The following table shows the number of 16 to 18-year-old pupils in England who obtained the following numbers of GCE A level passes at gradesA to E:
Number of passes 3 or more 4 or more 5 or more 6 or more 7 or more 8 or more 9 or more 1997 136,470 48,283 3,484 68 3 0 0 1998 142,794 53,741 3,900 113 18 7 2 1999 144,109 56,097 4,080 87 1 0 0 2000 143,698 58,276 4,150 106 4 1 0 2001 144,698 60,319 4,682 91 3 1 1 2002 150,562 50,791 4,279 114 3 0 0 2003 155,839 50,711 4,151 147 5 1 1 2004 159,234 52,471 4,412 167 4 0 0 2005 163,701 54,010 4,551 150 11 3 0 20061 169,689 55,797 5,269 237 15 1 0 Note: Data for 2006 is provisional. Data for all other years is final.