Education in Timiş (Vest, Romania): official figures
In the summer 2026 baccalaureate, 3,182 of the 4,347 candidates who sat the exam in Timiș passed, a pass rate of 73.2% that ranked 17th lowest of 42 counties (Romania: 76.9%).
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How did technical high schools in Timiș do at the bac?
In Timiș, 85.9% of candidates from theoretical high-school tracks passed in 2026 against 54.0% from technological (vocational-technical) tracks; nationally the rates were 87.6% and 56.9%.
Source: Ministerul Educației și Cercetării · saved copyMore figures
- The pass rate in Timiș rose from 72.5% in 2025 to 73.2% in 2026, a change of 0.7 percentage points. Source: Ministerul Educației și Cercetării · saved copy
- Among students finishing secondary school in 2026 (the current cohort), 79.1% passed the baccalaureate in Timiș, compared with 81.6% nationally; 17th lowest of 42 counties. Source: Ministerul Educației și Cercetării · saved copy
- 747 candidates in Timiș passed with an average of 9 or more out of 10 in 2026, 23.5% of those who passed (27.0% nationally), and 1 scored a perfect 10. Source: Ministerul Educației și Cercetării · saved copy
- 4,561 candidates enrolled for the 2026 baccalaureate in Timiș; 214 did not turn up, 1,163 failed and 2 were eliminated from the exam. Source: Ministerul Educației și Cercetării · saved copy
How Timiş compares with other counties in Romania
Baccalaureate pass rate, first session 2026, all candidates (%) (2026)
Timiş ranks 26 of 42, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Baccalaureate pass rate, first session 2026, all candidates (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Maramureş | 75.0% |
| 24 | Vrancea | 74.8% |
| 25 | Hunedoara | 74.1% |
| 26 | Timiş | 73.2% |
| 27 | Vâlcea | 72.8% |
| 28 | Vaslui | 72.8% |
| 29 | Gorj | 71.9% |
Baccalaureate pass rate, current cohort, 2026 (%) (2026)
Timiş ranks 26 of 42, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Baccalaureate pass rate, current cohort, 2026 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Dolj | 80.0% |
| 24 | Gorj | 79.9% |
| 25 | Maramureş | 79.6% |
| 26 | Timiş | 79.1% |
| 27 | Vrancea | 79.0% |
| 28 | Harghita | 78.1% |
| 29 | Vâlcea | 77.3% |
Baccalaureate pass rate, technological track, 2026 (%) (2026)
Timiş ranks 21 of 42, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Baccalaureate pass rate, technological track, 2026 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Brăila | 56.4% |
| 19 | Vrancea | 56.1% |
| 20 | Tulcea | 54.7% |
| 21 | Timiş | 54.0% |
| 22 | Mureş | 53.3% |
| 23 | Bistriţa-Năsăud | 53.2% |
| 24 | Gorj | 53.1% |
Share of baccalaureate passes with an average of 9 or more, 2026 (%) (2026)
Timiş ranks 27 of 42, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of baccalaureate passes with an average of 9 or more, 2026 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Brăila | 25.7% |
| 25 | Mehedinţi | 23.9% |
| 26 | Ialomiţa | 23.6% |
| 27 | Timiş | 23.5% |
| 28 | Teleorman | 23.3% |
| 29 | Tulcea | 22.5% |
| 30 | Gorj | 22.0% |
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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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