Graduation rate refers to the number of graduates at the specified level of education (graduates of any age for gross rate or at the typical graduation age on the specified education level for net rate) divided by the population at the typical graduation age on the specified education level.

The matriculation examination is conducted as the end of post-primary school (until 2019 upper secondary school), and its results determines further education. It is taken by graduates of post-primary schools, including general secondary and technical secondary schools.

The eighth-grader exam covers the knowledge and skills specified in the core curriculum for selected subjects taught in grades 1 through 8. The examination was conducted for the first time in academic year 2018/2019.