The state examinations for the 2019/2020 academic year show that the average results of the students who decided to take the exams this year are on par with those of previous years. This year, because of the state of emergency in spring, the exams were not a prerequisite for students to graduate from high school: taking them was voluntary. While at the national level the examination results are similar to those of previous years, the results are not comparable by school or year because only some students took the exams – some declined to take any, while others chose to sit a single exam or took additional exams in autumn.