Technical courses enrol 54pc of varsity entrants

Education Secretary George Magoha. FILE PHOTO | NMG

More students prefer technical courses to art-based programmes, latest Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) figures show.

The data released Tuesday shows 54.2 percent or 66,661 of the 122,831 students placed to degree courses will join science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programmes. In comparison, arts and humanities attracted 56,170 students or 45.7 percent of those placed to universities.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.