Performance in other primary and secondary school subjects has also improved significantly. Despite the good performance, the education system still faces several challenges among them huge regional inequalities. Enrolment in pre-primary schools increased by 11 percent and by 17 percent in secondary schools while the number of primary schools only increased marginally. At secondary school level, the report shows that performance in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education has been improving gradually by 11 percent to 18 percent since 2017. Girls are also affected by early pregnancies, contributing to higher dropout rates in secondary school averaging 80.5 births per 1,000 girls under the age of 18.

Source: Daily Nation June 13, 2022 17:08 UTC