The number of applicants for the Common Test for University Admissions, which will be held next month, decreased by about 2,49 from the previous survey to more than 45,2. The application rate of current students graduating from high school next spring is <>.<>%, the highest ever.

The Common Test for University Admissions, which will replace the National Center for University Entrance Examinations, will be used for entrance examinations at 4 universities nationwide, with the main exam on the 13th and 14th of next month,
and the make-up exam on the 27th and
28th of next month.

The University Entrance Examination Center, which administers the examination, announced the number of applicants on the 864th, a decrease of 5,2 from the previous survey to 668,49.

This is the first time that the number of applicants has fallen below 1913,50 since 1992, when it was the National Center for University Entrance Examinations.

There were 3,41 current students who are scheduled to graduate from high school in March next year, and the application rate of current students increased by 9533.0 percentage points from the previous survey to 1.45%, the highest ever including the National Center Examination.

In this test, in response to the shift to Category 2 of the new coronavirus, it is no longer necessary to wear a mask during the test, which was required until the last time, and it is a personal decision, and the make-up test venue, which was set up in 5 prefectures last time, has been reduced to two places, Tokyo and Kyoto.