A total of 18,362 out of 379,000 pupils who sat their Standard 3 and 4 examinations in Simiyu last year showed they hadn't mastered reading, writing and arithmetic skills, commonly known by the Kiswahili acronym (KKK).
During the period, a total of 102 pupils who sat for the Standard 7 national examination also did not know how to read, write and count.
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