In 2023, 71.7 percent of female students and 64.9 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 genders achieving their highest pass rates in 2021.
Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a C/4 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2023, by gender
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Joint Council for Qualifications. (August 25, 2023). Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a C/4 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 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 2023, by gender." Chart. August 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282484/gcse-pass-rate-in-uk-by-gender/
Joint Council for Qualifications. (2023). Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a C/4 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 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 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Aug 2023, 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 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282484/gcse-pass-rate-in-uk-by-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Proportion of GCSE entries awarded a C/4 or higher in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2023, by gender [Graph], Joint Council for Qualifications, August 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282484/gcse-pass-rate-in-uk-by-gender/