007 4,833 243 5.03%
2006 4,506 108 2.39%
2005 4,257 73 1.71%
2004 3,966 107 2.70%
2003 3,731 95 2.55%
2002 3,609 76 2.11%

13.0 GRAPH 3: % OF EXAMINATION CENTRES INVOLVED IN EXAMINATION

IRREGULARITIES IN THE KCSE EXAMINATION FROM 2002 TO
2013

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14.0 TABLE 11: SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES INVOLVED IN EXAMINATION

IRREGULARITIES IN THE KCSE EXAMINATION FROM 2002 TO
2013
NUMBER & PERCENTAGE (%) OF CENTRES AND CANDIDATES
TOTAL NUMBER OF NUMBER OF CANDIDATES % OF CANDIDATES
YEAR CANDIDATES IN INVOLVED INVOLVED
THE COUNTRY
2013 446,696 3,353 0.75%

2012 436,349 1,700 0.39%

2011 411,783 2,927 0.71%

2010 357,488 539 0.15%

2009 337,404 1,171 0.35%

2008 305,015 1,419 0.47%

2007 276,239 1,875 0.68%

2006 243,453 741 0.30%

2005 260,665 375 0.14%

2004 222,676 1,771 0.80%

2003 207,730 1,022 0.49%

2002 198,356 1,265 0.64%

15.0 GRAPH 4: % OF CANDIDATES INVOLVED IN EXAMINATION IRREGULARITIES

IN THE KCSE EXAMINATION FROM 2002 TO 2013

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16.0 TABLE 12: YEAR 2013 AND 2012 KCSE EXAMINATION CANDIDATES INVOLVED
IN EXAMINATION IRREGULARITIES BY COUNTY
2013 2012
County Code &
Name Number of Number of Number of Number of Number of Number of
Districts Candidates Centres Districts Candidates Centres
01 00 00 00 01 03 01
Taita Taveta
02 01 08 01 01 04 01
Kwale
03 02 39 06 02 06 04
Mombasa
04 01 12 02 01 01 01
Kilifi
05 01 08 01 01 04 01
Tana River
06 00 00 00 02 09 03
Lamu
07 01 13 01 01 10 02
Nyandarua
08 02 08 02 01 03 02
Nyeri
09 01 16 01 00 00 00
Kirinyaga
10 02 22 05 00 00 00
Murang'a
11 06 11 06 02 06 02
Kiambu
12 03 08 04 00 00 00
Machakos
13 02 06 02 00 00 00
Kitui
14 03 33 04 01 36 01
Embu
15 07 471 15 01 35 01
Meru
16 01 04 01 01 01 01
Marsabit
17 01 01 01 00 00 00
Isiolo
18 04 44 04 01 01 01
Makueni
19 01 02 02 01 01 01
Tharaka Nithi
20 08 120 19 03 23 01
Nairobi
21 00 00 00 01 01 01
Turkana
22 01 04 01 00 00 00
Samburu
23 01 14 02 01 05 01
Trans Nzoia
24 02 27 03 01 91 05
West Pokot

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2013 2012
County Code &
Name Number of Number of Number of Number of Number of Number of
Districts Candidates Centres Districts Candidates Centres
25 00 00 00 01 01 01
Bomet
26 02 18 06 01 07 02
Uasin Gishu
27 02 02 02 02 09 02
Nakuru
28 02 02 02 02 189 02
Kericho
29 02 13 02 01 01 01
Nandi
30 00 00 00 01 02 02
Laikipia
31 00 00 00 00 00 00
Kajiado
32 01 12 02 02 58 02
Narok
33 00 00 00 01 13 01
Baringo
34 01 20 01 00 00 00
Elgeyo Marakwet
35 03 124 06 01 01 01
Busia
36 02 26 03 02 111 02
Bungoma
37 06 239 08 01 01 01
Kakamega
38 01 10 03 00 00 00
Vihiga
39 04 239 05 05 29 09
Kisumu
40 06 259 11 07 94 09
Kisii
41 04 396 10 03 03 03
Homa Bay
42 05 374 09 03 11 03
Siaya
43 02 51 04 01 02 02
Nyamira
44 05 226 11 03 91 06
Migori
45 04 211 14 04 544 14
Garissa
46 04 146 10 03 100 06
Wajir
47 04 114 11 04 185 09
Mandera
TOTALS 71 1,700 118 111 3,353 199

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