General Medical Council. (2019). Recent pass rates for PLAB 1 and PLAB 2

Recent pass rates for PLAB 1

PLAB 1 pass rate for last five years

Year Number of candidates who sat PLAB 1 Number of candidates who passed PLAB 1 Percentage of candidates who passed PLAB 1
2014 2,494 1,567 63%
2015 2,719 1,870 69%
2016 3,361 2,413 72%
2017 5,411 4,089 76%
2018 7,559 5,239 69%

Recent pass rates for PLAB 2

PLAB 2 pass rate for last five years

Year Number of candidates who sat PLAB 2 Number of candidates who passed PLAB 2 Percentage of candidates who passed PLAB 2
2013 1,779 1,130 64%
2014 1,728 1,125 65%
2015 2,257 1,524 68%
2016 2,454 1,798 73%
2017 2,966 2,333 79%
2018 5,229 3,428 66%