Each cell shows the cumulative percentage of candidates who attained that grade or above, except the U column which shows the percentage who attained only a U (i.e. did not reach Grade 1). HKCEE and HKALE grades are mapped to their approximate DSE equivalents for reference.
| Year | 5** | 5* | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | U attained only |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Examinations · grades shown in their original notation (e.g. A, B, C for HKALE) placed in the nearest equivalent DSE column | ||||||||
| HKCEE 2010 | 1.2% (5*) |
6.0% (5) |
17.3% (4) |
38.9% (3) |
65.0% (2) |
87.9% (1) |
— | 12.1% (U) |
| HKALE 2011 | 1.0% (A) |
4.2% (B) |
15.3% (C) |
42.0% (D) |
74.9% (E) |
91.9% (F) |
— | 8.1% (U) |
| HKDSE | ||||||||
| HKDSE 2012 | 0.8% | 3.1% | 7.7% | 23.7% | 50.1% | 79.2% | 90.0% | 10.0% |
| HKDSE 2013 | 0.9% | 3.9% | 9.6% | 25.6% | 48.8% | 77.8% | 90.9% | 9.1% |
| HKDSE 2014 | 1.0% | 4.0% | 9.9% | 26.4% | 52.8% | 77.9% | 90.0% | 10.0% |
| HKDSE 2015 | 0.9% | 3.6% | 8.8% | 26.1% | 52.4% | 79.3% | 91.9% | 8.1% |
| HKDSE 2016 | 1.0% | 4.2% | 10.3% | 28.6% | 55.1% | 80.3% | 91.1% | 8.9% |
| HKDSE 2017 | 1.1% | 4.1% | 10.1% | 27.5% | 52.2% | 77.0% | 90.3% | 9.7% |
| HKDSE 2018 | 0.9% | 3.6% | 9.0% | 26.8% | 53.8% | 79.2% | 91.9% | 8.1% |
| HKDSE 2019 | 1.0% | 3.9% | 9.7% | 27.5% | 53.8% | 79.0% | 92.0% | 8.0% |
| HKDSE 2020 | 1.0% | 4.0% | 10.2% | 29.6% | 55.0% | 80.3% | 92.8% | 7.2% |
| HKDSE 2021 | 0.9% | 3.8% | 9.6% | 27.1% | 54.2% | 80.4% | 92.6% | 7.4% |