In 2019 just over a fifth of GCSE entries in the United Kingdom earned a grade of A/7 or higher. 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 levels seen in recent years.
Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 1988 and 2019
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Joint Council for Qualifications, & The Guardian. (August 22, 2019). Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 1988 and 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 26, 2020, 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 2019." Chart. August 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282537/gcse-highest-pass-rate-in-uk/
Joint Council for Qualifications, The Guardian. (2019). Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 1988 and 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 26, 2020. 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 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2019, 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 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282537/gcse-highest-pass-rate-in-uk/ (last visited February 26, 2020)
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