More than 600,000 high school students took the EIKEN tests in 2010.
Examinee statistics
Examinee totals and success rates for all EIKEN grades (2002-2009)
|
2009 |
Applicants |
First Stage |
Second Stage |
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|
Grade |
New applicants |
First-stage waiver |
Sat for test |
Passed |
Pass percentage |
Sat for test |
Passed |
Pass percentage |
Overall pass percentage |
|
1 |
26,775 |
1,502 |
22,107 |
2,931 |
13.3 |
4,041 |
2,399 |
59.4 |
9.0 |
|
Pre-1 |
72,367 |
1,820 |
63,648 |
11,106 |
17.4 |
12,183 |
10,600 |
87.0 |
14.6 |
|
2 |
308,814 |
17,253 |
278,974 |
87,461 |
31.4 |
99,707 |
80,269 |
80.5 |
26.0 |
|
Pre-2 |
484,781 |
33,270 |
433,042 |
189,226 |
43.7 |
210,948 |
173,895 |
82.4 |
35.9 |
|
3 |
637,213 |
36,003 |
577,364 |
359,174 |
62.2 |
372,150 |
343,926 |
92.4 |
54.0 |
|
4 |
440,310 |
- |
419,564 |
311,453 |
74.2 |
- |
- |
- |
70.7 |
|
5 |
292,599 |
- |
275,448 |
241,163 |
87.6 |
- |
- |
- |
82.4 |
|
Total |
2,262,859 |
89,848 |
2,070,147 |
1,202,514 |
58.1 |
699,029 |
611,089 |
87.4 |
51.4 |
|
2008 |
Applicants |
First Stage |
Second Stage |
|
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|
Grade |
New applicants |
First-stage waiver |
Sat for test |
Passed |
Pass percentage |
Sat for test |
Passed |
Pass percentage |
Overall pass percentage |
|
1 |
26,526 |
1,680 |
22,055 |
2,790 |
12.7 |
4,104 |
2,400 |
58.5 |
9.0 |
|
Pre-1 |
71,533 |
1,918 |
63,191 |
10,679 |
16.9 |
11,927 |
10,166 |
85.2 |
14.2 |
|
2 |
312,034 |
13,827 |
286,644 |
80,811 |
28.2 |
90,337 |
72,823 |
80.6 |
23.3 |
|
Pre-2 |
503,638 |
32,027 |
454,781 |
201,125 |
44.2 |
222,391 |
187,512 |
84.3 |
37.2 |
|
3 |
661,798 |
34,245 |
606,122 |
374,288 |
61.8 |
388,197 |
357,039 |
92.0 |
53.9 |
|
4 |
464,819 |
- |
445,875 |
331,820 |
74.4 |
- |
- |
- |
71.4 |
|
5 |
306,745 |
- |
290,951 |
259,329 |
89.1 |
- |
- |
- |
84.5 |
|
Total |
2,347,093 |
83,697 |
2,169,619 |
1,260,842 |
58.1 |
716,956 |
629,940 |
87.9 |
52.0 |
|
2007 |
Applicants |
First Stage |
Second Stage |
|
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|
Grade |
New applicants |
First-stage waiver |
Sat for test |
Passed |
Pass percentage |
Sat for test |
Passed |
Pass percentage |
Overall pass percentage |
|
1 |
24,967 |
1,890 |
20,572 |
3,040 |
14.8 |
4,543 |
2,548 |
56.1 |
10.2 |
|
Pre-1 |
69,469 |
2,077 |
61,183 |
11,503 |
18.8 |
12,832 |
10,807 |
84.2 |
15.6 |
|
2 |
310,726 |
14,387 |
285,149 |
75,180 |
26.4 |
