The best KCPE candidate in 2023 scored 428 marks out of 500, Education CS Ezekiel Machogu announces

By Kamadi Amata

The top candidate for the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) scored 428 marks out of 500.

In an announcement by Education CS Ezekiel Machogu, only 8,525 candidates scored above 400 marks.

“400 to 500 mark the number was 8,525 candidates which translates to a percentage of 0.60,” he said.

This year’s exams attracted 1.4 million candidates.