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A Level entries and results (pupils aged 17) by ethnic background

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Data valuesData descriptionYearEthnicitySubject
3,055Number of entries2024/25Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
15,359Number of entries2024/25White - BritishAll Subjects
2,862Number of entries2023/24Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
15,670Number of entries2023/24White - BritishAll Subjects
2,883Number of entries2022/23Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
17,202Number of entries2022/23White - BritishAll Subjects
3,001Number of entries2021/22Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
19,578Number of entries2021/22White - BritishAll Subjects
2,638Number of entries2020/21Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
19,323Number of entries2020/21White - BritishAll Subjects
2,040Number of entries2019/20Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
16,814Number of entries2019/20White - BritishAll Subjects
1,996Number of entries2018/19Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
17,343Number of entries2018/19White - BritishAll Subjects
2,039Number of entries2017/18Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
18,400Number of entries2017/18White - BritishAll Subjects
1,921Number of entries2016/17Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
20,259Number of entries2016/17White - BritishAll Subjects
1,940Number of entries2015/16Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
21,741Number of entries2015/16White - BritishAll Subjects
12.5Percentage achieving an A*2024/25Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
9.7Percentage achieving an A*2024/25White - BritishAll Subjects
12.6Percentage achieving an A*2023/24Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
9.1Percentage achieving an A*2023/24White - BritishAll Subjects
14.9Percentage achieving an A*2022/23Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
12.9Percentage achieving an A*2022/23White - BritishAll Subjects
19.4Percentage achieving an A*2021/22Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
16.2Percentage achieving an A*2021/22White - BritishAll Subjects
24.3Percentage achieving an A*2020/21Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
19.9Percentage achieving an A*2020/21White - BritishAll Subjects
17.3Percentage achieving an A*2019/20Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
14.3Percentage achieving an A*2019/20White - BritishAll Subjects
9.8Percentage achieving an A*2018/19Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
8.2Percentage achieving an A*2018/19White - BritishAll Subjects
9.2Percentage achieving an A*2017/18Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
7.4Percentage achieving an A*2017/18White - BritishAll Subjects
7.5Percentage achieving an A*2016/17Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
6.4Percentage achieving an A*2016/17White - BritishAll Subjects
6.5Percentage achieving an A*2015/16Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
5.5Percentage achieving an A*2015/16White - BritishAll Subjects
21.5Percentage achieving an A2024/25Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
19.4Percentage achieving an A2024/25White - BritishAll Subjects
20.9Percentage achieving an A2023/24Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
20.0Percentage achieving an A2023/24White - BritishAll Subjects
23.1Percentage achieving an A2022/23Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
20.7Percentage achieving an A2022/23White - BritishAll Subjects
25.0Percentage achieving an A2021/22Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
24.7Percentage achieving an A2021/22White - BritishAll Subjects
26.9Percentage achieving an A2020/21Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
28.7Percentage achieving an A2020/21White - BritishAll Subjects
27.0Percentage achieving an A2019/20Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
26.6Percentage achieving an A2019/20White - BritishAll Subjects
18.9Percentage achieving an A2018/19Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
16.9Percentage achieving an A2018/19White - BritishAll Subjects
17.9Percentage achieving an A2017/18Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
16.9Percentage achieving an A2017/18White - BritishAll Subjects
16.3Percentage achieving an A2016/17Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
15.7Percentage achieving an A2016/17White - BritishAll Subjects
16.5Percentage achieving an A2015/16Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
15.6Percentage achieving an A2015/16White - BritishAll Subjects
23.5Percentage achieving a B2024/25Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
26.1Percentage achieving a B2024/25White - BritishAll Subjects
23.5Percentage achieving a B2023/24Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
25.4Percentage achieving a B2023/24White - BritishAll Subjects
24.3Percentage achieving a B2022/23Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
25.1Percentage achieving a B2022/23White - BritishAll Subjects
24.0Percentage achieving a B2021/22Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
26.3Percentage achieving a B2021/22White - BritishAll Subjects
23.8Percentage achieving a B2020/21Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
25.8Percentage achieving a B2020/21White - BritishAll Subjects
27.8Percentage achieving a B2019/20Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
29.4Percentage achieving a B2019/20White - BritishAll Subjects
24.8Percentage achieving a B2018/19Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
26.5Percentage achieving a B2018/19White - BritishAll Subjects
24.9Percentage achieving a B2017/18Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
26.4Percentage achieving a B2017/18White - BritishAll Subjects
26.9Percentage achieving a B2016/17Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
26.1Percentage achieving a B2016/17White - BritishAll Subjects
22.7Percentage achieving a B2015/16Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
26.9Percentage achieving a B2015/16White - BritishAll Subjects
22.1Percentage achieving a C2024/25Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
23.3Percentage achieving a C2024/25White - BritishAll Subjects
20.3Percentage achieving a C2023/24Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
23.4Percentage achieving a C2023/24White - BritishAll Subjects
19.5Percentage achieving a C2022/23Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
21.7Percentage achieving a C2022/23White - BritishAll Subjects
18.4Percentage achieving a C2021/22Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
19.6Percentage achieving a C2021/22White - BritishAll Subjects
15.2Percentage achieving a C2020/21Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
16.2Percentage achieving a C2020/21White - BritishAll Subjects
20.5Percentage achieving a C2019/20Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
21.9Percentage achieving a C2019/20White - BritishAll Subjects
24.2Percentage achieving a C2018/19Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
25.1Percentage achieving a C2018/19White - BritishAll Subjects
24.1Percentage achieving a C2017/18Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
25.5Percentage achieving a C2017/18White - BritishAll Subjects
24.1Percentage achieving a C2016/17Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
27.0Percentage achieving a C2016/17White - BritishAll Subjects
27.8Percentage achieving a C2015/16Black, Asian and Minority EthnicAll Subjects
27.0Percentage achieving a C2015/16White - BritishAll Subjects
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Next update expected:8 October 2026

