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On Wednesday 2 July 2025, Luxembourg's Ministry of Education, Children and Youth published the results of the 2025 summer session of secondary school leaving exams.
These results cover students from public and private secondary schools following the national curriculum, as well as candidates from evening classes, the eBac programme and the Schengen-Lyzeum in Perl (Germany).
The overall pass rate was 73%, slightly down from 74% in both 2023 and 2024.
A total of 3,688 students (2,087 female and 1,601 male) sat their secondary school leaving exams in summer 2025. Of these, 2,705 students (73%) passed.
The deferral rate stood at 16% (up from 15% in 2024), meaning 605 students will have to retake one or more exams in September 2025. The failure rate remained stable at 10%.
In classical secondary education, the pass rate stood at 83% (down from 85% in 2024). The deferral rate was 11% (10% in 2024) and the failure rate was 6% (5% in 2024).
In general secondary education, the pass rate remained stable at 66%. The deferral rate increased slightly to 21% (20% in 2024), while the failure rate dropped to 13% (14% in 2024).
A gender-based comparative analysis showed that young women outperformed young men in classical secondary education, with a pass rate of 84% compared to 81% for young men. In general secondary education, young men had a slightly higher pass rate (68%) than young women (65%).
A total of 108 students obtained an "excellent" distinction, defined as an overall average of 52 points or higher. This represents 4% of all successful candidates. Of these, 98 students were in classical secondary education and ten in general secondary education.
