Bacalaureat 2026 pass rate climbs to 76.9% after appeals as 70 students score perfect 10s

On 12 July 2026, the Ministry of Education published the final results of the summer Bacalaureat session, one day ahead of schedule, after resolving 55,454 appeals. The overall pass rate across all promotions rose 2.1 percentage points to 76.9%, the highest in 17 years. The initial rate, announced on 7 July, stood at 74.8%.

The analysis reveals that after resolving appeals, the success rate increased by 2.1% — from 74.8% to 76.9% — across all promotions.

The national picture

A total of 97,020 candidates passed, including 92,502 from the current graduating cohort (81.6% pass rate) and 4,518 from earlier years (35.1%). At the opposite end, 29,084 candidates were declared not passed and 69 were disqualified for attempted fraud. The most common grade bracket was 9.00–9.49, covering 16,704 candidates cumulatively. The Ministry clarified that the pass rate is calculated from all candidates present, including those eliminated.

Appeals reshape the numbers

The 55,454 appeals represented 15.02% of all exam papers. The largest share (21,901) targeted the Romanian language and literature paper, while 489 concerned mother tongue, 16,943 the mandatory profile subject, and 16,121 the elective. The post-appeal adjustments added 25 new students to the list of perfect-average achievers, taking the total from 45 to 70.

Subject excellence

Broken down by subject, the number of maximum grades was: Romanian language and literature 499, mother tongue language and literature 35, mandatory profile subject 3,832, of which Mathematics contributed 2,455 and History 1,377, and elective profile subject 3,312, led by Logic and argumentation with 886 perfect scores.

Regional contrasts

Cluj county remained the national leader with a 91.4% pass rate after appeals, followed by Brașov (88.2%) and Brăila (87.1%). Bucharest scored 86.0% overall, with Sector 2 achieving 89.4%. Ilfov, the lowest nationally at 55.3% before appeals, recorded the largest absolute gain, climbing 3.3 percentage points once appeals were settled. Giurgiu (+3.1 pp), Caraș-Severin (+3.0 pp) and Covasna (+3.0 pp) also saw notable jumps. The smallest improvements were registered in Bucharest Sector 1 and Iași county, each rising only 1.5 percentage points.

What happens next

For candidates who did not pass, the second Bacalaureat session runs from 3 to 24 August, with registration open 14–21 July. Universities are already running their admissions cycles, using the freshly published results to fill undergraduate places.