Over 84 pct of high school students pass 2025 graduation exam in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports announced on Saturday that 122,473, or 84.5 percent of the total 144,848 candidates, passed their annual high school graduation exam.

"Some 3,003 applicants gained Grade A, 9,901 others earned Grade B, and the remainder passed with Grade C, D and E," the ministry said in a statement.

The Grade 12 students sat for the exam on Aug. 28 and 29 in the subjects of earth and environment, geography, history, biology, foreign language, Khmer literature, mathematics, chemistry, physics, and morality-civics.

The passing rate in the 2025 exam was higher than the 79 percent passing rate in the 2024 test, according to the ministry.

The annual graduation exam is a prerequisite for high school graduates to pursue their studies at the university level.

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