ACCA is a renowned qualification in the field of Finance and Accounting. The Indian counterpart for the ACCA qualification is Chartered Accountancy. Although both CA and ACCA exams have similar syllabus, the main difference lies in the Pass Rate of CA and ACCA. ACCA Pass Rates typically stay in the range of 35%-40%. Whereas the CA exam has a staggering low rate of passing i.e. 11.57%.
Therefore, more and more number of students who want to make a career in accounting are opting for ACCA rather than a CA. Also, ACCA provides students that global exposure, which CA has failed to do in so many years. Here in this article we will analyze the passing rates of different subjects of ACCA and compare them with the minimum marks required to pass that paper.
ACCA pass rates for different papers under Fundamentals level (Knowledge Module & Skill Module)
This data is taken from ACCA’s official website. It shows the passing rates of all papers under Fundamentals level of ACCA Examination. The data are taken for last five attempts
| Knowledge Module | Skills Module | ||||||||
| F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | F7 | F8 | F9 | |
| Paper | Accountant in Business | Management Accounting | Financial Accounting | Corporate & Business Law | Performance Management | Taxation | Financial Reporting | Audit & Assurance | Financial Management |
| Mar-17 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 38% | 41% | 47% | 38% | 40% |
| Dec-16 | 82% | 63% | 71% | 82% | 40% | 52% | 50% | 40% | 45% |
| Sep-16 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 39% | 47% | 48% | 44% | 47% |
| Jun-16 | 83% | 63% | 72% | 80% | 41% | 46% | 47% | 45% | 46% |
| Mar-16 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 39% | 44% | 51% | 41% | 41% |
ACCA pass rates for different papers under Professional Level (Essentials Module & Optional Module)
This data is taken from ACCA’s official website. It shows the passing rates of all papers under the professional level of ACCA Examination. The data are taken for last five attempts
| Essentials Module | Optionals Module | ||||||
| P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | P6 | P7 | |
| Paper | Governance, Risk & Ethics | Corporate Reporting | Business Analysis | Advanced Financial Management | Advanced Performance Management | Advanced Taxation | Advanced Audit & Assurance |
| Mar-17 | 45% | 52% | 51% | 35% | 28% | 38% | 32% |
| Dec-16 | 49% | 51% | 49% | 33% | 30% | 34% | 31% |
| Sep-16 | 45% | 50% | 47% | 37% | 35% | 35% | 32% |
| Jun-16 | 48% | 46% | 48% | 40% | 38% | 35% | 32% |
| Mar-16 | 50% | 47% | 48% | 38% | 33% | 44% | 30% |
ACCA Passing Marks for Different Papers
The passing marks for ACCA are 50% for all exams. That means, if you get more than 50% marks in any of the papers, you will pass that paper. ACCA exam pass rates are not directly related to the ACCA pass marks. If you are still wondering how to pass ACCA exams, then just get 50% or more in all the papers.
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