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ACCA Pass Rates: How Hard Are ACCA Exams?

Zee Tan

6 Aug 2026

ACCA

Often cited as one of the harder professional qualifications in finance, ACCA's actual difficulty is more specific than a single reputation. Pass rates range from around 89% down to 38%, and the qualification's hardest stage carries formal degree-equivalence recognition most students never hear about. Quick summary of ACCA pass rates:Over the last 12 months, ACCA pass rates ranged from 89% at Applied Knowledge level down to 38% for the toughest Strategic Professional options. Business and Technology (BT) is consistently the easiest ...