Scotland: Standard Grade results 2013, by gender

This statistic shows the Standard Grade exam results by gender in the academic year 2012/2013.1 is the highest grade, and 6 is the lowest pass grade. A higher percentage of female candidates received grades 1 and 2 than their male counterparts; at the top level there was a difference of five percent. The most common grade received was 2, with 26 percent of boys and 29 percent of girls achieving this level.