Table 4.3.5 Heavy Vehicle Knowledge Test Yearly pass rates by selected variables |
Demographic Breakdown | YEAR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | Tests | Pass rate | |
TOTAL | 66,631 | 44.8% | 59,529 | 43.2% | 68,085 | 34.7% | 64,089 | 32.7% | 33,935 | 45.2% | 31,881 | 53.6% | 34,366 | 52.6% | 32,561 | 58.6% | 31,628 | 61.9% | 33,540 | 63.9% | 34,952 | 68.1% | 31,280 | 70.9% | 33,185 | 69.8% | 35,157 | 69.4% | 35,960 | 68.2% | 31,164 | 69.1% | 31,394 | 69.6% | 32,371 | 70.0% | 32,231 | 69.7% | 34,530 | 70.6% |
GENDER: Male | 62,224 | 44.9% | 55,351 | 43.2% | 63,662 | 34.7% | 59,923 | 32.6% | 31,904 | 44.7% | 29,891 | 53.0% | 32,306 | 52.2% | 30,556 | 58.1% | 29,708 | 61.4% | 31,383 | 63.5% | 32,517 | 67.9% | 29,206 | 70.8% | 30,898 | 69.6% | 32,729 | 69.1% | 33,542 | 68.0% | 29,155 | 68.8% | 29,318 | 69.4% | 30,246 | 69.7% | 29,994 | 69.5% | 32,089 | 70.4% |
GENDER: Female | 4,407 | 44.2% | 4,178 | 43.7% | 4,423 | 35.4% | 4,166 | 35.4% | 2,031 | 53.1% | 1,990 | 62.0% | 2,060 | 58.9% | 2,005 | 65.5% | 1,920 | 69.5% | 2,157 | 70.2% | 2,435 | 71.6% | 2,074 | 72.3% | 2,287 | 73.1% | 2,428 | 72.8% | 2,418 | 70.7% | 2,009 | 73.1% | 2,076 | 72.6% | 2,125 | 74.1% | 2,237 | 73.1% | 2,441 | 74.0% |
AGE: 16-19 | 3,681 | 40.2% | 3,458 | 37.8% | 4,037 | 29.8% | 3,535 | 28.5% | 1,613 | 37.3% | 1,400 | 41.3% | 1,266 | 42.8% | 1,082 | 49.8% | 1,091 | 58.0% | 1,182 | 60.7% | 1,303 | 64.2% | 1,230 | 66.7% | 1,257 | 64.3% | 1,365 | 63.4% | 1,379 | 61.7% | 1,145 | 65.4% | 1,137 | 65.5% | 1,073 | 63.4% | 1,182 | 61.0% | 1,216 | 63.6% |
AGE: 20-24 | 13,680 | 45.8% | 11,951 | 43.3% | 12,804 | 34.4% | 12,876 | 32.1% | 6,840 | 41.4% | 6,735 | 47.8% | 6,894 | 47.0% | 6,089 | 54.2% | 5,815 | 56.5% | 5,805 | 59.6% | 6,258 | 64.1% | 5,604 | 67.2% | 6,169 | 66.5% | 6,343 | 66.5% | 6,717 | 64.0% | 5,951 | 63.9% | 5,957 | 65.0% | 6,060 | 65.5% | 5,825 | 66.4% | 6,300 | 66.0% |
AGE: 25-29 | 14,543 | 46.1% | 12,759 | 44.4% | 13,981 | 36.6% | 12,751 | 35.0% | 6,761 | 46.2% | 6,284 | 53.0% | 6,827 | 52.8% | 6,344 | 58.6% | 6,033 | 60.2% | 6,355 | 62.8% | 6,542 | 67.5% | 5,805 | 69.9% | 6,271 | 67.7% | 6,784 | 67.5% | 7,052 | 66.2% | 6,121 | 67.2% | 6,184 | 68.7% | 6,246 | 70.2% | 6,335 | 70.0% | 6,683 | 70.5% |
AGE: 30-39 | 19,870 | 45.1% | 17,627 | 44.5% | 21,111 | 35.9% | 19,476 | 33.7% | 10,155 | 47.5% | 10,102 | 56.1% | 10,786 | 54.6% | 10,578 | 59.7% | 10,003 | 64.1% | 10,764 | 65.3% | 10,429 | 68.9% | 8,930 | 72.7% | 9,539 | 71.8% | 10,121 | 70.4% | 9,868 | 69.8% | 8,631 | 70.0% | 8,544 | 69.9% | 9,286 | 69.8% | 9,096 | 69.5% | 9,834 | 71.6% |