85,358 |
68,834 |
80.6 |
22.2 |
|
Pre-2 |
511,742 |
34,042 |
462,006 |
199,045 |
43.1 |
221,805 |
183,323 |
82.7 |
35.8 |
|
3 |
681,785 |
37,356 |
623,872 |
394,700 |
63.3 |
410,841 |
374,860 |
91.2 |
55.0 |
|
4 |
483,247 |
- |
465,248 |
349,016 |
75.0 |
- |
- |
- |
72.2 |
|
5 |
315151 |
- |
300,301 |
264,509 |
88.1 |
- |
- |
- |
83.9 |
|
Total |
2,397,087 |
89,752 |
2,218,331 |
1,296,993 |
58.5 |
735,379 |
640,372 |
87.1 |
52.3 |
|
2006 |
Applicants |
First Stage |
Second Stage |
|
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|
Grade |
New applicants |
First-stage waiver |
Sat for test |
Passed |
Pass percentage |
Sat for test |
Passed |
Pass percentage |
Overall pass percentage |
|
1 |
24,076 |
1,731 |
19,919 |
2,975 |
14.9 |
4,307 |
2,456 |
57.0 |
10.2 |
|
Pre-1 |
71,211 |
1,741 |
63,082 |
11,021 |
17.5 |
12,054 |
10,198 |
84.6 |
14.3 |
|
2 |
318,099 |
17,273 |
289,545 |
75,336 |
26.0 |
88,181 |
69,987 |
79.4 |
22.0 |
|
Pre-2 |
509,872 |
34,757 |
459,239 |
200,778 |
43.7 |
223,989 |
183,655 |
82.0 |
36.0 |
|
3 |
698,490 |
37,813 |
639,816 |
394,615 |
61.7 |
410,608 |
375,472 |
91.4 |
53.8 |
|
4 |
505,108 |
- |
486,546 |
359,897 |
74.0 |
- |
- |
- |
71.3 |
|
5 |
322,073 |
- |
307,582 |
272,114 |
88.5 |
- |
- |
- |
84.5 |
|
Total |
2,448,929 |
93,315 |
2,265,729 |
1,316,736 |
58.1 |
739,139 |
641,768 |
86.8 |
52.0 |
|
2005 |
Applicants |
First Stage |
Second Stage |
|
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|
Grade |
New applicants |
First-stage waiver |
Sat for test |
Passed |
Pass percentage |
Sat for test |
Passed |
Pass percentage |
Overall pass percentage |
|
1 |
22,033 |
1,397 |
18,417 |
2,602 |
14.1 |
3,681 |
1,949 |
52.9 |
8.8 |
|
Pre-1 |
68,614 |
1,571 |
60,965 |
9,063 |
14.9 |
10,052 |
8,462 |
84.2 |
12.3 |
|
2 |
316,323 |
17,350 |
287,449 |
85,420 |
29.7 |
98,042 |
74,608 |
76.1 |
23.6 |
|
Pre-2 |
514,158 |
35,671 |
461,577 |
206,607 |
44.8 |
231,000 |
187,407 |
81.1 |
36.4 |
|
3 |
714,901 |
37,306 |
655,539 |
394,351 |
60.2 |
411,196 |
372,605 |
90.6 |
52.1 |
|
4 |
524,358 |
- |
504,132 |
370,310 |
73.5 |
- |
- |
- |
70.6 |
|
5 |
329,027 |
- |
313,747 |
277,980 |
88.6 |
- |
- |
- |
84.5 |
|
Total |
2,489,414 |
93,295 |
2301,826 |
1,346,333 |
58.5 |
753,971 |
645,031 |
85.6 |
52.0 |
|
2004 |
Applicants |
First Stage |
Second Stage |
|
|||||
|
Grade |
New applicants |
First-stage waiver |
Sat for test |
Passed |
Pass percentage |
Sat for test |
Passed |
Pass percentage |
