The Graduate Management Admission Council® collects demographic information on all GMAT® test takers. This information is published in the Profile of Graduate Management Admission Test® Candidates and is used for GMAT research. Each Profile document contains five years of test-taker data.

The most recent Profile document is the Profile of GMAT Candidates, 2002-03 to 2006–07. 

Recent Trends

The charts linked below illustrate GMAT exam volume trends and average annual growth rates by various subgroups. These charts are based on 10 years of data on GMAT examinees, collected from 1996–97 through 2005–06.

Total GMAT Tests Taken
GMAT Tests Taken by Citizenship
GMAT Tests Taken by Gender
GMAT Tests Taken by Age
GMAT Tests Taken by Race (U.S., Non-White)
GMAT Tests Taken by Race (U.S., White) 

In the data presented, individual examinees are represented as many times as they took the GMAT test. For example, if an examinee took the GMAT twice, his or her demographic information (gender, citizenship, etc.) would be represented twice in GMAT statistics.

GMAC research has found that approximately 21% of GMAT tests taken each year are taken by repeat testers.

Related Reports

The following reports from the GMAC Research Report Series examine trends in GMAT examinee score reporting behavior:

European Geographic Trend Report for Examinees Taking the GMAT, 2002 to 2006 (TY 2002 to 2006)

Asian Geographic Trend Report for Examinees Taking the GMAT (TY 2002 to 2006)

Geographic Trend Report for Examinees Taking the GMAT (TY 2001 to 2006)