This year’s SSC and equivalent exams saw no students passing from 51 educational institutions, a slight increase from 48 last year. Conversely, the number of schools achieving a 100% pass rate rose significantly, from 2,354 to 2,968 institutions.
Overall, the average pass rate for these exams is 83.04%, with the country’s nine general education boards posting an average of 83.77%. The Madrasa Education Board recorded a pass rate of 79.66 per cent, while the Technical Education Board saw a rate of 81.38 per cent.
Out of 20,13,597 students who sat for the exams, 16,72,153 passed, including 8,06,553 male and 8,65,600 female students. Despite a rise in overall pass rates, the number of students achieving the top score, GPA-5, decreased by 1,449 from last year, totalling 1,82,129. This group includes 83,353 male students and 98,776 female students.
Jashore Board secures highest pass rate
Jashore Board has emerged as the frontrunner in this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams across Bangladesh. With a pass rate of 92.33 per cent, Jashore Board surpassed its counterparts significantly.
The Ministry of Education’s latest statistics reveal a varied landscape of results among the 11 education boards. Dhaka Board witnessed 83.92 per cent pass rate, Barishal 89.13 per cent, Chattogram 82.80 per cent, Cumilla 79.23 per cent, Dinajpur 78.40 per cent, Rajshahi 89.26 per cent, Sylhet 73.04 per cent and Mymensingh 84.97 per cent.
Moreover, specialised boards like the Madrasa Board and the Technical Education Board recorded pass rates of 79.66 per cent and 81.38 per cent.
High success rate for overseas students
Students from eight international centres participating in this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams demonstrated a commendable performance, with an average pass rate of 85.88 per cent. Out of the 347 students who sat for the exams, 298 successfully passed, marking a significant achievement for the overseas candidates.
The overall success stories include two educational institutions abroad where every participating student passed, achieving a 100 per cent pass rate.
According to the latest statistics released, none of the students were expelled during the exam sessions, pointing to a smoothly conducted examination process across these international centres.
