GCSE · 20222025 · 9-1 scale

Economics

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

7,224
entries · 2025
7.8%
Grade 9
33.3%
7+
69.9%
5+ (strong pass)

National (JCQ · England) · 2025

987654321U
10.914.619.916.712.310.5
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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.

20227+ 43.4% · 6,755 entries
13.214.815.418.314.310.9
20237+ 31.9% · 7,159 entries
1113.220.215.512.411.2
20247+ 31.9% · 7,719 entries
11.612.419.816.512.110.3
20257+ 33.3% · 7,224 entries
10.914.619.916.712.310.5

Board by board · 2025

Every board that published Economics 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.

National reference: 7+ 33.3% · 7,224 entries

AQA
3,029 entries
10.413.720.316.712.612.2
31.3%
7+
OCR
4,415 entries
810.81519.616.812.210
33.8%
7+

Economics is also offered at A-level: see the A-level 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.