FOI25/26 129 Difficulty Rating for All Nat 5, Higher and Advanced Higher Exams for 2023, 2024 and 2025

Date published: 27/11/2025

FOI reference: 25/26 129

Date received: 11/09/2025

Date responded: 06/10/2025

Information requested

I am looking for you to provide information relating to the difficulty rating of SQA exam subjects for the exam years of 2023, 2024, and most recently, this year 2025. I would be grateful if you could provide the difficulty ratings for all National 5, Higher, and Advanced Higher exams for the years listed above.

Response

Please find the information requested within the spreadsheets

Documents:

FOI25/26 129 National Ratings December 2023 Combined (29 KB)

FOI25/26 129 National Ratings December 2024 (29 KB)

FOI25/26 129 Provisional National Ratings 2025 (29 KB)