CFA Exam Exam Date:12 Nov' 25 - 18 Nov' 25
Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFAI) declares the CFA pass percentage 2025 for all levels, along with the result on its official website - cfainstitute.org. The CFA Level 1 pass rate Aug 2025 was published on October 7, 2025, while CFA Level 2 August 2025 pass rate was published on October 9 along with the results. Out of the total 26,192 students in the CFA Level 1 Aug 2025 exam, 11,262 passed, while the remaining 14,930 failed. A total of 43% passed the CFA L1 Aug 2025 exam. The upcoming CFA Level 2 Aug 2025 pass percentage will be declared on October 9, 2025. The CFA Level 3 Aug 2025 pass percentage will be declared on October 23, 2025 after 9:00 am ET or 6:30 PM IST.
The CFA passing percentage in India indicates the number of candidates who have cleared the exams. Once a candidate has successfully completed the CFA certification, they can apply for various job opportunities like portfolio managers, investment managers, chief financial officers and many others of a similar nature. The candidates will receive a “pass” or “fail” rating in the CFA exams. Candidates can check the CFA pass percentage 2025, and trends in the previous sessions below in this article.
Given below is the summary of CFA pass percentage across the three levels for earlier sessions.
Year | Overall | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
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August 2025 | TBA | 43% | 44% | TBA |
May 2025 | - | 45% | 54% | - |
February 2025 | - | 45% | TBA | 49% |
Nov 2024 | - | 43% | 39% | - |
Aug 2024 | 44% | 44% | 47% | 48% |
May 2024 | 51% | 46% | 59% | - |
February 2024 | 46% | 44% | - | 49% |
November 2023 | - | 35% | 45% | - |
August 2023 | 42% | 37% | 44% | 47% |
May 2023 | 44% | 39% | 52% | - |
February 2023 | 43% | 38% | 48% | |
November 2022 | 38% | 36% | 44% | - |
August 2022 | 41% | 37% | 40% | 48% |
May 2022 | 42 % | 38% | - | 49% |
February 2022 | 39% | 36% | 44% | - |
November 2021 | 37% | 27% | 46% | 43% |
August 2021 | 29% | 26% | 29% | 42% |
July 2021 | 22% | 22% | - | - |
May 2021 | 36% | 25% | 40% | 42% |
February 2021 | 44% | 44% | - | - |
2020B | 52% | 49% | 55% | 56% |
2019B | 42% | 42% | - | - |
2019A | 45% | 41% | 44% | 56% |
2018B | 45% | 45% | - | - |
2018A | 46% | 43% | 45% | 56% |
The minimum passing score (MPS) differs every year. Candidates have to score higher than the MPS in order to qualify for the CFA level 1 exam 2025. The institute will announce the MPS for CFA level 1 exam along with the CFA level 1 result for each window. Candidates can get their CFA percentile rank from the CFA exam performance guidance available on the website.
According to the latest available data, the CFA Level 1 pass rate for May 2025 is 45%. Below are the pass rates of the previous sessions so that candidates can have a fair idea about the competition and plan their preparation.
Session | Total Candidates | Passed Candidates | Failed Candidates | Pass percentage |
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August 2025 | 26,192 | 11,262 | 14,930 | 43% |
May 2025 | 24,227 | 10,916 | 13,311 | 45% |
February 225 | 19,848 | 8,935 | 10,913 | 45% |
November 2024 | 26,404 | 11,293 | 15,111 | 43% |
August 2024 | 24,937 | 11,050 | 13,887 | 44% |
May 2024 | 21116 | 9666 | 11450 | 46% |
February 2024 | 16932 | 7415 | 9517 | 44% |
November 2023 | 28,953 | 10,104 | 18,849 | 35% |
August 2023 | 23289 | 8713 | 14576 | 37% |
May 2023 | 23352 | 9042 | 14310 | 39% |
February 2023 | 16959 | 6441 | 10518 | 38% |
November 2022 | 24937 | 8932 | 16005 | 36% |
August 2022 | 19103 | 7032 | 12071 | 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% |
The minimum passing score (MPS) differs every year. Candidates have to score higher than the MPS in order to qualify for the CFA level 2 exam 2025. The institute will announce the MPS for CFA level 2 exam along with the CFA level 2 result for each window. Candidates can get their CFA percentile rank from the CFA exam performance guidance on the website. Candidates who fail to qualify for the CFA level 2 exam can give another attempt.
