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How many times can you take the GED test?

As many times as you need. GED Testing Service's policy sets waiting periods between attempts, not a maximum, and Washington's page says plainly that there's no yearly limit. You only retake the subject you didn't pass. How many times you can take the GED test without waiting depends on where you test: three tries at a test center, two online.

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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

How many times can you take the GED test before you have to wait?

You don't need a new GED Ready score to retake a subject online.

Where you testRetakes with no waitAfter that
Test center2 (3 attempts in total)60 days between each attempt
Online1 (2 attempts in total)60 days between each attempt

Retakes often cost less at a test center

In most states you get one discounted retake for each subject you paid for and didn't pass, used within 365 days. GED Testing Service waives its own $26 fee, and you pay only the state's test center fee: $10 in Washington, New Jersey and Virginia, $15 in California and Arizona, for example. Texas gives you two discounted retakes, each with a $16.25 fee. North Carolina doesn't charge for retakes.

Online retakes cost the full price. And if you failed at a test center, switching to online for the retake means paying full price, because the discount only applies at a test center.

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If you need it sooner, or want a higher score

For your last unpassed subject, GED Testing Service can waive the 60-day wait case by case, for example if you'd lose a job or a school place without the GED. Even then, the wait is at least two weeks.

Retesting a subject you've already passed, to raise your score, isn't allowed online. At a test center it needs GED Testing Service's approval first.

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Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.