The 2025 AP Microeconomics Exam scores:
5: 19%; 4: 24%; 3: 24%; 2: 21%; 1: 12%
AP Microeconomics Multiple-Choice Questions: again this year, students showed they were well-prepared for core analytical applications in microeconomics.
~38% of students earned all or most available points on Unit 1, Basic Economic Concepts and Unit 2, Supply and Demand questions.
Students excelled on questions related to Big Idea: Scarcity and Markets, a foundational concept that underpins the course and recurs throughout its units. Approximately 50% of students earned all or most of the available points on these questions.
The most challenging Multiple-Choice Questions for AP Microeconomics students were on Unit 5, Factor Markets. As in past years: ~21% of students earned all or most available points on these questions, so a way to boost AP Microeconomics’ strong scores further will be to focus on deeper understanding of these topics.
AP Microeconomics Free-Response Questions: the following commentary focuses on Set 1 [
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AP Microeconomics Long Free Response Question: Students performed well on Question 1, which focused on a monopoly, profit maximizing, demand elasticity, and labor markets, with more than 30% of students earning 8 or more of the 10 possible points.
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AP Microeconomics Short Free-Response Questions: AP Microeconomics students performed best on Question 3 — focused on a payoff matrix, Nash equilibria, and game theory; 20% of students earned all 5 possible points on this question.
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All subjects’ AP score distributions for 2025 will be posted here when available:
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