More than 337,000 students have passed Morocco’s 2026 baccalaureate exams, with the national pass rate reaching 81.6%, the Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports said on Saturday.
The remedial session helped another 64,586 students earn their diploma. It recorded an attendance rate of 86%, meaning nearly one in five successful candidates passed on their second attempt.
Girls again achieved better results than boys. The pass rate for female students was 84.5%, compared with 78.6% for male students.
Among independent, or free, candidates, 31,034 passed across both sessions, giving the group a pass rate of 54.5%.
The ministry congratulated students who passed, calling it “an important milestone in their academic journey within an environment marked by mobilisation and discipline.”
It also praised teachers, school staff and exam supervisors for helping organise the nationwide exams.
“The ministry highlights their exemplary commitment to implementing measures aimed at preserving the credibility of the Moroccan baccalaureate and guaranteeing equal opportunities for all candidates,” it said.
The ministry also thanked families, local authorities, security services and the media for helping ensure the exams ran smoothly.
The figures show how important the remedial session has become. Nearly 20% of all students who passed this year did so after taking the second round of exams.
The results also continue a familiar trend in Morocco, with girls outperforming boys by 5.9 percentage points.
In recent years, Morocco has introduced stricter measures to prevent cheating during the exams. These include secure printing systems, barcode tracking, signal jammers around some exam centres and tougher penalties for candidates caught using mobile phones.
This year’s exams also took place as Morocco continues to roll out its 2022 to 2026 education reform plan, which aims to reduce school dropouts and improve reading, writing and maths skills.
The highest mark in this year’s exams went to Omar Eddahab from the Casablanca Settat region. He scored 19.76 out of 20 in the Sciences Mathématiques B stream with the French option.
He said his result came from starting his preparation early and studying consistently throughout the school year, both in class and at home.
Other top scorers included Rihana Rghibi from Souss Massa with 19.56, Nour El Houda Adnane from Rabat Salé Kénitra and Aya Choukri from Marrakech Safi, who both scored 19.53, Anass Bouniya from Laâyoune Sakia El Hamra with 19.52, Asmae El Hammami from Béni Mellal Khénifra with 19.50 and Salma El Ghazi from Tanger Tétouan Al Hoceïma with 19.46.
