A level Mathematics entries are up from 96,853 to 107,427, an increase of 10.9%.
A level Further Mathematics numbers are up from 15,080 to 18,082, an increase of 19.9%.
Total entries for A levels increased from 867,658 to 886,514, an increase of 2.2%.
A level Mathematics entries as a proportion of the total A level entries increased from 11.2% to 12.1%.
A level Further Mathematics entries as a proportion of the total A level entries increased from 1.7% to 2.0%.
AS level
AS level Mathematics numbers are up from 16,844 to 17,454, an increase of 3.6%.
AS level Further Mathematics numbers are up from 5,334 to 5,927, an increase of 11.1%.
Total entries for AS levels decreased from 141,096 to 140,287, a decrease of -0.6%.
AS level Mathematics entries as a proportion of the total AS level entries increased from 11.9% to 12.4%.
AS level Further Mathematics entries as a proportion of the total AS level entries increased from 3.8% to 4.2%.
AS/A level Mathematics and Further Mathematics entrants by gender
AS Mathematics
A level Mathematics
Year
Total entries
% entries (female)
% entries (male)
Total entries
% entries (female)
% entries (male)
2018
81,051
38.9
61.1
97,627
39.3
60.7
2019
25,923
40.9
59.1
91,895
38.8
61.2
2020
18,363
41.6
58.4
94,264
39.4
60.6
2021
14,466
41.5
58.5
97,690
38.9
61.1
2022
15,489
39.9
60.1
95,635
37.7
62.3
2023
16,844
40.9
59.1
96,853
37.7
62.3
2024
17,454
39.8
60.2
107,427
37.2
62.8
AS/A level Mathematics entrants by gender (UK)
AS Further Mathematics
A level Further Mathematics
Year
Total entries
% entries (female)
% entries (male)
Total entries
% entries (female)
% entries (male)
2018
18,426
29.9
70.1
16,157
28.4
71.6
2019
5,898
32.7
67.3
14,527
28.6
71.4
2020
5,344
32.0
68.0
14,979
29.0
71.0
2021
4,707
33.4
66.6
15,748
28.8
71.2
2022
4,056
33.1
66.9
15,146
28.1
71.9
2023
5,334
33.2
66.8
15,080
28.1
71.9
2024
5,927
30.9
69.1
18,082
27.1
72.9
AS/A level Further Mathematics entrants by gender (UK)
Percentage of A level Mathematics entrants who were female decreased from 37.7% to 37.2%.
Percentage of A level Further Mathematics entrants who were female decreased from 28.1% to 27.1%.
For A level Mathematics, in 2024, 42.5% of male entrants and 41.2% of female entrants achieved grades A*-A, compared to 42.5% and 40.9% respectively in 2023, 48.0% and 48.5% respectively in 2022, and 42.1% and 39.1% respectively in 2019.
For A level Further Mathematics, in 2024, 58.8% of male entrants and 57.2% of female entrants achieved grades A*-A, compared to 59.7% and 55.4% respectively in 2023, 68.7% and 65.4% respectively in 2022 and 54.5% and 51.0% respectively in 2019.
