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SOA EA-2L Pass Rates

EA-2L: Enrolled Actuaries Pension Examination, Segment L

70.3% April/May 2025 raw pass rate +22.4 ptsvs 47.9% in April/May 2024
All-time high
70.3%April/May 2025
All-time low
42.5%May 2016
Average
52.4%across 12 sittings
Std. deviation
9.8 ptssitting to sitting
Candidates tracked
2,5032014 to 2025
Sittings
12all counted
Raw pass rate
35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%75%201420162018202020222024 April/May 2025 · 70.3%
Raw pass rate = passed / candidates sitting. Effective rate excludes candidates whose papers the society judged too incomplete to be realistic attempts.

Every EA-2L sitting

EA-2L pass rate by sitting: candidates, passed, raw rate, effective rate. Newest first.
Sitting Candidates Passed Raw rate Effective rate
April/May 2025 182 128 70.3% 71.1%
April/May 2024 167 80 47.9% 48.5%
April/May 2023 158 87 55.1% 55.1%
April/May 2022 144 62 43.1% 45.3%
April/May 2021 166 76 45.8% 48.1%
July 2020 196 135 68.9% 69.9%
May 2019 226 131 58.0% 59.0%
April 2018 247 111 44.9% 46.8%
May 2017 260 154 59.2% 59.2%
May 2016 259 110 42.5% 44.7%
April/May 2015 244 111 45.5% 46.6%
April/May 2014 254 120 47.2% 49.8%

About EA-2L

Segment L of the Enrolled Actuaries pension examination covers pension law, including ERISA, PBGC, and related regulatory requirements. It is offered once a year in the spring.

Data: Society of Actuaries official exam statistics, 2014 to 2025. Last updated July 5, 2026.

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