Overall pass percentage |
|
1 |
21,948 |
1,515 |
18,424 |
2,547 |
13.8 |
3,742 |
2,136 |
57.1 |
9.7 |
|
Pre-1 |
68,615 |
1,868 |
60,882 |
8,159 |
13.4 |
9,468 |
7,881 |
83.2 |
11.5 |
|
2 |
305,411 |
16,363 |
278,308 |
76,507 |
27.5 |
88,789 |
68,196 |
76.8 |
22.3 |
|
Pre-2 |
496,464 |
32,595 |
449,055 |
203,995 |
45.4 |
226,012 |
185,238 |
82.0 |
37.3 |
|
3 |
726,343 |
36,784 |
669,072 |
407,759 |
60.9 |
424,065 |
382,695 |
90.2 |
52.7 |
|
4 |
534,918 |
- |
516,243 |
386,927 |
75.0 |
- |
- |
- |
72.3 |
|
5 |
338,588 |
- |
324,268 |
288,654 |
89.0 |
- |
- |
- |
85.3 |
|
Total |
2,492,287 |
89,125 |
2,316,252 |
1,374,548 |
59.3 |
752,076 |
646,146 |
85.9 |
53.0 |
|
2003 |
Applicants |
First Stage |
Second Stage |
|
|||||
|
Grade |
New applicants |
First-stage waiver |
Sat for test |
Passed |
Pass percentage |
Sat for test |
Passed |
Pass percentage |
Overall pass percentage |
|
1 |
23,130 |
1,439 |
19,408 |
2,376 |
12.2 |
3,454 |
1,926 |
55.8 |
8.3 |
|
Pre-1 |
75,909 |
2,403 |
66,685 |
9,079 |
13.6 |
10,742 |
8,239 |
76.7 |
10.9 |
|
2 |
317,582 |
15,674 |
289,530 |
71,032 |
24.5 |
82,606 |
61,710 |
74.7 |
19.4 |
|
Pre-2 |
498,986 |
31,147 |
450,697 |
183,091 |
40.6 |
203,387 |
168,518 |
82.9 |
33.8 |
|
3 |
735,451 |
41,457 |
672,887 |
385,987 |
57.4 |
399,607 |
364,832 |
91.3 |
49.6 |
|
4 |
550,777 |
- |
530,272 |
373,745 |
70.5 |
- |
- |
- |
67.9 |
|
5 |
337,831 |
- |
324,069 |
280,474 |
86.5 |
- |
- |
- |
83.0 |
|
Total |
2,539,666 |
92,120 |
2,353,548 |
1,305,784 |
55.5 |
699,796 |
605,225 |
86.5 |
49.6 |
|
2002 |
Applicants |
First Stage |
Second Stage |
|
|||||
|
Grade |
New applicants |
First-stage waiver |
Sat for test |
Passed |
Pass percentage |
Sat for test |
Passed |
Pass percentage |
Overall pass percentage |
|
1 |
25,425 |
1,485 |
21,066 |
2,440 |
11.6 |
3,536 |
1,989 |
56.3 |
7.8 |
|
Pre-1 |
91,663 |
3,691 |
78,225 |
11,505 |
14.7 |
14,185 |
10,433 |
73.5 |
11.4 |
|
2 |
350,504 |
20,458 |
313,576 |
86,478 |
27.6 |
101,746 |
77,500 |
76.2 |
22.1 |
|
Pre-2 |
522,817 |
31,966 |
471,072 |
203,750 |
43.3 |
224,526 |
187,363 |
83.4 |
35.8 |
|
3 |
757,047 |
38,180 |
694,960 |
389,689 |
56.1 |
408,616 |
368,158 |
90.1 |
48.6 |
|
4 |
555,927 |
- |
532,487 |
381,076 |
71.6 |
- |
- |
- |
68.5 |
|
5 |
359,797 |
- |
342,378 |
293,984 |
85.9 |
- |
- |
- |
81.7 |
|
Total |
2,663,180 |
95,780 |
2,453,764 |
1,368,922 |
55.8 |
752,609 |
645,443 |
85.8 |
49.6 |
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