BEM results: 65 per cent pass and three girls at the top
Magic Algeria news desk
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65.19 per cent of pupils passed the 2026 BEM, the exam at the end of middle school. The three best marks in the country all went to girls.
The exam took place from 19 to 21 May in 3,167 centres. Of 857,849 school pupils who sat it, 559,214 passed. Among external candidates, 2,142 passed.
In total, 74.39 per cent of pupils were admitted to the first year of secondary school.
The best mark, 19.80, went to Guia Ikhlass of the Khalifa Ben Hassan middle school in Guemar, El Oued. Mezerdi Rana of Biskra came second with 19.65, and Boubidi Basmala of Batna third with 19.60. The minister telephoned all three.
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