The total number of top-scoring results exceeded 97,000. An… (результат · егэ · стобалльный)
The total number of top-scoring results exceeded 97,000. An unprecedented number of top-scoring results—around 10,000—were achieved by Russian schoolchildren on the Unified State Exam (EGE) in 2026, according to Sergey Kravtsov, head of Russia's Ministry of Education and Science.
Consensus
- The number of 100-point results on the ЕГЭ in 2026 exceeded 9,700 nationwide.
- The number of high-scoring students and average scores across most subjects increased compared to previous years.
- The Ministry of Education cited this as evidence of improving education quality in Russia.
- The ЕГЭ exam campaign continued into July 8–9, with these days designated as 'presidential days' for retakes.
Points of divergence
- St. Petersburg led the country in the number of 100-point results with 914 students, followed by Moscow Oblast with 836. — kommersant
- The total number of perfect scores was exactly 9,777. — interfax
- Moscow saw a doubling of the number of 100-point scorers compared to the previous year, reaching 3,175; also noted were five students who scored 400 out of 500 points across four subjects. — vm
- A student from Moscow School No. 1409, Ekaterina Malkova, achieved a perfect score of 500 by scoring 100 in five subjects: Russian language, advanced mathematics, chemistry, physics, and informatics. — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- New level of education: Moscow sets a historical record for the number of perfect scorers — Вечерняя Москва
- Number of top-scoring results on the Unified State Exam is approaching 10,000 in 2026 — Коммерсантъ
- Almost 10,000 perfect scores achieved by students on the 2026 Unified State Exam — Интерфакс
- Sobyanin: Moscow schoolchildren showed record results on the Unified State Exam — Вечерняя Москва