Geography score distribution for the 2026 national high school graduation exam

The geography score distribution for the 2026 national high school graduation exam was announced by the Ministry of Education on the morning of 1/7, revealing a dramatic drop in perfect scores.

The Ministry of Education and Training announced the 2026 national high school graduation exam scores and the score distribution for 12 subjects on 1/7. This year's geography exam saw a notable decline in student performance.

The average score for geography among over 443,000 test-takers was 5,1, with a median of 5. These figures represent decreases of 1,5 and 1,75 respectively compared to last year. The most frequently achieved score was 6 points. A significant change was the sharp reduction in perfect scores (10s), plummeting from over 6,900 to just 56, even as the number of test-takers decreased by only about 30,000. Additionally, 208,000 students scored below 5, while only over 64,000 achieved a score of 7 or higher.

The geography score distribution is shown below:

The 2026 national high school graduation exam took place on 11-12/6, involving a record high of over 1,2 million test-takers. Students completed two compulsory exams: mathematics and literature. They also chose two elective subjects from a list including chemistry, physics, biology, history, geography, economic and legal education, informatics, technology (agriculture, industry), and foreign languages (seven languages offered).

Following the score release, test-takers have five days to submit re-evaluation requests, with a deadline of 5/7. Starting from 2/7, students can begin registering and adjusting their university and college admission preferences through the Ministry's system, a process that will conclude at 17h on 14/7. University admission scores and student pass/fail results will be announced after 17h on 9/8.