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.
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Scottish Qualifications Authority. (April 3, 2014). Distribution of Scottish Standard Grade exam results in 2012/2013, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/326687/scotland-attainment-statistics-standard-grade-by-gender/
Scottish Qualifications Authority. "Distribution of Scottish Standard Grade exam results in 2012/2013, by gender." Chart. April 3, 2014. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326687/scotland-attainment-statistics-standard-grade-by-gender/
Scottish Qualifications Authority. (2014). Distribution of Scottish Standard Grade exam results in 2012/2013, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326687/scotland-attainment-statistics-standard-grade-by-gender/
Scottish Qualifications Authority. "Distribution of Scottish Standard Grade Exam Results in 2012/2013, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326687/scotland-attainment-statistics-standard-grade-by-gender/
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Distribution of Scottish Standard Grade exam results in 2012/2013, by gender [Graph], Scottish Qualifications Authority, April 3, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/326687/scotland-attainment-statistics-standard-grade-by-gender/
