In the Know: Philippine Bar passing rate (1995-2015)

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Year – Passing rate (in percent)

1995 – 30.28 (967 passers out of 3,194 takers)

1996 – 31.21 (1,217/3,900)

1997 – 18.11 (710/3,921)

1998 – 39.63 (1,465/3,697)

1999 – 16.59 (600/3,978)

2000 – 20.84 (979/4,698)

2001 – 32.89 (1,266/3,849)

2002 – 19.68 (917/4,659)

2003 – 20.71 (1,108/5,349)

2004 – 31.61 (1,659/5,249)

2005 – 27.2 (1,526/5,610)

2006 – 30.6 (1,893/6,187)

2007 – 22.91  (1,28 9/5,626)

2008 – 20.58 (1,310/6,364)

2009 – 24.58 (1,451/5,903)

2010 – 20.26 (982/4,847)

2011 – 31.95 (1,913/5,990)

2012 – 17.76 (949/5,343)

2013 – 22.18 (1,274/5,292)

2014 – 18.82 (1,126/5,984)

2015 – 26.21 (1,731/6,605)