Education in Sălaj (Nord-Vest, Romania): official figures

In the summer 2026 baccalaureate, 986 of the 1,401 candidates who sat the exam in Sălaj passed, a pass rate of 70.4% that ranked 11th lowest of 42 counties (Romania: 76.9%).

Baccalaureate pass rate, all candidates

70.4%

2026

How did technical high schools in Sălaj do at the bac?

In Sălaj, 82.3% of candidates from theoretical high-school tracks passed in 2026 against 42.2% from technological (vocational-technical) tracks; nationally the rates were 87.6% and 56.9%.

Source: Ministerul Educației și Cercetării · saved copy

More figures

The pass rate in Sălaj fell from 72.7% in 2025 to 70.4% in 2026, a change of 2.3 percentage points. Source: Ministerul Educației și Cercetării · saved copy
Among students finishing secondary school in 2026 (the current cohort), 75.1% passed the baccalaureate in Sălaj, compared with 81.6% nationally; 10th lowest of 42 counties. Source: Ministerul Educației și Cercetării · saved copy
265 candidates in Sălaj passed with an average of 9 or more out of 10 in 2026, 26.9% of those who passed (27.0% nationally); no candidate scored a perfect 10. Source: Ministerul Educației și Cercetării · saved copy
1,448 candidates enrolled for the 2026 baccalaureate in Sălaj; 47 did not turn up, 415 failed and 0 were eliminated from the exam. Source: Ministerul Educației și Cercetării · saved copy

How Sălaj compares with other counties in Romania

Baccalaureate pass rate, first session 2026, all candidates (%) (2026)

Sălaj ranks 32 of 42, highest first.

Rank	Area	Baccalaureate pass rate, first session 2026, all candidates (%)
29	Gorj	71.9%
30	Tulcea	71.3%
31	Harghita	71.0%
32	Sălaj	70.4%
33	Caraş-Severin	70.2%
34	Dâmboviţa	69.9%
35	Arad	69.4%

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Baccalaureate pass rate, current cohort, 2026 (%) (2026)

Sălaj ranks 33 of 42, highest first.

Rank	Area	Baccalaureate pass rate, current cohort, 2026 (%)
30	Vaslui	76.4%
31	Tulcea	76.3%
32	Caraş-Severin	75.8%
33	Sălaj	75.1%
34	Arad	74.9%
35	Dâmboviţa	74.6%
36	Olt	73.6%

Source: Ministerul Educației și Cercetării · saved copy

Baccalaureate pass rate, technological track, 2026 (%) (2026)

Sălaj ranks 34 of 42, highest first.

Rank	Area	Baccalaureate pass rate, technological track, 2026 (%)
31	Arad	44.5%
32	Dâmboviţa	43.2%
33	Olt	43.0%
34	Sălaj	42.2%
35	Dolj	42.1%
36	Caraş-Severin	39.9%
37	Covasna	38.9%

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Share of baccalaureate passes with an average of 9 or more, 2026 (%) (2026)

Sălaj ranks 19 of 42, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of baccalaureate passes with an average of 9 or more, 2026 (%)
16	Vâlcea	27.0%
17	Botoşani	27.0%
18	Buzău	26.9%
19	Sălaj	26.9%
20	Sibiu	26.7%
21	Argeş	26.4%
22	Constanţa	26.1%

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Sources

Ministerul Educației și Cercetării: Examenul național de bacalaureat 2026, prima sesiune: dosar de presă cu rezultatele finale (după contestații), pe județe, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3d5694987c5a…)

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