The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations were published on Thursday, with an average pass rate of 68.45 %, a significant drop in the pass rate compared to last year.
The results were officially published at 2 pm on Thursday.
According to the Education Ministry, the average pass rate under 11 education boards across the country stands at 68.45 percent, a sharp decline from 83.04 percent recorded in 2024.
This year’s SSC and equivalent exams began on April 10 and concluded on May 13.
A total of 19,28,970 students registered to take the exams including 9,67,739 female students and 9,61,231 male students.
In 2024, the average pass rate was 83.04 percent.
Female students outperformed their male counterparts once again, with a pass rate of 71.03 percent compared to 65.88 percent for male students.
This marks the 10th consecutive year that girls have led in SSC pass rates.
A total of 1,39,032 students obtained GPA-5 across all boards in this year’s SSC and equivalent exams.
In comparison, 1,82,129 students secured GPA-5 in 2024 — a noticeable drop in the number of top scorers.
This year’s SSC and equivalent examinations began on April 10 and concluded on May 13. A total of 1,928,970 students had registered to sit for the exams, including 967,739 female students and 961,231 male students.
This year, the pass rate for the SSC examination under the Dhaka Education Board is 67.51 percent.
A total of 3,79,247 students out of 3,82,495 students, sat for the examinations from Dhaka Board. Among them, 1,77,938 are male and 2,01,309 are female.
The total number of candidates who received GPA 5 is 37,068.
The pass rate in this year’s Dakhil examinations under the Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board stands at 68.09 percent, with a total of 9,066 students securing GPA-5 across the country.
How to see SSC, equivalent exams results
This year, the SSC examination was conducted in a fair and free environment from April 10 to May 13.
A total of 446 centers, including 8 centers abroad, held this examination under the Dhaka Education Board.
Educational institutions can collect the examination results from their respective boards' websites.
Besides, examination results can also be collected via SMS. Applications for re-evaluation of examination results can also be submitted through SMS.
This year, a total of 1,490,142 candidates sat for the examinations under nine general education boards in 2,291 centres in 18,084 institutions of the country.
Of them, there are 701,538 male and 788,604 female students.