One in five Polish students failed high school graduation exam, ministry says

Eighty percent of Polish high school students passed the crucial matriculation exam earlier this year, while one in five failed, the Ministry of Education announced on Tuesday.

One in five high school students in Poland failed their final school-leaving exams in May, according to results announced on Tuesday.

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A total of 255,517 Polish students and 636 Ukrainian graduates took the exam in May, as is traditional in Poland, marking the end of secondary education.

Of those who failed, 13 percent are eligible to retake the exam in September.

The best results were achieved in the basic-level English exam, with 1,248 top performers exempted from testing due to success in national subject Olympiads.

Additionally, thousands of students scored between 90 and 100 percent across mandatory and optional exams, highlighting strong performances despite the overall failure rate.

📢 Znamy wyniki egzaminu maturalnego 2025! 🎓

W maju do matury przystąpiło 255 517 tegorocznych absolwentów szkół ponadpodstawowych.

✅ Maturę zdało 80% uczniów, 13% ma prawo do poprawki, 7% nie zdało egzaminu.

🥇 1248 laureatów i finalistów olimpiad przedmiotowych było… pic.twitter.com/XAEcsrriHt

— Ministerstwo Edukacji Narodowej (@MEN_GOVPL) July 8, 2025

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Source: MEN/CKE