Updates

15th January 2026
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
Official statistics
Data provider 1
Welsh Government
Data source 1
Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC)
Data provider 2
Welsh Government
Data source 2
Welsh Examinations Database
Time period covered
September 2015 to August 2024

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

This table covers data published in the Welsh Government's annual "Examination Results" release. It provides information on the number of A level entries and the percentage of those entries achieving each A level grade. This dataset covers pupils aged 17 recorded in the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC), comparing outcomes between pupils with a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and pupils with a White British background.

Data collection or calculation

The data in this report is collected by the Welsh Government from awarding organisations to form the Welsh Examination Database (WED). This data is collated and matched to pupils in the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) and the Educated Other Than at School census (EOTAS). This data is provisionally (indicated by the note p) published in October, Schools and Local Authorities are then given the opportunity to validate their relevant data and the final data is then published in December. Between provisional and final there is usually less than 1 percentage point of change at Wales level, at Local Authority and School level the change may be larger.

Statistical quality

A pupil's qualification is counted in the year that they are aged 17 e.g. if a 16 year old pupil took a qualification in 2023/24, it would only appear in this data set when the pupil was aged 17 in 2024/25.

Where a pupil enters two very similar qualifications e.g. a pupil takes the same qualification with two different awarding organisations or the pupil resists a qualification, before 2018/19 the best entry is included, from 2018/19 and onwards only the pupil's first entry is counted.

Only A level qualifications approved for use in Wales by pupils aged 16 to 18 are included. More details on what qualifications are approved for use in Wales can be found in the Qualifications in Wales (QiW) database https://www.qiw.wales/.

Grades U and X are listed as ungraded. A grade of U means the pupil failed to achieve the minimum required to get an E grade. A grade of X means that the pupil did not attend the exam or submit the required coursework to complete the qualification, and therefore could not be graded.

Pupils that were awarded a qualification during the 2019/20 and 2020/21 summer periods were awarded grades based on a centre determined or centre assessed grade model. Grades were determined by schools, based on their assessment of learners’ work, using a range of evidence (including non-examination assessments, mock exams, and classwork).

The 2021/22 and 2022/23 examination periods were transitionary years, where relevant qualifications sat by Welsh pupils returned to written examination arrangements. This was not a complete return to pre-pandemic examination arrangements. To compensate for any disruption to the school timetable, pupils who sat exams in 2021/22 were given a wider choice of questions from the syllabus, with Qualifications Wales setting results at a national level broadly midway between 2018/19 (the last time examinations were sat) and 2020/21 outcomes. As we transition back to pre-pandemic assessment arrangements, some support remained in place for learners who sat exams in 2022/23. This support was in the form of advance information and a supportive approach to grading. In 2022/23 Qualifications Wales set the results at a national level broadly midway between 2018/19 and 2021/22 outcomes. In 2023/24 Qualifications Wales returned to awarding results in line with pre-pandemic results, resulting in a slight decrease from the 2022/23 results (see Qualification Wales for more details https://qualifications.wales/news-views/the-return-to-pre-pandemic-gcse-as-and-a-level-standards/).

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school.stats@gov.wales

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