78.64% pass, 92,595 get GPA-5

The combined pass rate – across 11 education boards – of the 2023 HSC and equivalent exams is 78.64 per cent.

This marks a 7.31 per cent drop compared to 2022’s combined pass rate of 85.95 per cent.

A total of 10,67,852 candidates passed the exams in all the education boards.

Meanwhile, a total of 92,595 students have received GPA-5 – an almost 50 per cent decline compared to last year. In 2022, a total of 176,282 students obtained GPA-5.

A total of 78,521 students achieved GPA-5 under nine general education boards, 7,097 students under Madrasah Education board and 6,977 under technical education board.

The pass rate of the HSC examination on nine general education boards stands at 75.9 per cent.

Among the nine education boards, the pass rate in Dhaka Board stands at 79.44 per cent. The pass rate in Chattogram Board is 74.45 per cent while for Rajshahi Board the pass rate stands at 78.46 per cent.

Meanwhile, 73.4 per cent students passed in Sylhet Board. The pass rate is 80.65 per cent in Barishal, 75.39 per cent in Cumilla, 70.44 per cent in Mymensingh, 70.44 per cent in Dinajpur, and 69.88 per cent in Jashore boards.

Education Minister Dipu Moni handed over the result summary to the prime minister earlier Sunday morning.

Later, chairmen of different education boards handed over the results of their respective boards to the prime minister .

This year, a total of 13,74,488 students sat for HSC and equivalent exams from August 17 to September 25. Of them, 698,135 are boys, and 676,353 are girls.