Pass rates for Scottish pupils in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Stem) subjects are “very worrying”, according to a report by education experts.
Only 40.1% of fourth year pupils achieved a pass rate for National 5 mathematics in 2024, while 75.2% passed English. Just over 25% passed the most popular science subject, biology.
The real pass rates are:
* 40.1% in mathematics
* 25.9% in biology
* 22.5% in chemistry
* 17.9% in physics
* 9.8% in computing science
Chair of Reform Scotland, former Labour first minister Jack McConnell said “The deficit in our Stem pass rates revealed by this research is not good enough. If our economic future is to be based around industries like renewable energy and health sciences, improving our pass rates in mathematics and the sciences is a matter of critical national importance.”
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