KPSEA Learners Performance by Subject – Kenya Education Statistics

KPSEA stands for the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment. It is an assessment of Grade 6 pupils in Kenyan schools who are looking to join junior high school. 

KPSEA was introduced under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), replacing the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE).

KCPE was an exam taken by pupils before joining secondary school under the 8-4-4 curriculum.

Quick Facts

1. In 2024, the total number of registered KPSEA learners was 1,314,094.
2. The total number of pupils who sat for the grade 6 KPSEA was 1,314,089.
3. The proportion of pupils who exceeded expectations in Mathematics was 5.4% in 2024.
4. The proportion of pupils in 2024 who exceeded expectations in the English language was 14.2%.
5. The proportion of pupils in 2024 who exceeded expectations in the Kiswahili Language was 9.4%.
6. The proportion of pupils in 2024 who exceeded expectations in Science and Technology was 3.3%.

How pupils are assessed under KPSEA

The CBC introduced a new way of assessing pupils that does not rely on grades or marks achieved.^[1]

Unlike KCPE, which assesses performance by adding the total marks a pupil got in each subject, KPSEA assesses performance by determining whether a pupil has achieved certain learning outcomes.

It determines whether a pupil has:

• Exceeded Expectations
• Meeting Expectations
• Approaching Expectations
• Below Expectations. 

Because of this assessment strategy, KPSEA does not rank pupils based on the total marks achieved.

Learners who sat the grade 6 KPSEA

In 2024, 1,314,094 pupils registered for the grade 6 KPSEA. There were 676,971 registered male pupils and 637,123 female pupils.^[2]

Overall, 1,314,089 pupils sat the grade 6 KPSEA in 2024. 676,968 male pupils and 637,121 female pupils took the assessment. 

KPSEA Mathematics and Science Performance in 2024

The proportion of KPSEA pupils whose mathematics performance exceeded expectations in 2024 was 5.4%.

Those that met expectations were 18.1%, while those that approached expectations were 54.1%.

The proportion of KPSEA pupils whose mathematics performance was below expectations in 2024 was 22.4%.

On the other hand, 3.3% of pupils' science and technology performance exceeded expectations in 2024.

Those that met expectations were 21.7%, while those that approached expectations were 52%.

The proportion of pupils whose science and technology performance was below expectations in 2024 was 23.1%.

KPSEA English and Kiswahili language performance in 2024

The proportion of pupils whose KPSEA Kiswahili language performance exceeded expectations in 2024 was 9.4%.

Those that met expectations were 35.5%, while those that approached expectations were 40.4%.

The proportion of pupils whose Kiswahili language performance was below expectations in 2024 was 14.8%.

On the other hand, the proportion of pupils whose KPSEA English language performance exceeded expectations was 14.2%.

Those that met expectations were 29%, while those that approached expectations were 41.6%.

The proportion of pupils whose performance in the English language was below expectations in the 2024 KPSEA was 15.2%.

KPSEA learners’ performance in all the subjects

The chart below shows pupils' performance in all the subjects offered under KPSEA, including Agriculture, Nutrition, Social Studies, Physical and Health Education, Arts and Crafts, Music, Kenyan Sign Language, and Religious Education.

See Also

1. Total number of schools in Kenya by county
2. Total number of pupils in Kenya by county
3. 2024 KCSE pupils’ performance

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