Overall performance of candidates in the 2020 KCPE improved, Education CS George Magoha has said.
During release of results on Thursday, the CS said 589,000 scored between 200 to 299 marks which he said was a significant improvement from 2019.
This is close to half the total number of candidates who sat for the national exams this year.
Magoha said some 8,091 candidates scored 400 and above representing 0.8 per cent of the total.
Another 282,000 candidates scored 300 to 399 which is 23.67 per cent of the candidates.
The CS said all 1,179,182 candidates who sat for the national exams will transition to secondary schools.
Magoha said the Ministry of Education had already conducted an audit of vacancies in both private and public secondary schools.
He said 9000 students stand to get scholarships under the Elimu Scholarship Programme initiated in 2019.
A total of 1,181,725 registered for the exam but 1,179,182 sat the paper.
A total of 28,467 exam centres were used.
The KCPE exams were delayed as a result of Covid-19 pandemic.
The 2020 KCPE exam started on March 22 and ended on March 24, with rehearsals having been done on March 19.
Last year, 1,083,456 learners sat the 2019 exam.