AGE: 40-49 | 10,286 | 44.4% | 9,593 | 42.4% | 11,230 | 34.6% | 10,850 | 31.0% | 5,998 | 46.5% | 5,151 | 58.0% | 5,856 | 57.0% | 5,781 | 61.5% | 5,877 | 65.2% | 6,436 | 66.6% | 6,885 | 71.1% | 6,301 | 72.6% | 6,288 | 72.0% | 6,759 | 72.2% | 6,806 | 71.5% | 5,996 | 73.1% | 5,978 | 72.9% | 5,984 | 72.9% | 5,944 | 72.0% | 6,159 | 73.5% |
AGE: 50+ | 4,571 | 41.4% | 4,141 | 40.1% | 4,922 | 29.0% | 4,601 | 31.8% | 2,568 | 46.4% | 2,209 | 58.9% | 2,737 | 54.3% | 2,687 | 60.6% | 2,809 | 63.3% | 2,998 | 65.4% | 3,535 | 69.9% | 3,410 | 72.7% | 3,661 | 71.9% | 3,785 | 72.1% | 4,138 | 71.3% | 3,320 | 73.5% | 3,594 | 73.8% | 3,722 | 75.1% | 3,849 | 73.9% | 4,338 | 73.5% |
ATTEMPT # 1 | 35,026 | 45.7% | 30,255 | 45.0% | 28,272 | 34.9% | 25,774 | 31.5% | 18,146 | 44.4% | 18,877 | 54.4% | 19,981 | 53.4% | 20,425 | 59.2% | 20,774 | 63.2% | 22,624 | 65.4% | 24,501 | 70.5% | 22,741 | 73.4% | 23,966 | 72.0% | 25,225 | 71.5% | 26,333 | 70.3% | 22,667 | 71.8% | 22,869 | 72.3% | 23,615 | 72.9% | 23,386 | 72.5% | 25,443 | 73.7% |
ATTEMPT # 2 | 15,716 | 49.1% | 13,846 | 47.0% | 15,872 | 39.3% | 15,003 | 38.0% | 8,229 | 49.6% | 7,412 | 54.7% | 8,138 | 54.0% | 7,313 | 60.2% | 6,765 | 61.9% | 6,953 | 63.8% | 6,674 | 65.0% | 5,637 | 66.4% | 6,154 | 66.3% | 6,604 | 66.4% | 6,592 | 64.4% | 5,674 | 63.7% | 5,696 | 64.2% | 5,791 | 64.5% | 5,817 | 64.6% | 6,015 | 64.2% |
ATTEMPT # 3 | 7,001 | 46.0% | 6,436 | 43.2% | 8,712 | 37.3% | 8,369 | 37.4% | 3,533 | 47.8% | 2,967 | 52.3% | 3,303 | 52.5% | 2,687 | 57.1% | 2,326 | 59.8% | 2,301 | 60.2% | 2,206 | 63.6% | 1,777 | 65.3% | 1,880 | 61.8% | 2,048 | 62.3% | 1,915 | 62.2% | 1,806 | 60.5% | 1,749 | 62.7% | 1,833 | 61.1% | 1,857 | 62.7% | 1,894 | 61.8% |
ATTEMPT # 4+ | 8,888 | 33.2% | 8,992 | 31.3% | 15,229 | 28.1% | 14,943 | 27.1% | 4,027 | 37.7% | 2,625 | 45.8% | 2,944 | 43.8% | 2,136 | 48.9% | 1,763 | 47.9% | 1,662 | 50.2% | 1,571 | 50.4% | 1,125 | 53.2% | 1,185 | 56.5% | 1,280 | 54.4% | 1,120 | 50.7% | 1,017 | 53.6% | 1,080 | 51.8% | 1,132 | 52.2% | 1,171 | 49.9% | 1,178 | 51.9% |
SECTOR: Sydney | 34,358 | 40.9% | 31,027 | 39.2% | 36,510 | 32.0% | 33,382 | 29.8% | 17,968 | 42.0% | 16,578 | 51.1% | 17,780 | 50.3% | 16,369 | 57.2% | 15,463 | 60.6% | 16,368 | 62.7% | 16,978 | 66.6% | 15,212 | 69.3% | 16,533 | 68.8% | 17,350 | 68.7% | 17,352 | 67.8% | 15,183 | 68.1% | 15,959 | 68.3% | 16,009 | 69.4% | 12,536 | 69.3% | 11,554 | 70.8% |
