VCAA Economics Performance

Overall average 66%15,950 questions answered2026 data

Score by Unit & Topic

Full study design

Australia’s living standards

66.2%
An introduction to microeconomics: the market system, resource allocation and government intervention
72.9%
Domestic macroeconomic goals
60.3%
Australia and the international economy
65.7%

Managing the economy

65.4%
Aggregate demand policies and domestic economic stability
61.9%
Aggregate supply policies
73.7%

Score by Past Paper

2026 data

2025
73.1%
2024
62.9%
2023
57.4%
2022
62.5%
2021
70.6%
2020
67.8%

Score by Question Type

2026 data

Extended Response
70.4%
Multiple Choice
65.9%
Short Answer
66%

Cognitive Verb Performance

2026 data

Analyse
55.4%
Calculate
46.3%
Decide
81.8%
Define
79.3%
Demonstrate
61.7%
Describe
72.1%
Discuss
55%
Distinguish
93.3%
Draw
66.7%
Evaluate
51.7%
Examine
90.5%
Explain
68.5%
Identify
62%
Illustrate
38.5%
Outline
86.4%
Predict
93.8%
State
73.2%

Study Guides

VCE Economics Hardest Topics: Where Students Lose the Most MarksAverage scores in VCE Economics by past paper, topic, question type and command verb, plus the high-weight low-score revision list.VCE Economics Most Tested Topics: What the VCAA Exams CoverMarks by topic and dot point across 6 VCAA Economics external papers, 2020 to 2025, plus the question type and cognitive verb mix.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the hardest VCAA Economics topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the hardest VCAA Economics topics are Domestic macroeconomic goals (60.3%), Aggregate demand policies and domestic economic stability (61.9%), Australia and the international economy (65.7%). Focus your revision on these areas for the biggest score improvement.
What are the easiest VCAA Economics topics?
Based on student performance on AusGrader in 2026, the highest-scoring VCAA Economics topics are Aggregate supply policies (73.7%), An introduction to microeconomics: the market system, resource allocation and government intervention (72.9%), Australia and the international economy (65.7%).
What are the most common command words in VCAA Economics exams?
The most frequently tested command words in VCAA Economics are Explain, Describe, Identify, State, Evaluate. Practising responses to these verbs is a high-impact study strategy.

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