In the United Kingdom 24.9 percent of female students achieved an A/7 grade or higher at GCSE level, compared with 19.1 percent of female students in Summer 2023. 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 year.
Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2023, by gender
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Joint Council for Qualifications. (August 24, 2023). Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2024, 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 2023, by gender." Chart. August 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/531424/gcse-results-in-england-by-pass-level-and-gender/
Joint Council for Qualifications. (2023). Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2024. 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 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2023, 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 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/531424/gcse-results-in-england-by-pass-level-and-gender/ (last visited May 06, 2024)
Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a A/7 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2023, by gender [Graph], Joint Council for Qualifications, August 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/531424/gcse-results-in-england-by-pass-level-and-gender/