Given below are the pass rates of the previous years so that candidates can have a fair idea about the competition and plan their preparation accordingly.
Session | Total number of students who appeared | Candidates passed | Candidates failed | Passing rate |
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August 2025 | 9808 | 4359 | 5539 | 44% |
May 2025 | 15,000 | 8,062 | 6,932 | 54% |
November 2024 | 13,589 | 5,324 | 8,265 | 39% |
August 2024 | 8,872 | 4,164 | 4,708 | 47% |
May 2024 | 14304 | 8386 | 5918 | 59% |
November 2023 | 14,585 | 6,377 | 8,208 | 44% |
August 2023 | 9074 | 3999 | 5075 | 44% |
May 2023 | 1585 | 8291 | 7604 | 52% |
November 2022 | 12313 | 5382 | 6931 | 44% |
August 2022 | 15608 | 6317 | 9291 | 40% |
February 2022 | 11,699 | 5,132 | 6,567 | 44% |
November 2021 | 18,047 | 8,290 | 9,757 | 46% |
August 2021 | 10,565 | 3,064 | 7,501 | 29% |
May 2021 | 33,066 | 13,300 | 19,766 | 40% |
2020 | 18,136 | 10,025 | 8,111 | 55% |
2019 | 74,735 | 32,954 | 41,781 | 44% |
2018 | 64,216 | 28,872 | 35,344 | 45% |
2017 | 56,939 | 26,919 | 30,020 | 47% |
The minimum passing score (MPS) is not pre-decided it differs every year. Candidates have to score higher than the MPS in order to qualify for the CFA level 3 exam 2025. The institute will announce the MPS for CFA level 3 exam along with the CFA level 3 result for each window. Candidates can get their CFA percentile rank from the CFA exam performance guidance on the website. Candidates who fail to qualify for the CFA level 3 exam can retake the exam.
The CFA Institute will released the CFA Level 3 pass percentage for August 2025 along with the results tentatively on October 23, 2025. According to the latest available data, the pass rate of CFA level 3 for Feb 2025 was 49%. Below are the pass rates of the previous sessions so that candidates can have a fair idea about the difficulty level of the exam.
Session | Total number of students appeared | Candidates passed | Candidates failed | Passing rate |
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August 2025 | - | - | - | - |
February 2025 | 11,131 | 5,441 | 5,690 | 49% |
August 2024 | 16,947 | 8,081 | 8,866 | 48% |
February 2024 | 13619 | 6734 | 6885 | 49% |
August 2023 | 16035 | 7585 | 8450 | 47% |
February 2023 | 14858 | 7102 | 7756 | 48% |
August 2022 | 10376 | 5032 | 5344 | 48% |
May 2022 | 12,384 | 6,047 | 6,337 | 49% |
November 2021 | 16,186 | 6,989 | 9,197 | 43% |
August 2021 | 2,769 | 1,091 | 1,678 | 39% |
May 2021 | 21,603 | 9,088 | 12,515 | 42% |
2020 | 11,330 | 6,290 | 5,040 | 56% |
2019 | 38,377 | 21,380 | 16,997 | 56% |
2018 | 35,518 | 19,920 | 15,598 | 56% |
2017 | 31,631 | 17,173 | 14,458 | 54% |
2016 | 28,884 | 15,606 | 13,278 | 54% |
There are various opportunities that a candidate can opt for after completing CFA certification course. After successfully completing the CFA certification course, a chartered financial analyst can get employed in positions such as business consultant, investment manager, private banker, CFO and many more. In India, CFA-qualified students get an average salary of Rs. 8,00,000- Rs. 20,00,000.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The pass rate for the CFA level 1 exam for November 2024 is 43%.
Yes, the CFA institute publishes historical pass percentage for all the three levels of CFA.
The CFA Institute reports the pass rates for Level I and Level II of the exams are usually between 40% and 50% with Level III having a slightly higher pass rate.
CFA result is available on the official website- www.cfainsistute.org.
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