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Summary of 2026 AS/A level Mathematics and Further Mathematics Entries and Results

MEI has produced this summary of entries and results for AS/A level Mathematics and Further Mathematics qualifications since 2019. We’ve separated data for the UK and England.

Please note: Some figures for previous years may differ from those we have reported previously because JCQ has changed the way it categorises entries in its published data. In previous releases, A level Statistics entries were included within the A level Mathematics figures. The figures presented here have been aligned with JCQ’s current reporting approach to enable consistent year-on-year comparisons.

UK entries

Here we compare UK entries in June 2026 compared with June 2025 (source: JCQ).

A level entries (UK)

  • A level Mathematics entries are up from 111,033 to 115,380, an increase of 3.9%. 
  • A level Further Mathematics numbers are up from 19,390 to 21,032, an increase of 8.5%. 
  • Total entries for A levels increased from 882,653 to 906,425, an increase of 2.7%. 
  • A level Mathematics entries as a proportion of the total A level entries increased from 12.6% to 12.7%. 
  • A level Further Mathematics entries as a proportion of the total A level entries increased from 2.2% to 2.3%. 

AS level entries (UK)

  • AS level Mathematics numbers are up from 16,794 to 17,066, an increase of 1.6%. 
  • AS level Further Mathematics numbers are up from 6,180 to 6,827, an increase of 10.5%. 
  • Total entries for AS levels increased from 134,372 to 134,910 an increase of 0.4%. 
  • AS level Mathematics entries as a proportion of the total AS level entries increased from 12.5% to 12.6%.  
  • AS level Further Mathematics entries as a proportion of the total AS level entries increased from 4.6% to 5.1%.

AS/A level entries by gender (UK)

The percentage of A level Mathematics entrants who were female decreased from 37.4% to 37.1%. 

YearAS MathematicsA level Mathematics
Total entries% entries (female)% entries (male)Total entries% entries (female)% entries (male)
201925,92340.959.191,22038.861.2
202018,36341.658.493,28439.560.5
202114,46641.558.596,82539.061.0
202215,48939.960.194,88437.862.2
202316,84440.959.196,02237.762.3
202417,45439.860.2106,51237.362.7
202516,79439.860.2111,03337.462.6
202617,06639.061.0115,38037.162.9
AS/A level Mathematics entrants by gender (UK)

The percentage of A level Further Mathematics entrants who were female decreased from 26.9% to 26.4%.

YearAS Further MathematicsA level Further Mathematics
Total entries% entries (female)% entries (male)Total entries% entries (female)% entries (male)
20195,89832.767.314,52728.671.4
20205,34432.068.014,97929.071.0
20214,70733.466.615,74828.871.2
20224,05633.166.915,14628.171.9
20235,33433.266.815,08028.171.9
20245,92730.969.118,08227.172.9
20256,18030.369.719,39026.973.1
20266,82730.070.021.03226.473.6
AS/A level Further Mathematics entrants by gender (UK)

A level results by gender (UK)

YearA level MathematicsA level Further Mathematics
% A*-A (female)% A*-A (male)% A*-A (female)% A*-A (male)
201939.342.454.551.0
202248.748.365.468.7
202341.142.855.459.7
202441.342.857.258.8
202540.442.956.259.0
202640.343.857.259.4
A level Mathematics and Further Mathematics results by gender (UK)

England entries

Here we compare entries in England in June 2026 compared with June 2025 (source: JCQ).

A level entries (England)

  • A level Mathematics numbers are up from 103,478 to 107,262, an increase of 3.7%. 
  • A level Further Mathematics numbers are up from 18,434 to 19,981, an increase of 8.4%.
  • Total entries for A levels increased from 814,224 to 835,606, an increase of 2.6%. 
  • A level Mathematics entries as a proportion of the total A level entries remains unchanged at 12.8%.  
  • A level Further Mathematics entries as a proportion of the total A level entries increased from 2.3% to 2.4%.

AS level entries (England)

  • AS level Mathematics numbers have decreased from 6,929 to 6,853, a decrease of 1.1%.
  • AS level Further Mathematics numbers are up from 5,164 to 5,750, an increase of 11.3%. 
  • Total entries for AS levels decreased from 50,466 to 48,824, a decrease of 3.3%. 
  • AS level Mathematics entries as a proportion of the total AS level entries increased from 13.7% to 14.0%.  
  • AS level Further Mathematics entries as a proportion of the total AS level entries increased from 10.2% to 11.8%.

AS/A level entries by gender (England)

The percentage of A level Mathematics entrants who were female decreased from 37.3% to 36.8%.

YearAS MathematicsA level Mathematics
Total entries% entries (female)% entries (male)Total entries% entries (female)% entries (male)
201916,73139.260.884,29138.561.5
20209,11439.860.286,27239.360.7
20216,62639.560.589,18338.761.3
20228,30937.063.087,56537.562.5
2023808439.560.589,02737.462.63
20248,04037.362.799,13937.162.9
20256,92936.763.3103,47837.362.7
20266,85336.963.1107,26236.863.2
AS/A level Mathematics entrants by gender (UK)

The percentage of A level Further Mathematics entrants who were female decreased from 26.9% to 26.4%.

YearAS Further MathematicsA level Further Mathematics
Total entries% entries (female)% entries (male)Total entries% entries (female)% entries (male)
20195,15833.067.013,73028.471.6
20204,46732.767.314,13829.170.9
20214,09834.465.614,81128.871.2
20223,59533.266.814,28428.271.8
20234,54433.266.814,28428.271.8
20244,92631.368.717,14027.172.9
20255,16430.969.118,43426.973.1
20265,75030.669.419,98126.473.6
AS/A level Further Mathematics entrants by gender (UK)

A level results by gender (England)

YearA level MathematicsA level Further Mathematics
% A*-A (female)% A*-A (male)% A*-A (female)% A*-A (male)
201938.742.050.554.1
202247.547.464.768.2
202339.942.254.959.4
202440.842.457.058.7
202539.942.656.058.7
202639.843.557.259.1
A level Mathematics and Further Mathematics results by gender (UK)
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