A level Mathematics entries are up from 107,427 to 112,138, an increase of 4.4%.
A level Further Mathematics numbers are up from 18,082 to 19,390, an increase of 7.2%.
Total entries for A levels decreased from 886,514 to 882,509, a decrease of 0.5%.
A level Mathematics entries as a proportion of the total A level entries increased from 12.1% to 12.7%.
A level Further Mathematics entries as a proportion of the total A level entries increased from 2.0% to 2.2%.
AS level
AS level Mathematics numbers are down from 17,454 to 16,794, a decrease of 3.8%.
AS level Further Mathematics numbers are up from 5,927 to 6,180, an increase of 4.3%.
Total entries for AS levels decreased from 140,287 to 134,235, a decrease of 4.3%.
AS level Mathematics entries as a proportion of the total AS level entries increased from 12.4% to 12.5%.
AS level Further Mathematics entries as a proportion of the total AS level entries increased from 4.2% to 4.6%.
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
2025
16,794
39.8
60.2
112,138
37.3
62.7
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
2025
6,180
30.3
69.7
19,390
26.9
73.1
AS/A level Further Mathematics entrants by gender (UK)
The percentage of A level Mathematics entrants who were female increased from 37.2% to 37.3%.
The percentage of A level Further Mathematics entrants who were female decreased from 27.1% to 26.9%.
For A level Mathematics, in 2025, 42.6% of male entrants and 40.2% of female entrants achieved grades A*-A, compared to 42.5% and 41.2% respectively in 2024, 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 2025, 59.0% of male entrants and 56.2% of female entrants achieved grades A*-A, compared to 58.8% and 57.2% respectively in 2024, 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.
