Success rate for applicants to the civil service fast stream, 1998–2025

A line chart from the Institute for Government showing success rates for applicants to the civil service fast stream, 2010-24, where success rates declined between 2018 and 2021, increased from 2021 and 2023 only to drop again in 2024.

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Source: Institute for Government analysis of Cabinet Office, Fast Stream Annual Reports, 1998–2018; Cabinet Office, 'Civil Service Fast Stream Recruitment Data', 2019–24.Notes: All pre-2019 figures exclude internal civil service applicants, for which data was reported separately. Success rates are recommendations for appointment as a share of applications.Get the dataEmbed Download image