CII Exam Pass Rates – Advanced Diploma, Diploma and Regulated Diploma

The CII has published their exam pass rates for 2024. These have been added to our table so you can see results across recent years. Pass rates are calculated by dividing the number of successful candidates by the total who sat each exam.

Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning: AF1, AF4, AF5, AF7

Exam 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
AF1 43% 50% 42% 43% 44% 49% 56% 49% 45%
AF4 55% 53% 57% 50% 55% 49% 48% 49% 63%
AF5 82% 78% 72% 63% 72% 57% 58% 65% 67%
AF7 60% 51% 61% 56% 43% 43% 44% 44% N/A

Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning: R01–R06

Exam 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
R01 70% 70% 68% 69% 69% 64% 64% 64% 57%
R02 65% 64% 70% 65% 64% 60% 60% 63% 58%
R03 60% 55% 54% 57% 65% 56% 53% 49% 50%
R04 66% 66% 57% 57% 61% 58% 58% 55% 54%
R05 77% 77% 78% 78% 79% 78% 76% 78% 72%
R06 71% 75% 71% 74% 78% 67% 78% 73% 73%

Diploma in Financial Planning: R07, J02, J05, J07, J10, J12

Exam 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
R07 75% 73% 75% 74% 76% 77% 78% 74% 80%
J02 61% 63% 59% 58% 67% 49% 52% 51% 58%
J05 90% 88% 92% 88% 88% 79% 70% 69% 64%
J07 69% 73% 63% 68% 76% 44% 53% 49% 52%
J10 90% 88% 89% 93% 90% 88% 86% 86% 85%
J12 82% 78% 79% 85% 78% 74% 75% 74% 76%

Source: CII website
Statistics for 2025 will be released in 2026.

The message from these rates is clear: to pass you must be well prepared.

Our training directory can help you prepare.