As Kenya celebrates milestones in education, a worrying trend is emerging: fewer boys are completing secondary school as recently witnessed in the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam results.
This has raised concerns among educators, and policymakers who now feel that the boy child has been forgotten.
During the year 2024 KCSE examination, 14 Counties had a significant entry of more female than male candidates among them Vihiga (55.15 against 44.85 per cent), Elgeyo Marakwet (53.76 against 46.24 per cent), Kirinyaga (51.46 against 48.54 per cent), Meru (51.69 against 48.31 per cent).
Others counties which had majority of the female, include Kiambu, Nairobi, Kisumu, Kitui, Taita Taveta, Kwale, Isiolo, Tharaka Nithi, Kakamega and Uasin Gishu.
