The study indicates that 95% of applicants were offered a place on a higher education programme, while the proportion of admitted applicants who actually enroll reached 83%. More than half of technological baccalaureate graduates, representing 48,700 candidates, also found themselves without an IUT offer.
The results of the admission procedure on Parcoursup in 2026 show that 32,939 professional baccalaureate holders made at least one wish in BTS without obtaining any offer in this training, or a third of them.
A significant proportion of students in vocational and technological sectors therefore do not obtain a place in courses adapted to their profile, underlines an economist.
These very low success rates place France well below the average of OECD countries in this area.
A quarter of those who fail their license are professional and technological baccalaureate holders who, for the vast majority, did not want to go.
According to the results of the admission procedure on Parcoursup in 2026, 32,939 professional baccalaureate holders made at least one wish in BTS and did not obtain any offer in this type of training – or a third of them.