CFA Level 1 Pass Rate Aug 2025 (Out): 43% Students Passed

CFA Level 1 Pass Rate Aug 2025 (Out): 43% Students Passed

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Sansar Singh ChhikaraUpdated on 07 Oct 2025, 08:37 PM IST

The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute has published the CFA Level 1 pass rate August 2025 along with the results of the exam on October 7, 2025. The CFA Level 1 Aug 2025 pass rate denotes important details like how many students appeared for the exam, how many passed, pass rate, etc. The CFA Level 1 Aug 2025 pass rate is 43%. A total of 26,192 students appeared out of which 11,262 students passed. The usual CFA Level 1 pass percentage is around 40-45%. This means that less than half of the students who appear for the CFA Level 1 exam qualify for the next level. Talking about the previous session, the CFA Level 1 May 2025 pass rate was 45%. A total of 24,227 students appeared for the CFA Level 1 exam, out of which total 10,916 passed.

CFA Level 1 Pass Rate Aug 2025 (Out): 43% Students Passed
CFA Level 1 Pass Rate

After analysing the CFA historical pass percentage, it is evident that the CFA Level 1 is the hardest exam out of all the three CFA levels. The CFA Level 1 historical pass percentage is 41%, while the CFA Level 1 pass percentage in last 10 years is 40%. The CFA Level 1 pass rate is the lowest of all three levels. Read the complete article to get detailed information about CFA Level 1 pass percentage May 2025, how many students appeared for CFA Level 1 exam and more.

The CFA Level 1 Aug 2025 exams were conducted from August 20-26, 2025. The CFA Level 1 Aug 2025 results will be declared at cfainstitute.org on October 7, 2025.

CFA Level 1 August 2025 Pass Percentage - Important Dates

Particulars

Details

CFA Level 1 exam dates

August 20 to 26, 2025

CFA level 1 result date

October 7, 2025

CFA Level 1 2025 Pass Rate

The pass percentage, along with the total number of candidates who appeared, passed, and failed the CFA Level 1 Aug 2025 session has been given below:

CFA Level 1 Aug 2025 Pass Percentage

Particulars

Details

Number of students appeared

26,192

Number of students passed

11,262

Number of students who did not pass

14,930

Pass Rate

43%
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CFA Level 1 Pass Rates for previous sessions

Candidates can check the previous sessions CFA Level 1 pass percentage to understand the difficulty level of the exam. The historical pass rate for CFA Level 1 is 41%. Candidates can check the CFA Level 1 pass rates for all sessions in the tables below:

CFA Level 1 May 2025 Pass Percentage

Particulars

Details

Total number of students who appeared for the exam

24,227

Total number of candidates passed

10,916

Total number of candidates failed

13,311

Pass percentage

45%


CFA Level 1 Feb 2025 Pass Percentage

Particulars

Details

Total number of students who appeared for the exam

19,848

Total number of candidates passed

8,935

Total number of candidates failed

10,913

Pass percentage

45%

CFA Level 1 Nov 2024 Pass Percentage

Particulars

Details

Total number of students who appeared for the exam

26,404

Total number of candidates passed

11,293

Total number of candidates failed

15,111

Pass percentage

43%


CFA Level 1 Aug 2024 Pass Rate

Particulars

Details

Total number of students who appeared for the exam

24,937

Total number of candidates passed

11,050

Total number of candidates failed

13,887

Pass percentage

44%

CFA Level 1 May 2024 Pass Percentage

Particulars

Details

Total number of students who appeared for the exam

21,116

Total number of candidates passed

9,666

Total number of candidates failed

11,450

Pass percentage

46%

CFA Level 1 February 2024 Pass Rate

Particulars

Details

Total number of students who appeared for the exam

16,932

Total number of candidates passed

7,415

Total number of candidates failed

9,517

Pass percentage

44%

CFA Level 1 Pass Rate

Session

Total Candidates

Passed Candidates

Failed Candidates

Pass percentage

May 202524,22710,91613,31145%
February 202519,848
8,935
10,913
45%

November 2024

26,40411,29315,11143%

August 2024

24,937

11,057

13,887

44%

May 2024

21,116

9,666

11,450

46%

February 2024

16,932

7415

9517

44%

November 2023

28,953

10,104

18,849

35%

May 2023

23,352

9,042

14,310

39%

February 2023

16959

6441

10518

38%

November 2022

24937

8932

16005

36%

August 2022

19,103

7068

12035

37%

May 2022

19,403

7,315

12,088

38%

February 2022

18,992

6,801

12,191

36%

November 2021

28,170

7,607

20,563

27%

August 2021

16,026

4,211

11,815

26%

July 2021

28,849

6,468

22,381

22%

May 2021

26,005

6,506

19,499

25%

February 2021

28,683

12,510

16,173

44%

2020

26,212

12,806

13,406

49%

June 2019

83,656

34,585

49,071

41%

CFA Level 1 Result Aug 2025

The CFA Institute has declared the CFA Level 1 Aug 2025 results on October 7, 2025. The CFA Level 1 result was declared in online mode at the official website of the CFA Institute - cfainstgitute.org. Candidates can download their CFA Level 1 results from the official website by entering their email ID. Alternatively, the CFA Institute will also send the CFA Level 1 result to the registered email address of the candidates.

CFA Level 1 Minimum Passing Score 2025

Only those candidates who score equal to or greater than the CFA Level 1 Minimum Passing Score or MPS will be deemed qualified in the exam. The CFA Level 1 MPS is the minimum marks that candidates need to score in the exam to qualify to the next level. The CFA Institute uses a custom methodology inspired by the Angoff method. The CFA Institute never announces the CFA Level 1 minimum passing score publicly. However, experts estimate the CFA Level 1 minimum passing score revolves around 70% marks in the exam. So candidates are advised to target a score around 70% or above to qualify this level.

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