In 2021, 28.9 percent of GCSE entries in the United Kingdom earned a grade of A/7 or higher. This significant jump when compared with 2019 was due to the unique grading situation necessitated by the Coronavirus 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 2021
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Joint Council for Qualifications, & The Guardian. (August 12, 2021). Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 1988 and 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/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 2021." Chart. August 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282537/gcse-highest-pass-rate-in-uk/
Joint Council for Qualifications, The Guardian. (2021). Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 1988 and 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/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 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/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 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282537/gcse-highest-pass-rate-in-uk/ (last visited May 18, 2022)