2014 Citizenship Test Pass Rate Compared to Earlier Years – Making it Easier

Further to my earlier post (CIC Analysis of Citizenship Test Pass Results), the full 2014 citizenship test pass results show a significant improvement in the average pass rate (from 82.7 percent 2010-13 to 90.3 percent in 2014) and consequently reduced differences between visible minorities and non-visible minorities.

The changes made to test questions and administration appear to have resulted in better outcomes for some visible minority groups (i.e., Central and West African, Latin American and North African, all groups with a higher percentage of francophone applicants, in contrast to others).

Not clear from what I have seen is whether 90 percent represents the new target pass rate, or an over-correction to the 2012 decline to 70-75 percent.