The AP Program compiles a vast amount of data each year on AP Exam participation, performance, and volume that can be used to compare exam takers worldwide. Available in both PDF and Excel formats, the reports include detailed data separated into categories that can be used to evaluate relative performance during a single school year or over a span of years.
Go to the archived data section for past reports.
Summary reports
The following reports provide a broad overview of AP Program participation. PDFs require Adobe Reader (latest version recommended).
- Program Summary Report 2020 (.pdf/180 KB)
- Program Summary Report 2020 (.xls/1.5 MB)
- Annual AP Program Participation 1956-2020 (.pdf/85 KB)
- Annual AP Program Participation 1956-2020 (.xls/1.5 MB)
- AP Program Size and Increments 2001-2020 (.pdf/211 KB)
- AP Program Size and Increments 2001-2020 (.xls/44 KB)
Score distributions
These reports include detailed information about which AP scores were earned.
- Student Score Distributions 2020 (.pdf/640 KB)
- Student Score Distributions 2020 (.xls/1.6 MB)
- AP Score Distributions — All Subjects 2000-2020 (.pdf/109 KB)
- AP Score Distributions — All Subjects 2000-2020 (.xls/40 KB)
- AP Score Distributions for Specific Student Grade-Level Groups 2020 (.pdf/319 KB)
- AP Score Distributions for Specific Student Grade-Level Groups 2020 (.xls/26 KB)
Exam volume
The reports below show how the AP Program has grown.
- AP Exam Volume Changes (2010-2020) (.pdf/274 KB)
- AP Exam Volume Changes (2010-2020) (.xls/90 KB)
- AP Exam Volume by Region (2010-2020) (.pdf/117 KB)
- AP Exam Volume by Region (2010-2020) (.xls/61 KB)
- AP Student and Exam Volume Per School (2016-2020) (.pdf/314 KB)
- AP Student and Exam Volume Per School (2016-2020) (.xls/43 KB)
- Number of AP Exams Per Student 2020 (.pdf/24K)
- Number of AP Exams Per Student 2020 (.doc/86 KB)
- School Report of AP Exams: Grades 11 and 12 (2020) (.pdf/190 KB)
- School Report of AP Exams: Grades 11 and 12 (2020) (.xls/50 KB)
- School Report of AP Exams 2019-2020 (By State) (.pdf/360 KB)
- School Report of AP Exams 2019-2020 (By State) (.xls/39 KB)
- Number of Schools Offering AP Exams 2011-2020 (.pdf/86 KB)
- Number of Schools Offering AP Exams 2011-2020 (.xls/126 KB)
Other information and data
These reports provide supplemental information.
- Top Colleges and Universities Receiving the Most AP scores 2020 (.pdf/664 KB)
- Top Colleges and Universities Receiving the Most AP scores 2020 (.xls/116 KB)
- AP Reading Reader Participation 2011-2020 (.pdf/157 KB)
- AP Reading Reader Participation 2011-2020 (.xls/26 KB)
- AP Scholar Data 2020 (.pdf/195 KB)
- AP Scholar Data 2020 (.xls/47 KB)
National and State Summary Reports for 2020
The National and State Summary Reports for 2020 will be available in November 2020.