Overview

• The 2025 exams adopted competency-based questions, removed optional sections and nearly doubled the syllabus to replace pandemic-era accommodations, making them the most demanding in years.
• In the Valencian Community, the average score fell by half a point—its first annual drop in many years—and pass rates in core subjects dropped from about 86% to around 67%.
• Technical courses suffered the biggest hits: Dibujo Técnico average went from 6.5 to 5.2 with 43% failing, and Matemáticas aplicadas a las Ciencias Sociales fell from 8.0 to 6.1 as one in four students failed.
• Private schools continued to outshine public and charter institutions, with top PAU averages above 7.7 at leading private centers across the region.
• Thousands more students—including those granted a one-month extension after the ‘dana’ flood—are set to retake exams July 1-3 as they seek to improve their scores.