In 2023, 32.8 percent of Higher level exam entries in Scotland were awarded an A grade, compared with 24.1 percent being awarded a B grade, and 20.2 percent a C grade. Although 2021 had the highest share of A grades being awarded, the conditions in which the 2020 and 2021 exams were assessed were significantly different from previous years due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Distribution of Higher level exam grade results from 2014 to 2023
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Scottish Qualifications Authority. (August 8, 2023). Distribution of Higher level exam grade results from 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/326708/scotland-attainment-statistics/
Scottish Qualifications Authority. "Distribution of Higher level exam grade results from 2014 to 2023." Chart. August 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/326708/scotland-attainment-statistics/
Scottish Qualifications Authority. (2023). Distribution of Higher level exam grade results from 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/326708/scotland-attainment-statistics/
Scottish Qualifications Authority. "Distribution of Higher Level Exam Grade Results from 2014 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2023, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/326708/scotland-attainment-statistics/
Scottish Qualifications Authority, Distribution of Higher level exam grade results from 2014 to 2023 Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/326708/scotland-attainment-statistics/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Distribution of Higher level exam grade results from 2014 to 2023 [Graph], Scottish Qualifications Authority, August 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/326708/scotland-attainment-statistics/