In the 2025 university entrance examination, there were 17 successful candidates who were prisoners, with 14 of them passing with distinctions, according to the Myanmar Board of Examinations.

Ten of the successful candidates were from Basic Education High School No. (13) Insein (Central Prison Department) in Yangon Region. Among them, one student achieved honours in three subjects, three students achieved honours in two subjects, and four students achieved honors in one subject.

Similarly, out of seven successful candidates from Mandalay Central Prison, five achieved honours in three subjects, and one achieved honours in two subjects.

The results for the 2025 university entrance examination, held in March 2025, as well as the re-examination held in June 2025 for students affected by the major earthquake in Mandalay and other regions and states, were announced nationwide on the morning of July 27.

According to the announcement, out of 207,898 candidates who took the 2025 university entrance examination, 99,924 passed, resulting in a pass rate of 48.06%.

In the 2024 university entrance examination, there were 128,820 candidates, with 74,592 passing, achieving a pass rate of 57.90%. Compared to the previous year, the 2025 exam saw an increase of about 80,000 candidates, but the pass rate dropped by approximately 10 percentage points.