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Theory exam statistics

UK & Ireland*

2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001

2009

Grade

Pass

Merit

Distinction

Fail

Total

1

1,004

1,886

4,312

385

7,587

2

615

1,414

2,881

183

5,093

3

1,212

1,662

1,409

533

4,816

4

773

915

636

339

2,663

5

7,709

7,528

3,695

3,094

22,026

6

433

136

27

246

842

7

121

74

16

21

232

8

143

88

12

96

339

43,598

2008

Grade

Pass

Merit

Distinction

Fail

Total

1

1,132

2,183

3,968

338

7,621

2

854

1,632

2,350

230

5,066

3

1,212

1,624

1,387

489

4,712

4

535

918

754

177

2,384

5

8,130

7,122

3,382

3,502

22,136

6

320

139

23

195

677

7

90

47

11

29

177

8

135

74

21

52

282

43,055

2007

Grade

Pass

Merit

Distinction

Fail

Total

1

802

1,858

4,614

268

7,542

2

964

1,880

2,210

264

5,318

3

1,413

1,592

1,381

572

4,958

4

725

952

749

208

2,634

5

9,562

6,164

2,504

4,365

22,595

6

351

148

25

215

739

7

90

57

16

27

190

8

122

59

12

113

306

44,282

2006

Grade

Pass

Merit

Distinction

Fail

Total

1

909

2,116

4,512

255

7,792

2

478

1,269

3,317

73

5,137

3

1,330

1,714

1,523

570

5,137

4

660

974

867

138

2,639

5

8,543

6,777

3,122

3,405

21,847

6

377

159

57

209

802

7

94

46

15

26

181

8

119

59

18

77

273

43,808

2005

Grade

Pass

Merit

Distinction

Fail

Total

1

855

2,241

4,495

262

7,853

2

778

1,660

2,946

224

5,608

3

1,501

1,796

1,310

662

5,269

4

783

920

730

325

2,758

5

7,610

7,409

3,905

2,585

21,509

6

354

128

27

198

707

7

78

43

8

29

158

8

132

49

17

108

306

44,168

2004

Grade

Pass

Merit

Distinction

Fail

Total

1

798

2,110

5,346

227

8,481

2

774

1,684

3,283

216

5,957

3

1,328

1,831

1,659

505

5,323

4

604

1,027

1,008

187

2,826

5

7,935

7,024

3,289

2,886

21,134

6

323

152

40

153

668

7

66

44

11

27

148

8

133

43

17

81

274

44,811

2003

Grade

Pass

Merit

Distinction

Fail

Total

1

726

1,868

5,414

252

8,260

2

690

1,703

2,961

174

5,528

3

1,200

1,628

1,784

484

5,096

4

757

1,049

628

235

2,669

5

6,775

7,239

4,006

2,171

20,191

6

295

135

33

129

592

7

85

45

5

40

175

8

100

43

9

83

235

42,746

2002

Grade

Pass

Merit

Distinction

Fail

Total

1

883

2,048

4,723

234

7,888

2

852

1,807

2,638

220

5,517

3

1,339

1,762

1,524

472

5,097

4

728

1,032

799

197

2,756

5

6,396

6,729

4,963

2,531

20,619

6

324

164

36

133

657

7

90

33

6

37

166

8

97

33

11

65

206

42,906

2001

Grade

Pass

Distinction

Fail

Total

1

2,342

5,465

152

7,959

2

2,553

2,498

155

5,206

3

3,085

1,473

299

4,857

4

1,734

1,025

150

2,909

5

12,191

4,496

1,742

18,429

6

408

28

113

549

7

87

6

45

138

8

130

15

65

210

40,257

Please note that the Merit category for theory exams was first introduced in 2002

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