In the United Kingdom in 2021, 19.7 percent of female students and 18.4 percent of male students achieved an A* grade in their A-Level entries. The most common grade for female students was an A grade, achieved by 27.2 percent of females, while for male students the most common grade was a B grade, achieved by 24.4 percent of male students.
A level pass rates in the United Kingdom in 2021, by grade and gender
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- England: A level results 2001-2021, by grade
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- A level entrants in England (UK) 2005-2018
- A levels: French language learners in England from 2011-2019
- A levels: German language learners in England from 2011 to 2019
- Expected years of education over lifetime in Spain 2013-2019
- United Kingdom: expected years of education over lifetime 2013-2015
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Joint Council for Qualifications. (August 10, 2021). A level pass rates in the United Kingdom in 2021, by grade and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282976/a-level-results-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Joint Council for Qualifications. "A level pass rates in the United Kingdom in 2021, by grade and gender." Chart. August 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282976/a-level-results-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Joint Council for Qualifications. (2021). A level pass rates in the United Kingdom in 2021, by grade and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282976/a-level-results-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Joint Council for Qualifications. "A Level Pass Rates in The United Kingdom in 2021, by Grade and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282976/a-level-results-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Joint Council for Qualifications, A level pass rates in the United Kingdom in 2021, by grade and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282976/a-level-results-in-the-uk-by-gender/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
A level pass rates in the United Kingdom in 2021, by grade and gender [Graph], Joint Council for Qualifications, August 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282976/a-level-results-in-the-uk-by-gender/