On average, pupils scored 63.9% in the English language exam, and 43.2% in mathematics. The results in these subjects are lower than in the 2022/2023 school year, when the average result in English was 66.1% and in mathematics 50.5%. In Latvian, the average result is 59.1%, which is 1% higher than in the previous school year.
In the current school year, the 9th grade exam was considered a pass if the student obtained at least 10% of the maximum mark. In mathematics, 654 pupils scored below 10%.
Overall, there are fewer pupils this year who have not reached the 10% threshold in a subject, the VISC concluded in its assessment of pupils' performance. While last year 1,059 exam papers failed to reach 10%, this year 915 exam papers failed.
The VISC will further refine the results of the centralized exams for grade 9 after processing the final results and re-evaluating the papers submitted for appeal. Official statistics on pupils' exam performance in the 2023/2024 school year are expected at the end of August, VISC says.
According to VISC estimates, a total of 55,353 exam papers were marked this academic year.
