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Italian high school exam outcomes 2025/2026

Overview

In the 2025/2026 school year, the Italian Ministry of Education reported a modest rise in overall admission to the final state exam, with 96.7% of candidates admitted and 99.8% of those sitting the test receiving a diploma. While the share of perfect 100 scores fell from 7.1% to 5.3%, the proportion of students earning 100 with honors (lode) rose slightly to approximately 2.9% (14,123 students). This represents a record number of top honors, with the figure growing significantly from 3,000 in the 2006/2007 school year. However, these rising grades contrast with standardized Invalsi test results, which have shown a nearly constant decline in student competencies since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Regional data shows a high concentration of lodi in Southern Italy, led by Campania (3,018), Puglia (2,104), Sicily (1,928), and Lazio (1,165). In Lombardy, the 2026 results showed a 99.5% pass rate, but top honors were notably lower than the national average. In Lombardy, the combined 100-and-lode category fell to roughly 1% of diplomas. Provincial analysis in Lombardy identified Cremona (6.7%), Mantova (5.8%), and Sondrio (5.0%) as leaders in top marks. Within the region, lodes were most common in licei (1.5%) compared to technical institutes (0.7%) and professional schools (0.2%).

Entities

Ufficio scolastico regionale · Ministry of Education and Merit · Andrea Murari · Italian Ministry of Education and Merit · INVALSI

Timeline

  1. 9 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Italian Maturità exam sees record number of students achieving top honors

    Italian Maturità exam results show a record 14,000 students achieved “100 e lode” honors, though standardized test scores suggest a decline in actual competencies since the pandemic.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Italian high school exam results 2025/2026 show slight rise in pass rate and drop in perfect scores

    Italian Maturità 2025/2026 saw a 96.7% pass rate, a drop in perfect 100 scores to 5.3%, and a slight rise in 100 + lode to 2.9%, with the South leading in top honors.

  3. about 1 month ago

    [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Lombardy 2026 High School Exam Shows 99.5% Pass Rate as Lodes Drop Below 1%

    Lombardy's 2026 high‑school exam saw a 99.5% pass rate, a rise in 81‑90 grades, and lodes falling to about 1%, with Cremona topping provincial excellence.

Sources

95047.it · educazione.chiesacattolica.it · ladiscussione.com · manikova.blog.sme.sk · mantovauno.it · monza-news.it · pocketnews.it · studentville.it · tecnicadellascuola.it

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