What is the pass rate for the oral component of the certified Mandarin examination, and how does it compare to the other court interpreter examinations?
The pass rate for the oral component of the certified Mandarin examination is 15.5 percent. This is higher than the pass rate of comparable examinations, such as 7 percent for the California oral Spanish examination and 9 percent for all the remaining California oral examinations combined. The latest information we have for the federal Spanish oral examination shows a 5 percent pass rate. However, it is recognized that the federal examination is more rigorous.
