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Table 5: Examination results of graduates from first degree courses in Scotland: 1999-00 to 2005-06

Total (=100%)First Class Honours (%)Upper Second Class Honours (%)Other Second Class & Lower Honours (%)Other First Degree (%)

Total

1999-00

25,630

7%

36%

28%

29%

2000-01

25,905

8%

37%

27%

28%

2001-02

26,260

8%

36%

29%

27%

2002-03

25,950

9%

35%

25%

31%

2003-04

27,270

8%

34%

25%

33%

2004-05

29,165

8%

33%

26%

33%

2005-06

29,500

9%

33%

27%

31%

Males

1999-00

11,330

8%

33%

31%

28%

2000-01

11,105

9%

34%

30%

27%

2001-02

11,285

9%

32%

31%

27%

2002-03

10,925

9%

32%

29%

30%

2003-04

11,570

9%

32%

29%

31%

2004-05

11,925

9%

31%

30%

31%

2005-06

12,240

9%

31%

31%

29%

Females

1999-00

14,300

7%

37%

25%

31%

2000-01

14,800

8%

39%

24%

29%

2001-02

14,975

8%

38%

27%

28%

2002-03

15,025

8%

38%

23%

31%

2003-04

15,705

8%

35%

23%

34%

2004-05

17,240

8%

34%

23%

35%

2005-06

17,260

8%

35%

24%

33%

Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency ( HESA).

In this table, all numbers other than percentages are rounded up or down to the nearest 5. Numbers may not sum to totals exactly due to rounding.

Information on the classification of first degrees awarded to graduates is only available for graduates from higher education institutions. Data from the Scottish Funding Council has been excluded from this table.

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