The scores for candidates who sat the 2026 Greek National University Entrance Exams were announced on Thursday morning (25/06), with the Ministry of Education releasing detailed statistical data shortly after, covering both the number of candidates who participated and the grade distributions recorded across subjects.
A total of 89,032 candidates participated in the 2026 National Exams, competing for one of the 68,788 places available in higher education for the upcoming 2026–27 academic year. Of these, 75,109 candidates came from general upper secondary schools (GEL) and 13,923 from vocational upper secondary schools (EPAL).
2026 National Exams: Top grades rare across the board — Physics bucks the trend
According to the data released, the overall picture of candidate scores shows — once again this year — limited proportions of top-grade achievers, with Physics standing out as a notable exception thanks to a surprisingly high percentage of excellent scores. At the same time, the proportion of candidates scoring below the passing mark of 10 remains high across several subjects.
Strong performance in Latin
In general, the percentages of candidates achieving top marks (18–20) remain low, with two notable exceptions: Physics and, as expected, Latin.
In Physics specifically, 30.06% of candidates scored above 18, with 20.57% achieving marks in the 19–20 range. This marks a striking contrast with last year, when just 9.39% of Physics candidates reached top-grade level. In Latin, 22.65% of candidates received a score between 18 and 20.
Poor performance in Ancient Greek and Modern Greek Language and Literature
At the other end of the spectrum, top-grade rates were extremely low in Modern Greek Language and Literature (1.12%) and Ancient Greek (1.51%). Notably, the proportion of top scorers in Ancient Greek has dropped significantly compared to last year’s figure of 2.29%.
Top-grade rates also declined compared to last year in Economics (14.22% in 2026, down from 29.33% in 2025) and Biology (12.51% in 2026, down from 19.47% in 2025).
The proportion of candidates scoring above 18 in Mathematics stood at 8.34%, in History at 13.69%, in Chemistry at 15.87%, and in Computer Science at 16.41% — figures broadly in line with last year, though slightly improved overall.
Highest rates of below-passing scores
The highest proportion of scripts scoring below 10 was recorded in Ancient Greek. For yet another year, Mathematics and History featured prominently among the subjects with the highest rates of below-passing grades, with more than half of all candidates failing to score above 10 in each.
More specifically, 55.67% of candidates scored below the passing mark in Ancient Greek, with 40.85% of all scripts falling in the 5–10 score range.
In History, 52.10% of candidates scored below 10 — a figure broadly consistent with last year’s results.
In Mathematics, half of all candidates (50.59%) scored below the passing mark — however, this represents a notable improvement of 9 percentage points compared to last year’s figure of 59.12%.
High rates of below-passing scores were also recorded in Economics, Computer Science, and Chemistry.
In Economics in particular, 48.09% of candidates scored below 10. In both Computer Science and Chemistry, the corresponding figures hovered around 41%.
Calculating scores and next steps
From Thursday 25 June onwards, candidates can begin calculating their university entry points. To assist with this process, the Ministry of Education has made a dedicated online tool available, through which students can enter their written exam scores and instantly view their calculated points for each university department or faculty within their chosen field or track. The tool is accessible at: https://markcalc.it.minedu.gov.gr/.
It should be noted that results for the special subject examinations — which concluded on Thursday — as well as for the medical fitness tests and practical assessments, which are due to be completed on Friday 26 June 2026, are still pending announcement.
Final step: Submitting the university preferences form
The final step for candidates before the official announcement of the National Exam results is the completion and submission of the university preferences form (Michanografiko). The Ministry of Education is expected to announce the relevant dates and procedures shortly.
Candidates are reminded that they will need to create a personal security code in order to submit their preferences form and/or parallel preferences form. This process will be carried out at candidates’ respective upper secondary schools and must be completed by Tuesday 30 June 2026.
