Economics and law graduation exam scores drop sharply

The average score for over 282,000 test-takers was 5,02, a decrease of nearly 2,7 points compared to last year, with the number of perfect 10s plummeting from 1,451 to two.

The two perfect 10s in economics and law were achieved by students from Hung Yen and Thanh Hoa.

This year, the average and median scores were 5,02 and 5 respectively, both decreasing by approximately 2,7 points compared to last year. Over 135,000 test-takers scored below 5, while only 22.480 achieved 7 or higher.

The score distribution for the 2026 high school graduation exam in economics and law is as follows:

Students taking the 2026 high school graduation exam in Ha Noi. Photo: Hoang Giang

Last year, approximately 246,000 test-takers registered for the economics and law subject in the high school graduation exam. Among them, over 1,400 students achieved a perfect 10; the average score was 7,69.

The 2026 high school graduation exam took place on 11-12/6 with over 1,2 million test-takers. Besides being a requirement for graduation recognition, exam scores are mandatory for university and college admissions, regardless of the application method used.

Test-takers can look up their exam scores on VnExpress: https://diemthi.vnexpress.net.

Starting 2/7, test-takers can begin registering and adjusting their university and college admission preferences on the Ministry's system, continuing until 17h on 14/7.

Before registering preferences, test-takers should visit VnExpress's University Search page to view fluctuations in admission scores over the years by major, institution, or tuition fees.

University admission scores and test-takers' pass-fail results will be announced after 17h on 9/8.