Proportion of GCSE entries that achieved a pass grade in the UK 1988-2024

Published by D. Clark, Aug 22, 2024

In Summer 2024 GCSE students in the United Kingdom had a pass rate (achieving a grade of C/4 or higher) of 67.6 percent, the lowest since 2019 but still a noticeable increase when compared with years before 2020. The COVID-19pandemic, and closure of schools in the UK led to exams throughout the country being cancelled, with grades in 2020 and 2021 based on assessment by teachers and schools.

Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a C/4 or higher in the United Kingdom between 1988 and 2024

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Release date

August 2024

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

1988 to 2024

Supplementary notes

Data for years prior to 2021 taken from previous versions of this report:

2020 page 8
2019 page 9
2018 page 9
2017 page 9
2016 page 10
2015 page 10
2014 page 10
2013 page 9

Results prior to 2013 taken from an article concerning this topic by The Guardian newspaper.

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