SECTOR: North | 14,285 | 50.3% | 13,466 | 49.0% | 15,058 | 39.4% | 14,423 | 36.8% | 7,550 | 50.8% | 7,138 | 58.4% | 8,175 | 56.7% | 7,935 | 61.2% | 8,222 | 64.3% | 8,741 | 65.9% | 9,450 | 69.9% | 8,119 | 73.5% | 8,878 | 70.7% | 9,285 | 70.0% | 10,108 | 68.5% | 8,285 | 70.7% | 7,858 | 70.9% | 7,705 | 71.6% | 7,027 | 71.6% | 7,094 | 70.1% |
SECTOR: South & West | 17,988 | 48.1% | 15,036 | 46.3% | 16,517 | 36.5% | 16,284 | 35.3% | 8,417 | 47.2% | 8,165 | 54.3% | 8,411 | 53.6% | 8,257 | 58.8% | 7,943 | 61.8% | 8,431 | 64.3% | 8,524 | 69.2% | 7,949 | 71.4% | 7,774 | 71.0% | 8,522 | 70.1% | 8,500 | 68.6% | 7,696 | 69.4% | 7,577 | 70.9% | 7,052 | 69.8% | 6,067 | 69.7% | 5,306 | 69.6% |
RTA REGION: Sydney | 34,358 | 40.9% | 31,027 | 39.2% | 36,510 | 32.0% | 33,382 | 29.8% | 17,968 | 42.0% | 16,578 | 51.1% | 17,780 | 50.3% | 16,369 | 57.2% | 15,463 | 60.6% | 16,368 | 62.7% | 16,978 | 66.6% | 15,212 | 69.3% | 16,533 | 68.8% | 17,350 | 68.7% | 17,352 | 67.8% | 15,183 | 68.1% | 15,959 | 68.3% | 16,009 | 69.4% | 12,536 | 69.3% | 11,554 | 70.8% |
RTA REGION: Northern | 5,725 | 51.7% | 5,335 | 49.1% | 5,724 | 39.0% | 5,768 | 37.3% | 2,837 | 52.4% | 2,835 | 59.2% | 3,217 | 59.3% | 3,245 | 63.1% | 3,318 | 65.2% | 3,581 | 68.1% | 3,884 | 70.9% | 3,399 | 73.1% | 3,689 | 71.4% | 3,654 | 72.2% | 4,279 | 69.2% | 3,526 | 70.9% | 3,351 | 70.0% | 3,134 | 70.7% | 2,988 | 71.9% | 3,044 | 70.4% |
RTA REGION: Hunter | 7,523 | 49.2% | 7,189 | 49.5% | 8,473 | 40.1% | 7,884 | 36.5% | 4,278 | 50.1% | 4,000 | 58.4% | 4,519 | 55.6% | 4,237 | 60.3% | 4,489 | 64.2% | 4,789 | 64.5% | 5,204 | 69.2% | 4,362 | 74.2% | 4,738 | 70.6% | 5,171 | 68.3% | 5,368 | 68.6% | 4,347 | 70.8% | 4,113 | 71.9% | 4,239 | 72.2% | 3,823 | 71.5% | 3,899 | 70.1% |
RTA REGION: Southern | 6,544 | 44.5% | 5,648 | 44.1% | 6,531 | 35.7% | 6,635 | 33.9% | 3,408 | 46.6% | 3,381 | 52.8% | 3,490 | 51.8% | 3,400 | 57.9% | 3,328 | 60.5% | 3,364 | 64.4% | 3,542 | 68.2% | 3,249 | 72.2% | 2,958 | 72.2% | 3,457 | 70.5% | 3,495 | 69.1% | 3,083 | 71.0% | 3,078 | 71.3% | 3,002 | 71.0% | 2,101 | 70.7% | 1,567 | 69.5% |
RTA REGION: South West | 5,955 | 51.2% | 5,017 | 46.7% | 5,428 | 36.6% | 5,323 | 36.1% | 2,650 | 47.6% | 2,506 | 56.1% | 2,528 | 56.4% | 2,412 | 61.0% | 2,273 | 64.0% | 2,660 | 64.8% | 2,451 | 70.1% | 2,135 | 72.2% | 2,283 | 71.2% | 2,473 | 70.3% | 2,419 | 69.0% | 2,242 | 67.8% | 2,058 | 71.5% | 1,861 | 69.9% | 1,804 | 69.5% | 1,681 | 69.8% |
