• GCSE pass rate in UK by gender 2021

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In 2021, 80.6 percent of female students and 73.6 percent of male students achieved a C/4 grade or higher in the United Kingdom. This grade level is considered a 'pass' in the United Kingdom and throughout this period female students have consistently outperformed male students, with both genders achieving their highest pass rates in the most recent year.

Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a C/4 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2021, by gender

Characteristic	Male	Female
2021	73.6%	80.6%
2020	72.3%	80.2%
2019	62.9%	71.7%
2018	62.3%	71.4%
2017	61.6%	71.1%
2016	62.4%	71.3%
2015	64.7%	73.1%
2014	64.3%	73.1%
2013	63.7%	72.3%
2012	65.4%	73.3%
2011	66%	73.5%
2010	65.4%	72.6%
2009	63.6%	70.5%
2008	62.1%	69.3%
2007	59.7%	66.8%
2006	58.5%	66.2%
2005	57%	65.2%
2004	54.9%	63.3%
2003	53.6%	62.4%
2002	53.4%	62.4%
2001	52.6%	61.5%
2000	51.9%	61.1%

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August 2021

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2000 to 2021

Supplementary notes

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

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