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In the United Kingdom, 24.5 percent of female students achieved an A/7 grade or higher at GCSE level, compared with 19.4 percent of female students in Summer 2025. In the provided time period, female students have consistently had a higher pass rate for high grades than male students, with the pass rates at this level peaking in 2020 and 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the unique grading methods used in these academic years.
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Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2025, by gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
2025
19.4%
24.5%
2024
19%
24.7%
2023
19.1%
24.9%
2022
22.6%
30%
2021
24.4%
33.4%
2020
22.2%
30.2%
2019
17.6%
24.1%
2018
17.2%
23.2%
2017
16.4%
23.7%
2016
16.8%
24.1%
2015
17.5%
24.7%
2014
17.6%
24.8%
2013
17.6%
24.8%
10%15%20%25%30%35%
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Joint Council for Qualifications. (August 22, 2025). Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2025, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/531424/gcse-results-in-england-by-pass-level-and-gender/
Joint Council for Qualifications. "Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2025, by gender." Chart. August 22, 2025. Statista. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/531424/gcse-results-in-england-by-pass-level-and-gender/
Joint Council for Qualifications. (2025). Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2025, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/531424/gcse-results-in-england-by-pass-level-and-gender/
Joint Council for Qualifications. "Proportion of Gcse Entries Awarded a A/7 or Higher in The United Kingdom between 2000 and 2025, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/531424/gcse-results-in-england-by-pass-level-and-gender/
Joint Council for Qualifications, Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2025, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/531424/gcse-results-in-england-by-pass-level-and-gender/ (last visited November 14, 2025)
Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2025, by gender [Graph], Joint Council for Qualifications, August 22, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/531424/gcse-results-in-england-by-pass-level-and-gender/
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