Percentage Pass Rates on Exams Sat by Undergraduate Laws Students in 2011-12

Exam session
Below we have produced a statistical breakdown of all pass rates by Zone for the May/June 2012
examination diet. As results vary considerably from course to course and from country to country
analysis of this data is far from straightforward as it must take into account the significant number of
variables that comparison of student results across the globe entails. It is important to remember
that due to the hugely disparate nature of our student body there is no typical student on the
Undergraduate Laws Programme. When considering this data it is therefore very important to note:

The fact that Zone B encompasses 17 countries whereas Zone A encompasses 83

The availability in some countries of support from institutions, and the lack in many others
Different student profiles and modes of study typical to certain countries (full time, part
time, weekends etc)
Different entry levels - in some countries the student profile is overwhelmingly graduate
entry, whereas in other countries students can only satisfy our General Entrance
Requirements, and in still other countries, students enter at the Diploma level because they
do not meet the Gen. Entry requirements for the LLB
These statistics do not distinguish between students making their first attempt at an exam or
their second, third or fourth attempt.

Paper
Administrative Law
Civil and Criminal Procedure
Commercial Law
Common Law Reasoning and
Institutions
Company Law
Conflict of Laws
Criminal Law
Criminology
E U Law
Elements of the Law of Contract
Evidence
Family Law
History of English Law
Intellectual Property
International Protection of
Human Rights
Introduction to Islamic Law
Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
Labour Law
Land Law
Law of Tort
Law of Trusts
Laws Dissertation
Public International Law
Public Law
Succession

Zone A
82.3%
95.4%
96.3%

Zone B
83.5%
96.6%
96.3%

57.2%
85.9%
74.8%
49.9%
93.7%
82.6%
42.3%
84.9%
71.7%
100%
82.5%

55.8%
96.4%
85%
55.8%
96.2%
85.6%
62.3%
62%
74.4%
n/a
64.9%

96.1%
79%
92.2%
94.4%
55.8%
62%
53.3%
95.8%
76.9%
57.6%
65.1%

100%
61.2%
89.1%
100%
71.8%
73.8%
63.9%
100%
80.8%
56.6%
83%

Source: EARS September 2012

(NB students from EMFSS programmes may also have taken these papers but their results are not included here.)

Paper
Administrative Law
Civil and Criminal
Procedure
Commercial Law
Common Law Reasoning
and Institutions
Company Law
Conflict of Laws
Criminal Law
Criminology
E U Law
Elements of the Law of
Contract
Evidence
Family Law
History of English Law
Intellectual Property

Total

0-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70+

Total

0-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70+

62

17.70%

38.70%

22.60%

17.70%

3.20%

388

16.50%

33.00%

39.70%

10.30%

0.50%

130
217

4.60%
3.70%

46.90%
32.70%

37.70%
46.50%

10.80%
16.10%

0.00%
0.90%

58
534

3.40%
3.70%

22.40%
27.00%

51.70%
50.70%

19.00%
17.80%

3.40%
0.70%

2381
410
111
2499
32
789

42.80%
14.10%
25.20%
50.10%
6.30%
17.40%

36.50%
40.00%
33.30%
33.80%
21.90%
37.80%

16.50%
35.60%
31.50%
13.10%
50.00%
31.70%

3.70%
9.30%
9.00%
2.80%
18.80%
11.70%

0.40%
1.00%
0.90%
0.20%
3.10%
1.50%

2375
869
180
2650
78
389

44.20%
3.60%
15.00%
44.20%
3.80%
14.40%

35.90%
29.70%
25.60%
35.30%
26.90%
28.00%

16.00%
52.10%
35.60%
16.90%
44.90%
38.00%

3.70%
13.90%
22.80%
3.50%
21.80%
17.50%

0.30%
0.70%
1.10%
0.20%
2.60%
2.10%

2454
272
279
13
40

57.70%
15.10%
28.30%
0.00%
17.50%

30.30%
46.00%
33.30%
38.50%
30.00%

10.10%
33.50%
24.40%
38.50%
42.50%

1.80%
5.10%
13.30%
23.10%
10.00%

0.10%
0.40%
0.70%
0.00%
0.00%

2410
426
203
0
134

37.70%
38.00%
25.60%
n/a
35.10%

34.20%
33.10%
30.50%
n/a
30.60%

20.70%
23.00%
35.00%
n/a
20.90%

6.80%
5.40%
8.90%
n/a
9.70%

0.60%
0.50%
0.00%
n/a
3.70%

103

3.90%

43.70%

45.60%

6.80%

0.00%

0.00%

66.70%

33.30%

0.00%

0.00%

International Protection
of Human Rights
Introduction to Islamic
Law
Jurisprudence and Legal
Theory
Labour Law
Land Law
Law of Tort
Law of Trusts
Laws Dissertation

366

21.00%

31.70%

27.90%

16.70%

2.70%

129

38.80%

38.00%

14.70%

8.50%

0.00%

612
36
1482
1476
1503
24

7.80%
5.60%
44.20%
38.00%
46.70%
4.20%

36.10%
63.90%
40.80%
41.90%
40.40%
12.50%

41.50%
22.20%
13.40%
17.20%
11.40%
20.80%

13.10%
8.30%
1.50%
2.60%
1.30%
33.30%

1.50%
0.00%
0.10%
0.30%
0.20%
29.20%

737
6
1506
1550
1514
3

10.90%
0.00%
28.20%
26.20%
36.10%
0.00%

35.80%
83.30%
42.20%
35.70%
42.10%
66.70%

40.20%
16.70%
25.60%
30.30%
18.90%
33.30%

12.20%
0.00%
4.00%
7.20%
2.70%
0.00%

0.90%
0.00%
0.10%
0.60%
0.20%
0.00%

Public International Law

Public Law
Succession

147
2428
272

23.10%
42.40%
34.90%

27.90%
32.40%
42.60%

34.70%
17.70%
22.10%

11.60%
7.00%
0.40%

2.70%
0.50%
0.00%

26
2458
288

19.20%
43.40%
17.00%

26.90%
33.40%
46.50%

26.90%
17.00%
28.80%

23.10%
5.60%
7.30%

3.80%
0.60%
0.30%

Total

18138

40%

36%

18%

5%

1%

18917

33%

35%

25%

7%

1%