This year, 856,172 candidates were registered for the college certificate. Among them, 770,863 were in general education, 0.46% less than last year. In the professional series, there were 85,309 students, or 4.77% more than last year.
Abroad, across 121 countries, other 29,714 students presented the certificate.
In 2021, the success rate for the national patent diploma (DNB) was 88%. The previous year, it was 90.4%. In 2019, 86.5% had obtained their patent. Last year, 25% of students obtained a “very good” mention (score between 16 and 20/20), 22.4% a “good” mention (score between 14 and 16/20) and 20, 8% a “fairly good” mention (score between 12 and 14/20).