In 2024, 71 percent of female students and 64.2 percent of male students achieved a C/4 grade or higher at GCSE level in the United Kingdom. This grade level is considered a 'pass' in the United Kingdom and throughout this period female students have consistently outperformed male students, with both male and females achieving their highest pass rates in 2021.

In the United Kingdom 24.7 percent of female students achieved an A/7 grade or higher at GCSE level, compared with 19 percent of female students in Summer 2024. In the provided time period, female students have consistently had a higher pass rate for high grades than male students, with the pass rates at this level peaking in 2020 and 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the unique grading methods used in these academic years.