Baccalaureate candidates in Antananarivo province now know their results. For the 2026 session, 51.74% of candidates obtained their diploma, compared to 47.49% the previous year. The success rate thus gained 4.25 percentage points and climbed back above the 50% threshold. The deliberation set the admission threshold at 9.75/20. This improvement in Antananarivo, the province with the largest candidate pool in the country with nearly 62,000 registered before exams, contrasts with results in several other provinces. In Toliara, only 39.21% of candidates were admitted—11,427 out of 29,144 registered—a decline from 43.14% in 2025. Performance varies significantly by stream: technical education reached 71.10% success and series C 69.09%, while series A2, S, and D remained below 40%. In Mahajanga, fewer than one in two candidates obtained their diploma. Published data shows 12,602 admitted out of 26,300 registered, representing approximately 47.9% success. Technical and vocational education stood out notably with over 83% success, compared to around 46% in general education. This represents a significant decline from 2025, when nearly 60% of candidates passed. Fianarantsoa sits slightly above half of candidates admitted, with a global rate of 51%. Professional and technical streams reached 70%. In general education, series C stood out with 75% success, ahead of OSE at 63%, series D at 62%, and series L at 61%. Series A2, which has the largest enrollment, recorded 46% admitted. In Antsiranana, available figures for general education show a rate of 48%. Among 9,228 candidates, series D achieved the best performance at 53.27%, followed by series C at 50% and series A1 at 48.50%. Available detailed results do not yet allow establishing an overall rate including all technical streams. In the East, Toamasina shows 51.57% success for Atsinanana and Alaotra-Mangoro regions, down from 55.36% in the previous session. General education reached 50.20%, while technical and vocational rose to 76.23%. Behind these contrasting results lies another challenge for thousands of new baccalaureate holders: accessing higher education, as public institutions' capacity remains limited compared to the number of candidates wishing to continue their studies.