RTA REGION: Western | 6,526 | 49.0% | 5,313 | 47.9% | 5,419 | 37.2% | 5,097 | 36.3% | 2,794 | 47.7% | 2,581 | 54.4% | 2,832 | 52.7% | 2,898 | 57.3% | 2,757 | 61.2% | 2,778 | 63.4% | 2,893 | 70.0% | 2,923 | 69.6% | 2,984 | 69.0% | 3,052 | 70.0% | 3,047 | 66.7% | 2,783 | 68.6% | 2,835 | 69.6% | 2,521 | 68.7% | 2,378 | 69.1% | 2,209 | 69.0% |
TEST LANGUAGE: English | 63,202 | 45.9% | 56,086 | 44.5% | 63,456 | 36.0% | 59,584 | 34.1% | 32,274 | 46.2% | 30,422 | 54.1% | 32,920 | 52.9% | 31,122 | 58.7% | 30,281 | 62.0% | 32,063 | 64.0% | 33,418 | 68.3% | 29,926 | 71.2% | 31,675 | 70.0% | 33,615 | 69.7% | 34,370 | 68.4% | 29,724 | 69.4% | 29,846 | 69.8% | 30,833 | 70.2% | 30,675 | 69.9% | 32,801 | 70.8% |
TEST LANGUAGE: Non-English | 3,429 | 24.3% | 3,443 | 22.5% | 4,629 | 17.8% | 4,505 | 15.1% | 1,661 | 26.3% | 1,459 | 42.7% | 1,446 | 46.3% | 1,439 | 55.6% | 1,347 | 59.0% | 1,477 | 62.8% | 1,534 | 64.8% | 1,354 | 65.1% | 1,510 | 65.6% | 1,542 | 63.6% | 1,590 | 63.5% | 1,440 | 62.2% | 1,548 | 65.9% | 1,538 | 66.1% | 1,556 | 66.3% | 1,729 | 68.5% |
INTERPRETER LANGUAGE: None | 66,471 | 44.8% | 59,432 | 43.2% | 67,969 | 34.7% | 63,977 | 32.7% | 33,837 | 45.3% | 31,804 | 53.6% | 34,297 | 52.7% | 32,499 | 58.6% | 31,556 | 61.9% | 33,464 | 64.0% | 34,865 | 68.2% | 31,218 | 71.0% | 33,127 | 69.9% | 35,085 | 69.4% | 35,848 | 68.3% | 31,028 | 69.2% | 31,271 | 69.7% | 32,101 | 70.3% | 32,080 | 69.8% | 34,381 | 70.7% |
INTERPRETER LANGUAGE: ALL Non-English | 160 | 65.0% | 97 | 57.7% | 116 | 37.9% | 112 | 43.8% | 98 | 33.7% | 77 | 33.8% | 69 | 29.0% | 62 | 40.3% | 72 | 37.5% | 76 | 48.7% | 87 | 57.5% | 62 | 50.0% | 58 | 51.7% | 72 | 44.4% | 112 | 42.9% | 136 | 48.5% | 123 | 39.8% | 270 | 40.0% | 151 | 45.7% | 149 | 49.7% |
Rigid Vehicle KNOWLEDGE TEST (LR, MR, HR) | 52,178 | 41.8% | 47,594 | 40.5% | 57,569 | 34.1% | 53,714 | 31.8% | 27,788 | 44.5% | 26,112 | 53.0% | 27,833 | 51.9% | 26,114 | 57.9% | 25,386 | 61.1% | 26,957 | 62.9% | 28,274 | 67.3% | 25,241 | 70.7% | 26,729 | 69.4% | 28,277 | 69.0% | 28,594 | 67.9% | 24,809 | 68.7% | 25,192 | 69.2% | 25,934 | 69.6% | 25,947 | 69.1% | 27,790 | 70.1% |
Combination Vehicle KNOWLEDGE TEST (HC, MC) | 14,453 | 55.9% | 11,935 | 53.8% | 10,516 | 38.1% | 10,375 | 37.7% | 6,147 | 48.4% | 5,769 | 56.2% | 6,533 | 55.9% | 6,447 | 61.3% | 6,242 | 65.1% | 6,583 | 68.3% | 6,678 | 71.6% | 6,039 | 72.0% | 6,456 | 71.4% | 6,880 | 71.1% | 7,366 | 69.5% | 6,355 | 70.8% | 6,202 | 71.0% | 6,437 | 71.6% | 6,284 | 72.3% | 6,740 | 73.0% |
* 2017 data include tests up to and including 30DEC2017 |