Statistics for Pass Rates at N5, Higher and Advanced Higher

Date published: 09/05/2025

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information (FOI) (Scotland) Act 2002. Specifically, I would like to request the following data for National 5, Higher, and Advanced Higher qualifications in Scotland for the past five academic years (2019-2024):

1. Pass Rates: - Annual percentage pass rates for each subject at National 5, Higher, and Advanced Higher levels. - A breakdown of these pass rates by grade (A, B, C, etc.), where possible.

2. Subject Uptake: - The percentage of students sitting each subject at National 5, Higher, and Advanced Higher levels, broken down by year. Please provide this data in electronic format (preferably PDF) to the email provided

1. Pass Rates: - Annual percentage pass rates for each subject at National 5, Higher, and Advanced Higher levels. - A breakdown of these pass rates by grade (A, B, C, etc.), where possible.

2. Subject Uptake: - The percentage of students sitting each subject at National 5, Higher, and Advanced Higher levels, broken down by year. Please provide this data in electronic format (preferably PDF) to the email provided

The information you have requested is publicly available and is therefore exempt information under section 25(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).

The information relating to annual percentage pass rates and the numbers sitting each subject is contained with our Statistics pages on our website. This can be located using the following link

Attainment Statistics - SQA

Under section 17 of the Act when an authority does not hold information, it must inform the requester of this.

We are unable to provide the percentage of students sitting each subject as we do not hold information on the number eligible to sit the subject, so can not provide a percentage. However, the number of entries is contained within the sheets on the website.