Cambridge IGCSE · 0580 · Data 2020–2025
Most-tested topics in IGCSE Mathematics
Just 3 chapters — Number, Algebra and graphs, Geometry — carry about 63% of all the marks. Revise those first.
Based on 168 real Cambridge past papers and 37,776 tagged marks, 2020–2025. Ranked by marks, not guesswork.
Historical counts from past papers — not an exam prediction. Download the data (CSV)
Revise these first
The topics that carry the most marks, highest first. Each opens the free past-paper questions.
- 1Practise →2.5 Equations6% of marksAlgebra and graphsEvery year
- 2Practise →1.13 Percentages5% of marksNumberEvery year
- 3Practise →2.2 Algebraic manipulation4% of marksAlgebra and graphsEvery year
- 4Practise →1.11 Ratio and proportion3% of marksNumberEvery year
- 5Practise →5.4 Surface area and volume3% of marksMensurationEvery year
- 6Practise →2.10 Graphs of functions3% of marksAlgebra and graphsEvery year
- 7Practise →5.2 Area and perimeter3% of marksMensurationEvery year
- 8Practise →4.6 Angles3% of marksGeometryEvery year
See the full breakdown — all 73 topics across 10 chapters
Number
28% of marks- 1.13 PercentagesEvery year1712 marks · 216 qs
- 1.11 Ratio and proportionEvery year1275 marks · 150 qs
- 1.12 RatesEvery year1005 marks · 119 qs
- 1.4 Fractions, decimals and percentagesEvery year996 marks · 233 qs
- 1.6 The four operationsEvery year811 marks · 154 qs
- 1.1 Types of numberEvery year781 marks · 157 qs
- 1.15 TimeEvery year630 marks · 86 qs
- 1.10 Limits of accuracyEvery year603 marks · 81 qs
- 1.16 MoneyEvery year556 marks · 82 qs
- 1.2 SetsEvery year428 marks · 85 qs
- 1.8 Standard formEvery year402 marks · 69 qs
- 1.3 Powers and rootsEvery year353 marks · 78 qs
- 1.9 EstimationEvery year323 marks · 65 qs
- 1.17 Exponential growth and decayEvery year201 marks · 18 qs
- 1.5 OrderingEvery year194 marks · 21 qs
- 1.14 Using a calculatorEvery year112 marks · 16 qs
- 1.7 Indices IRecurring97 marks · 9 qs
- 1.18 SurdsRecurring52 marks · 14 qs
Algebra and graphs
25% of marks- 2.5 EquationsEvery year2103 marks · 271 qs
- 2.2 Algebraic manipulationEvery year1354 marks · 206 qs
- 2.10 Graphs of functionsEvery year1151 marks · 125 qs
- 2.3 Algebraic fractionsEvery year855 marks · 105 qs
- 2.1 Introduction to algebraEvery year746 marks · 108 qs
- 2.12 DifferentiationEvery year575 marks · 57 qs
- 2.4 Indices IIEvery year541 marks · 102 qs
- 2.7 SequencesEvery year536 marks · 91 qs
- 2.11 Sketching curvesEvery year468 marks · 43 qs
- 2.13 FunctionsEvery year410 marks · 46 qs
- 2.6 InequalitiesEvery year258 marks · 40 qs
- 2.9 Graphs in practical situationsEvery year233 marks · 39 qs
- 2.8 ProportionEvery year130 marks · 31 qs
Geometry
11% of marks- 4.6 AnglesEvery year1099 marks · 219 qs
- 4.1 Geometrical termsEvery year746 marks · 141 qs
- 4.7 Circle theoremsEvery year574 marks · 79 qs
- 4.4 SimilarityEvery year503 marks · 84 qs
- 4.3 Scale drawingsEvery year415 marks · 51 qs
- 4.2 Geometrical constructionsEvery year333 marks · 59 qs
- 4.5 SymmetryEvery year292 marks · 58 qs
- 4.8 Circle theorems IIRecurring33 marks · 5 qs
Mensuration
10% of marks- 5.4 Surface area and volumeEvery year1166 marks · 147 qs
- 5.2 Area and perimeterEvery year1145 marks · 159 qs
- 5.3 Circles, arcs and sectorsEvery year849 marks · 101 qs
- 5.1 Units of measureEvery year263 marks · 43 qs
- 5.5 Compound shapes and parts of shapesEvery year259 marks · 24 qs
Statistics
8% of marks- 9.3 Averages and rangeEvery year1051 marks · 144 qs
- 9.4 Statistical charts and diagramsEvery year736 marks · 107 qs
- 9.7 HistogramsEvery year388 marks · 34 qs
- 9.6 Cumulative frequency diagramsEvery year324 marks · 25 qs
- 9.5 Scatter diagramsEvery year175 marks · 35 qs
- 9.2 Interpreting statistical dataEvery year154 marks · 21 qs
- 9.1 Classifying statistical dataEvery year102 marks · 11 qs
Trigonometry
6% of marks- 6.2 Right-angled trianglesEvery year887 marks · 104 qs
- 6.5 Non-right-angled trianglesEvery year581 marks · 58 qs
- 6.1 Pythagoras’ theoremEvery year392 marks · 50 qs
- 6.4 Trigonometric functionsEvery year173 marks · 34 qs
- 6.6 Pythagoras’ theorem and trigonometryEvery year161 marks · 19 qs
- 6.3 Exact trigonometric valuesRecurring15 marks · 4 qs
Coordinate geometry
5% of marks- 3.5 Equations of linear graphsEvery year590 marks · 75 qs
- 3.3 Gradient of linear graphsEvery year339 marks · 47 qs
- 3.4 Length and midpointEvery year312 marks · 29 qs
- 3.7 Perpendicular linesEvery year298 marks · 37 qs
- 3.1 CoordinatesEvery year187 marks · 25 qs
- 3.2 Drawing linear graphsRecurring144 marks · 16 qs
- 3.6 Parallel linesEvery year95 marks · 13 qs
Probability
4% of marks- 8.3 Probability of combined eventsEvery year699 marks · 79 qs
- 8.1 Introduction to probabilityEvery year663 marks · 104 qs
- 8.2 Relative and expected frequenciesEvery year170 marks · 36 qs
- 8.4 Conditional probabilityRecurring29 marks · 4 qs
Transformations and vectors
4% of marks- 7.1 TransformationsEvery year734 marks · 90 qs
- 7.2 Vectors in two dimensionsEvery year361 marks · 56 qs
- 7.4 Vector geometryEvery year240 marks · 33 qs
- 7.3 Magnitude of a vectorEvery year141 marks · 20 qs
Legacy (withdrawn from the 2025 syllabus)
0% of marks- Box and whisker plotRecurring67 marks · 10 qs
Turn the data into practice
Every topic above is drawn from real Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics papers, tagged to the syllabus. Students can drill the high-frequency topics in the free bank; teachers can turn any of them into a ready-to-print worksheet in seconds. Or explore the full six-year trends in the interactive records.