In 2020/21, 25.5 percent of all students sitting A-Levels in England achieved a 'B' grade making it the most common grade awarded in that academic year, with just over a quarter of students achieving an A grade. In this year 19.1 percent of A-Level entries were awarded an 'A*' grade, the highest grade available at A-Level.
A level pass rates in England for the academic years 2000/01 to 2020/21, by grade
Percentages do not sum to 100 due to 'other' results i.e. ungraded, no award (absent/declined) and pending.
A* has only been awarded since the academic year 2009/2010.
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Joint Council for Qualifications. (September 10, 2021). A level pass rates in England for the academic years 2000/01 to 2020/21, by grade [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282980/a-level-results-in-england-y-on-y-by-result/
Joint Council for Qualifications. "A level pass rates in England for the academic years 2000/01 to 2020/21, by grade." Chart. September 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282980/a-level-results-in-england-y-on-y-by-result/
Joint Council for Qualifications. (2021). A level pass rates in England for the academic years 2000/01 to 2020/21, by grade. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282980/a-level-results-in-england-y-on-y-by-result/
Joint Council for Qualifications. "A Level Pass Rates in England for The Academic Years 2000/01 to 2020/21, by Grade." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282980/a-level-results-in-england-y-on-y-by-result/
Joint Council for Qualifications, A level pass rates in England for the academic years 2000/01 to 2020/21, by grade Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282980/a-level-results-in-england-y-on-y-by-result/ (last visited June 25, 2022)
