Another name for 'Lower Second Class honours' (50%+ in assessments*).

97% of people who completed their degree got a 2:2 or higher in 2019/20[1], but the UK's seen significant grade inflation over the last 20 years. You'd be looking at around 80% in the 1990s

Nowadays, you will lose out on some graduate jobs if you get a Desmond.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_undergraduate_degree_c...

[1] https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/27-01-2021/sb258-higher-educatio...

* 50% is acceptable in the British system

> Getting a mark over 50% means that you are beginning to understand the difficult work of your degree. Getting over 60% is excellent because it means you have demonstrated a deep knowledge of your subject to the marker.

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/students/success-guide/ug/assessm...

Desmond Tutu. A lower second class degree is a 2.2.

A miscorrect of “degree” (or a mistyping thereof), something along those lines?

Especially since the rest of the phrase talks about qualification in addition to a degree.

Edit: apparently not, til