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Exam PA: Predictive Analytics

65.0% April 2026 raw pass rate −1.7 ptsvs 66.7% in October 2025
All-time high
70.8%April 2023
All-time low
50.1%June 2019
Average
62.5%across 16 sittings
Std. deviation
6.3 ptssitting to sitting
Candidates tracked
29,0002018 to 2026
Sittings
16all counted
Raw pass rate
45%50%55%60%65%70%75%80%20182020202220242026 April 2026 · 65.0%
Raw pass rate = passed / candidates sitting. Effective rate excludes candidates whose papers the society judged too incomplete to be realistic attempts.

Every Exam PA sitting

Exam PA pass rate by sitting: candidates, passed, raw rate, effective rate. Newest first.
Sitting Candidates Passed Raw rate Effective rate
April 2026 1,965 1,278 65.0% 66.9%
October 2025 2,027 1,353 66.7% 68.5%
April 2025 2,019 1,334 66.1% 67.8%
October 2024 2,240 1,467 65.5% 67.3%
April 2024 2,188 1,413 64.6% 66.7%
October 2023 2,315 1,468 63.4% 65.9%
April 2023 2,193 1,552 70.8% 73.0%
October 2022 1,554 1,005 64.7% 68.8%
April 2022 1,171 773 66.0% 69.0%
December 2021 1,922 1,326 70.0% 71.3%
June 2021 1,691 1,055 62.4% 65.7%
December 2020 1,954 1,228 62.8% 67.3%
June 2020 1,389 812 58.5% 63.2%
December 2019 2,048 1,098 53.6% 59.4%
June 2019 1,282 642 50.1% 56.9%
December 2018 1,042 524 50.3% 55.9%

About Exam PA

Exam PA is a project-style predictive analytics assessment introduced in December 2018. Candidates work a business problem end to end; the format moved from a 5-hour to a restructured administration alongside the 2022 curriculum changes.

Data: Society of Actuaries official exam statistics, 2018 to 2026. Last updated July 5, 2026.

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