In 2024, 21.8 percent of GCSE entries in the United Kingdom earned a grade of A/7 or higher. The significant jump between 2019 and 2020 when compared with 2019 was due to the unique grading situation necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The higher pass rate for students at this educational level increased from 8.4 percent in 1988 to 23.2 percent by 2011, before the pass rate dropped slightly to the low 20s until 2020.
Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 1988 and 2024
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Joint Council for Qualifications, & The Guardian. (August 22, 2024). Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 1988 and 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/282537/gcse-highest-pass-rate-in-uk/
Joint Council for Qualifications, und The Guardian. "Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 1988 and 2024." Chart. August 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/282537/gcse-highest-pass-rate-in-uk/
Joint Council for Qualifications, The Guardian. (2024). Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 1988 and 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/282537/gcse-highest-pass-rate-in-uk/
Joint Council for Qualifications, and The Guardian. "Proportion of Gcse Entries Awarded a A/7 or Higher in The United Kingdom between 1988 and 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/282537/gcse-highest-pass-rate-in-uk/
Joint Council for Qualifications & The Guardian, Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 1988 and 2024 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/282537/gcse-highest-pass-rate-in-uk/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 1988 and 2024 [Graph], Joint Council for Qualifications, & The Guardian, August 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/282537/gcse-highest-pass-rate-in-uk/
