HKSI Paper 2 pass rate
Regulation of Securities
Across Aug 2025–Jul 2026 (12 sitting months), HKSI Paper 2 averaged 66.4% — 10th hardest of 17 papers. The month-to-month spread is 15.8 percentage points. The most recent half of the window averaged 64.4% versus 68.4% earlier — a decline of 4 points.
Month-by-month pass rate
Source: 香港證券及投資學會（HKSI Institute）官方「考試合格率」頁 Snapshot 2026-09-02．HKSI publishes a rolling 12-month window only; months outside it are no longer shown officially.
Which topics candidates actually get wrong
Measured from 77 real answers by 12 devices across 75 questions in our Paper 2 app. This is practice accuracy, not an exam pass rate. Topic names follow the Chinese chapter labels used in our question banks; the examinations themselves are bilingual.
Sample note: this paper has 77 answers from 12 devices — smaller than our other papers, so read the ordering as indicative rather than settled.
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FAQ
- What is the pass rate for HKSI Paper 2?
- 66.4% on average across Aug 2025–Jul 2026, based on HKSI's own monthly figures. The best month was Nov 2025 at 75%; the worst May 2026 at 59.2%.
- Is HKSI Paper 2 hard?
- Relative to the other papers it is 10th hardest of 17 papers. Month-to-month it swings 15.8 percentage points (59.2%–75%), so the sitting you pick matters less than preparation.
- Which topics do candidates get wrong most in Paper 2?
- From 77 real practice answers, the weakest topic is “undefined” at undefined% accuracy, and the strongest is “undefined” at undefined%.
Other papers
Pass rates are reproduced from the HKSI Institute for reference only and may be revised at any time; confirm against the official page before relying on them.
