In 2024, 71 percent of female students and 64.2 percent of male students achieved a C/4 grade or higher at GCSE level in the United Kingdom. This grade level is considered a 'pass' in the United Kingdom and throughout this period female students have consistently outperformed male students, with both male and females achieving their highest pass rates in 2021.
Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a C/4 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2024, by gender
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Joint Council for Qualifications. (August 22, 2024). Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a C/4 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2024, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282484/gcse-pass-rate-in-uk-by-gender/
Joint Council for Qualifications. "Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a C/4 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2024, by gender." Chart. August 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282484/gcse-pass-rate-in-uk-by-gender/
Joint Council for Qualifications. (2024). Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a C/4 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2024, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282484/gcse-pass-rate-in-uk-by-gender/
Joint Council for Qualifications. "Proportion of Gcse Entries Awarded a C/4 or Higher in The United Kingdom between 2000 and 2024, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282484/gcse-pass-rate-in-uk-by-gender/
Joint Council for Qualifications, Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a C/4 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2024, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282484/gcse-pass-rate-in-uk-by-gender/ (last visited November 25, 2024)
Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a C/4 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2024, by gender [Graph], Joint Council for Qualifications, August 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282484/gcse-pass-rate-in-uk-by-gender/