Overview

• An eight-year-old enrolled as a candidateur libre has broken the youngest-ever record, eclipsing the nine-year-old benchmark from 2024.
• In 2023 the youngest candidate was 12 and the 2024 session featured a nine-year-old from the Strasbourg academy.
• A 78-year-old test-taker is this session’s oldest registrant.
• Caroline Pascal of the Dgesco described these age-extreme participants as exceptional one-off cases.
• Instituted by decree on March 17, 1808, the Baccalauréat was first held in 1809 with oral examinations only.