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NCLEX-RN exam results 

Note: In 2015 the NCLEX-RN replaced the CRNE as the entry-to-practice exam for RNs in Canada.

YEAR
EXAM
TOTAL WRITERS
PASSES
FAILS
PASS RATE %
2021
NCLEX-RN
1,440
1,357
83
94.2**
2020
NCLEX-RN
1,506
1,408
98
93.5**
2019
NCLEX-RN
1,456
1,381
75
94.8**
2018
NCLEX-RN
1,433
1,423
10
99.3**
2017
NCLEX-RN
1,502
1,420
82
94.5**
2016
NCLEX-RN
1,497
1,389
108
92.8**
2015
NCLEX-RN
1,305
1,261
44
96.6*
2014
CRNE
1,487
1,373
114
92.3
2013
CRNE
1,431
1,294
137
90.4
2012
CRNE
1,380
1,258
122
91.2
2011
CRNE
1.409
1,285
124
91.2
2010
CRNE
1,314
1,219
95
92.8

*Cumulative pass rate to end of 2016​​​

**Year-end pass rate​​​​​​​​​