CCEA GCSE Economics grade boundaries
CCEA GCSE Economics grade boundaries for 6 series, June 2019 to June 2026, for the qualification as a whole and for each paper. Each table shows the lowest mark that got each grade, copied from CCEA's own document, which is linked underneath.
June 2026 CCEA GCSE Economics grade boundaries
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| Qualification | Max mark | Grade: lowest mark, and % of max mark | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade A* | Grade A | Grade B | Grade C* | Grade C | Grade D | Grade E | Grade F | Grade G | ||
| Economics | 150 | 13590% | 11979.3% | 10167.3% | 8355.3% | 6644% | 6241.3% | 5838.7% | 5436% | 5033.3% |
- This GCSE is linear: the grade comes from the raw marks on both components added together.
Source: CCEA grade boundaries, GCSE Economics June 2026 (opens ccea.org.uk in a new tab)
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June 2025 CCEA GCSE Economics grade boundaries
| Qualification | Max mark | Grade: lowest mark, and % of max mark | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade A* | Grade A | Grade B | Grade C* | Grade C | Grade D | Grade E | Grade F | Grade G | ||
| Economics | 150 | 13288% | 11274.7% | 9563.3% | 7852% | 6241.3% | 5939.3% | 5637.3% | 5436% | 5234.7% |
- This GCSE is linear: the grade comes from the raw marks on both components added together.
Source: CCEA grade boundaries, GCSE Economics June 2025 (opens ccea.org.uk in a new tab)
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June 2024 CCEA GCSE Economics grade boundaries
| Qualification | Max mark | Grade: lowest mark, and % of max mark | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade A* | Grade A | Grade B | Grade C* | Grade C | Grade D | Grade E | Grade F | Grade G | ||
| Economics | 150 | 13288% | 11375.3% | 9664% | 7952.7% | 6342% | 6040% | 5738% | 5436% | 5134% |
- This GCSE is linear: the grade comes from the raw marks on both components added together.
Source: CCEA grade boundaries, GCSE Economics June 2024 (opens ccea.org.uk in a new tab)
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June 2023 CCEA GCSE Economics grade boundaries
| Qualification | Max mark | Grade: lowest mark, and % of max mark | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade A* | Grade A | Grade B | Grade C* | Grade C | Grade D | Grade E | Grade F | Grade G | ||
| Economics | 150 | 12885.3% | 11375.3% | 9664% | 8053.3% | 6442.7% | 5838.7% | 5335.3% | 4832% | 4328.7% |
- This GCSE is linear: the grade comes from the raw marks on both components added together.
Source: CCEA grade boundaries, GCSE Economics June 2023 (opens ccea.org.uk in a new tab)
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June 2022 CCEA GCSE Economics grade boundaries
| Qualification or route | Max mark | Grade: lowest mark, and % of max mark | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade A* | Grade A | Grade B | Grade C* | Grade C | Grade D | Grade E | Grade F | Grade G | ||
| Standard grading | 150 | 12784.7% | 10570% | 8959.3% | 7449.3% | 5939.3% | 5436% | 5033.3% | 4630.7% | 4228% |
| Alternative grading | 90 | 7684.4% | 6774.4% | 5662.2% | 4651.1% | 3640% | 3336.7% | 3033.3% | 2730% | 2426.7% |
| Paper | Max mark | Grade: lowest mark, and % of max mark | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade A* | Grade A | Grade B | Grade C* | Grade C | Grade D | Grade E | Grade F | Grade G | ||
| Component 1G9281 | 90 | not available | 6774.4% | not available | not available | 3640% | not available | not available | 2730% | not available |
| Component 2G9282 | 60 | not available | 3863.3% | not available | not available | 2338.3% | not available | not available | 1931.7% | not available |
- This GCSE is linear: the grade comes from the raw marks on both components added together.
- At component level CCEA sets only judgemental boundaries at grades A, C and F; they are added together to give the subject boundaries.
- In 2022 candidates could leave out a component: alternative grading applies to those who took only the mandatory one, standard grading to everyone else.
Source: CCEA grade boundaries, GCSE Economics June 2022 (opens ccea.org.uk in a new tab)
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June 2019 CCEA GCSE Economics grade boundaries
| Qualification | Max mark | Grade: lowest mark, and % of max mark | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade A* | Grade A | Grade B | Grade C* | Grade C | Grade D | Grade E | Grade F | Grade G | ||
| Economics | 150 | 12583.3% | 10570% | 8959.3% | 7348.7% | 5838.7% | 5436% | 5033.3% | 4630.7% | 4228% |
- This GCSE is linear: the grade comes from the raw marks on both components added together.
Source: CCEA grade boundaries, GCSE Economics June 2019 (opens ccea.org.uk in a new tab)
Use these on your question decks: keep them in your account, then choose them on any deck's Grade boundaries page to see your predicted grade against them.
How the Economics boundaries have moved
A A needed 70% of the marks in June 2019 and 79.3% in June 2026.
Each point is the lowest mark for that grade in the June series, as a percentage of the total. A solid line is the higher grade and a dashed line the lower one.
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| Series | Grade A | Grade C |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 119/150 (79.3%) | 66/150 (44%) |
| June 2025 | 112/150 (74.7%) | 62/150 (41.3%) |
| June 2024 | 113/150 (75.3%) | 63/150 (42%) |
| June 2023 | 113/150 (75.3%) | 64/150 (42.7%) |
| June 2022 | 105/150 (70%) | 59/150 (39.3%) |
| June 2019 | 105/150 (70%) | 58/150 (38.7%) |
Common questions
What were the Economics grade boundaries in June 2026?
In June 2026, an A needed 119 out of 150 and a C needed 66. The full table, with is at the top of this page.
Where do these CCEA GCSE Economics grade boundaries come from?
Every number is copied from CCEA's own published grade boundary document for that series, which is linked under each table. We lay them out by course so you don't have to search a document covering every subject, and nothing is changed or estimated.
Why do grade boundaries change every year?
Boundaries are set after each exam has been marked, so that a grade means the same standard even when one year's paper is harder than another's. A harder paper usually has lower boundaries. That is why an old paper is best marked against its own year's boundaries, which is what the tables here are for.
When are new Economics grade boundaries published?
CCEA publishes grade boundaries on results day: for summer exams that is mid August for A levels and a week later for GCSEs, and November and January series get theirs on their own results days. We add them here after that, usually well before the papers themselves are released.
More grade boundaries: every CCEA course or every board.
cookie is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any exam board. Every paper here is a link to the board's own copy on its own website, and the papers belong to the boards that set them. If a link has stopped working, the board's own past paper page is linked on each course. The grade boundaries are copied from the boards’ own published documents, each linked under its table.