Baccalaureate success rate reaches 67.8%, with girls continuing to outperform

The success rate for the regular session of the baccalaureate exams for the 2023/2024 academic year reached 67.8%, according to a report by The Ministry of National Education, an increase of 8% compared to last year, which had a success rate of 59.8%.

The ministry released a detailed statement dedicated to presenting statistics for the June 2024 session of the national unified exam for obtaining the baccalaureate certificate, in which It was stated that about 245,881 students from both public and private education successfully passed this session.

The same source noted that the number of successful females reached 143,366 students, representing 72% of the total female students who took these exams, while the success rate for males reached 62.6%, and that the success rate among candidates with disabilities reached 75.7%, with 1,024 students succeeding.

According to the ministry, the regular session exams were attended by 362,848 school candidates with an attendance rate of 97.4%, compared to 410,273 candidates who took last year’s session.

Regarding other categories of baccalaureate, the ministry statement figures showed that the number of independent candidates who attended reached 74,556, with an attendance rate of 61.8%, of which 39.5% succeeded, 70.7% of international baccalaureate programs succeeded, while the success rate reached 64.2% for professional baccalaureate branches.

According to the same source, the number of those obtaining a merit distinction, whether school or independent candidates, reached 148,362 candidates, representing 54%.

The ministry added that 147,317 candidates will take the retake session exams on July 10, 11, 12, and 13, including 106,725 high school candidates and 40,592 independent candidates.

It’s worth noting all successful candidates from this session will be provided with a digital version of the baccalaureate certificate.