Grade boundaries
Edexcel International AS and A level Economics XEC11/YEC11 grade boundaries January 2026
The least raw mark that reached each grade in January 2026, as Edexcel printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for January 2026: the board’s document.
| Grade | WEC11/1out of 80 | WEC11/1Aout of 80 | WEC12/2out of 80 | WEC12/2Aout of 80 | WEC13/3out of 80 | WEC13/3Aout of 80 | WEC14/4out of 80 | WEC14/4Aout of 80 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | – | – | – | – | 60 | 61 | 57 | 59 |
| A | 57 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 53 |
| B | 52 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 47 |
| C | 47 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 41 |
| D | 42 | 36 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 36 |
| E | 37 | 31 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 |
Marks for each grade
Paper WEC11/1
- 57 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC11/1 was a grade A in January 2026.
- 52 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC11/1 was a grade B in January 2026.
- 47 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC11/1 was a grade C in January 2026.
- 42 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC11/1 was a grade D in January 2026.
- 37 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC11/1 was a grade E in January 2026.
Paper WEC11/1A
- 54 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC11/1A was a grade A in January 2026.
- 48 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC11/1A was a grade B in January 2026.
- 42 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC11/1A was a grade C in January 2026.
- 36 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC11/1A was a grade D in January 2026.
- 31 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC11/1A was a grade E in January 2026.
Paper WEC12/2
- 54 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC12/2 was a grade A in January 2026.
- 49 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC12/2 was a grade B in January 2026.
- 44 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC12/2 was a grade C in January 2026.
- 40 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC12/2 was a grade D in January 2026.
- 36 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC12/2 was a grade E in January 2026.
Paper WEC12/2A
- 57 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC12/2A was a grade A in January 2026.
- 51 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC12/2A was a grade B in January 2026.
- 45 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC12/2A was a grade C in January 2026.
- 39 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC12/2A was a grade D in January 2026.
- 34 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC12/2A was a grade E in January 2026.
Paper WEC13/3
- 60 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC13/3 was a grade A* in January 2026.
- 55 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC13/3 was a grade A in January 2026.
- 50 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC13/3 was a grade B in January 2026.
- 45 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC13/3 was a grade C in January 2026.
- 40 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC13/3 was a grade D in January 2026.
- 35 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC13/3 was a grade E in January 2026.
Paper WEC13/3A
- 61 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC13/3A was a grade A* in January 2026.
- 55 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC13/3A was a grade A in January 2026.
- 49 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC13/3A was a grade B in January 2026.
- 44 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC13/3A was a grade C in January 2026.
- 39 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC13/3A was a grade D in January 2026.
- 34 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC13/3A was a grade E in January 2026.
Paper WEC14/4
- 57 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC14/4 was a grade A* in January 2026.
- 52 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC14/4 was a grade A in January 2026.
- 47 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC14/4 was a grade B in January 2026.
- 42 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC14/4 was a grade C in January 2026.
- 37 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC14/4 was a grade D in January 2026.
- 33 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC14/4 was a grade E in January 2026.
Paper WEC14/4A
- 59 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC14/4A was a grade A* in January 2026.
- 53 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC14/4A was a grade A in January 2026.
- 47 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC14/4A was a grade B in January 2026.
- 41 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC14/4A was a grade C in January 2026.
- 36 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC14/4A was a grade D in January 2026.
- 31 out of 80 on Edexcel XEC11/YEC11 paper WEC14/4A was a grade E in January 2026.