A-level · 2022–2025

Chinese

The published A-level grade distribution for Chinese, nationally and board by board, 2022 to 2025. Official figures, shown as they were published: a distribution, not a difficulty rating.

1,624
entries · 2025
41.7%
A* rate
75.2%
A*–A
92.8%
A*–B

Edexcel — no national aggregate is published · 2025

A*ABCDEU
41.733.517.6
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Year by year

The spread since 2022.

2022 grades were the assessed-grades peak; the reset since is visible in the shape of each year.

2022A*–A 69.2% · 1,350 entries
35.933.324.7
2023A*–A 47.9% · 1,449 entries
43.340.39.2
2024A*–A 65.3% · 1,644 entries
23.541.825.8
2025A*–A 75.2% · 1,624 entries
41.733.517.6

Board by board · 2025

Every board that published Chinese results.

Differences between boards reflect who enters each board as much as any difference in standard. The data shows the divergence; it does not explain it.

Edexcel
1,624 entries
41.733.517.6
75.2%
A*–A
Cambridge
entries not published
35.748.912.1
84.6%
A*–A

Chinese is also offered at GCSE: see the GCSE distribution →

Grade distributions reflect who enters a subject as much as the exam itself, so nothing on this page is a difficulty ranking. Figures are published cumulative percentages from JCQ and the awarding bodies; per-grade shares are derived by subtracting adjacent bands. How the data is sourced and worked out.