Economics (0455) grade thresholds

Cambridge IGCSE — official minimum raw marks per grade.

June 2025

Overall thresholds (by syllabus option)

Option	Components	Max	A*	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
P1	50	90	78	69	60	51	42	33	24	15
X	11, 21	150	114	97	80	63	55	47	37	27
Y	12, 22	150	125	106	87	68	58	48	38	28

Per-component thresholds

Component	Max mark	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
11	30	21	18	15	13	12	10	8
12	30	24	20	17	14	12	10	8
13	30	22	19	16	14	12	10	8
21	90	56	45	35	30	25	19	13
22	90	60	49	36	32	26	20	14
23	90	56	45	35	30	25	19	13
50	90	69	60	51	42	33	24	15

Source: official CAIE grade-threshold table (June 2025)

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Component	Max mark	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
11	30	21	18	15	13	12	10	8
12	30	24	20	17	14	12	10	8
13	30	22	19	16	14	12	10	8
21	90	56	45	35	30	25	19	13
22	90	60	49	36	32	26	20	14
23	90	56	45	35	30	25	19	13
50	90	69	60	51	42	33	24	15

Component	Max mark	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
11	30	21	18	15	13	12	10	8
12	30	24	20	17	14	12	10	8
13	30	22	19	16	14	12	10	8
21	90	56	45	35	30	25	19	13
22	90	60	49	36	32	26	20	14
23	90	56	45	35	30	25	19	13
50	90	69	60	51	42	33	24	15

Component	Max mark	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
11	30	21	18	15	13	12	10	8
12	30	24	20	17	14	12	10	8
13	30	22	19	16	14	12	10	8
21	90	56	45	35	30	25	19	13
22	90	60	49	36	32	26	20	14
23	90	56	45	35	30	25	19	13
50	90	69	60	51	42	33	24	15