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NRW’s Abitur Sees Highest Share of Top Grades and Falling Failure Rates

Education leaders propose bridging courses to align Abitur standards with university expectations.

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Overview

  • Preliminary results show the average 2025 Abitur grade at Gymnasien and Gesamtschulen held steady at 2.37, matching 2023 and improving on 2024’s 2.39.
  • The share of students achieving the top grade 1.0 at general schools rose to 3.38 percent, up from 3.14 percent in 2024 and 3.17 percent in 2023.
  • Failure rates at Gymnasien and Gesamtschulen declined to 4.27 percent, down from 5.17 percent in 2024 and 4.86 percent in 2023.
  • Vocational colleges recorded a stable average grade of 2.47 with 1.6 percent of candidates earning a 1.0 and a failure rate falling to 6.25 percent.
  • Sabine Mistler of the Philologenverband NRW, supported by Ulrich Rüdiger of RWTH Aachen, emphasizes Brückenkollegs as essential preparatory formats to reinforce Abitur graduates’ university readiness.