Year by year
2022 grades were the assessed-grades peak; the reset since is visible in the shape of each year.
Board by board · 2025
With a single board there is no cross-board comparison to draw; the figures below are the complete published picture.
Japanese 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.