STUDENT NUMBERS FOR HISTORY A-LEVELS, GCSEs, AND SCOTTISH ADVANCED HIGHER, HIGHER AND NATIONAL 5 EXAMS, 2024
STUDENT NUMBERS FOR HISTORY A-LEVELS, GCSEs, AND SCOTTISH ADVANCED HIGHER, HIGHER AND NATIONAL 5 EXAMS, 2024
August is exam results season in the UK. In 2024, A-Level results, for students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, were released on 15 August. They followed the 2024 results for Scottish Advanced Higher, Higher and National 5 exams published on 6 August. GCSE results for History were released on 22 August 2024. This post provides a summary of key data for 2024 in terms of History student enrolments. Each data set provides current trends on the uptake and relative popularity of History in 2023-24. For further guides to History in UK Higher Education, please see the Royal Historical Society's 'Toolkit for Historians' and our listing on 'Data on the UK Historical Discipline and Profession'.