Exam statistics
How HKDSE subjects' grades compare
The share of day-school candidates who reached each level, from HKEAA's own figures. Pick a year or an average, sort any column, and open a subject to see its full history.
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| All Category A subjects | 226,450subjects sat | 1.4% | 5.6% | 13.9% | 36.7% | 62.9% | 86.2% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 41,355 | 1.0% | 4.2% | 10.4% | 28.2% | 54.5% | 79.8% |
| Mathematics: Compulsory Part | 41,199 | 1.4% | 6.0% | 14.9% | 39.1% | 59.6% | 83.0% |
| Chinese Language | 40,325 | 1.1% | 4.2% | 10.4% | 32.4% | 62.6% | 89.3% |
| Biology | 12,515 | 2.1% | 8.0% | 20.0% | 46.3% | 72.4% | 91.7% |
| Chemistry | 11,438 | 2.7% | 10.5% | 26.1% | 51.4% | 76.7% | 88.1% |
| Economics | 11,093 | 1.9% | 7.1% | 17.8% | 45.7% | 68.8% | 87.3% |
| Physics | 9,213 | 2.8% | 11.2% | 28.0% | 50.1% | 73.4% | 90.5% |
| Geography | 7,288 | 1.3% | 5.1% | 12.6% | 37.2% | 64.5% | 88.6% |
| BAFS (Accounting) | 6,107 | 1.5% | 5.9% | 14.9% | 43.4% | 70.3% | 91.7% |
| Chinese History | 5,410 | 1.3% | 5.3% | 13.5% | 38.5% | 68.0% | 91.0% |
| ICT | 5,387 | 1.3% | 5.2% | 12.9% | 33.3% | 58.3% | 84.5% |
| M2 | 4,679 | 3.8% | 15.0% | 37.0% | 60.0% | 80.4% | 93.1% |
| History | 4,399 | 1.4% | 5.8% | 14.0% | 45.2% | 75.3% | 94.3% |
| Tourism and Hospitality Studies | 3,389 | 0.5% | 2.1% | 5.3% | 17.0% | 38.7% | 77.0% |
| Visual Arts | 3,360 | 0.7% | 2.8% | 7.1% | 24.4% | 52.5% | 85.9% |
| BAFS (Business Management) | 2,532 | 0.8% | 3.2% | 7.9% | 31.0% | 61.5% | 89.5% |
| M1 | 2,443 | 2.9% | 12.4% | 29.9% | 53.3% | 71.8% | 87.8% |
| Chinese Literature | 1,186 | 1.4% | 5.8% | 14.6% | 37.0% | 68.9% | 89.8% |
| Physical Education | 1,127 | 0.3% | 1.4% | 3.6% | 16.3% | 44.2% | 73.9% |
| Health Management and Social Care | 1,036 | 0.4% | 1.8% | 4.3% | 18.4% | 46.0% | 82.3% |
| Ethics and Religious Studies | 711 | 0.8% | 3.6% | 8.9% | 30.5% | 67.2% | 90.7% |
| Design and Applied Technology | 472 | 0.5% | 1.9% | 4.4% | 15.8% | 31.7% | 73.1% |
| Literature in English | 208 | 2.5% | 9.6% | 24.1% | 55.1% | 82.7% | 93.4% |
| Music | 165 | 2.9% | 11.9% | 29.2% | 59.7% | 84.0% | 98.2% |
| Technology and Living: Food Science and Technology | 133 | 1.1% | 3.6% | 7.9% | 20.8% | 49.4% | 80.1% |
| Technology and Living: Fashion, Clothing and Textiles | 33 | 1.5% | 2.4% | 6.9% | 24.2% | 53.2% | 79.2% |
- 2022–2026 runs across the 2024 change to the All Category A row (see below), so that row's average mixes the two bases.
- 2026 figures are subject to amendment after rechecking and remarking, as HKEAA says.
- Subjects attract different students, so a high 5** rate doesn't mean a subject is easy.
- An average is the plain mean of each year's percentage, over the years shown.
- Rows in grey had fewer than 300 candidates on average: with so few, a handful of scripts can move the percentages a lot.
- The All Category A row counts subjects sat, not candidates, because each candidate sits several subjects.
- The All Category A row changes basis in 2024. Up to 2023 it includes Liberal Studies, Combined Science and Integrated Science. From 2024 those three are gone from HKEAA's tables, and HKEAA labels the row “except Citizenship and Social Development”. Its subjects-sat figure falls from 243,029 in 2023 to 206,916 in 2024 mainly for this reason, so read it across that year with care.
- The table lists the graded Category A subjects still examined. Liberal Studies, Combined Science and Integrated Science appear in older HKEAA tables and aren't listed here.
- Citizenship and Social Development isn't listed: it is reported as Attained or Not Attained, with no levels.
Sources
- [1]officialHKEAA. 2026 HKDSE Examination Results Released (press release), Annex 3 and Annex 1 section 2.2(a): Day School Candidates (read 2026-11-04)
- [2]officialHKEAA via DATA.GOV.HK. HKDSE Analysis of results of candidates in each subject, Table 5a: Day School Candidates (CSV, 2017–2025) (read 2026-11-04)
- [3]officialHKEAA. 2016 HKDSE Examination Statistics, Table 7c: 2012–2016 Statistics of candidates' results, Day School Candidates (read 2026-11-04)
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