The difference between the KCPE and KCSE figures stands at 185,497 learners, representing 15.03 per cent of the 2022 KCPE cohort.

Over 260,000 learners are missing from this year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) registration figures compared with the numbers who sat their previous national examinations and assessments.

According to the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec), 1,233,852 candidates sat the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) in 2022, but only 1,048,355 have registered for this year’s KCSE, while 1,281,210 learners sat the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) in 2023 compared with 1,206,028 registered for this year’s KJSEA.