An analysis of the results shows that 343,897 candidates scored grade D and below. In 2017, the number was 70,073 or just 11.38 per cent of the candidates. It means only one in seven KCSE examination candidates achieved the university entry grade. The number translates to 15 per cent of the 2018 KCSE test candidates. In the 2017 KCSE examination, some 314,035 candidates scored grade D and below.

Source: Daily Nation December 23, 2018 09:01 UTC