Dhaka:A total of 52.12 percent of students have passed the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations this year, with 40,084 students securing the highest grade point average of GPA-5.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, 12,40,798 candidates appeared in the examinations under the country's nine general education boards, the Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board, and the Bangladesh Technical Education Board. Out of these, 6,46,685 candidates successfully passed their exams.
The overall pass rate has decreased by 6.71 percentage points compared to the previous year. In 2025, the pass rate was 58.83 percent, with 69,097 students achieving GPA-5. Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon announced the results at a press briefing held at the Bangladesh Secretariat, with Mahdi Amin, Prime Minister's Adviser on Education and Primary and Mass Education, presenting detailed statistics.
The results showed that of the successful candidates, 2,90,157 were male and 3,56,528 were female, with female candidates outnumbering male candidates by 66,371 across all education boards. Under the nine general education boards, 10,48,530 students appeared for the exams, with 5,41,249 passing, resulting in a 51.62 percent pass rate. Among these, 35,948 students secured GPA-5. Successful female candidates outnumbered male candidates by 85,671, with 2,27,789 males and 3,13,460 females passing.
This year's examinations were conducted at 2,760 centers and involved 9,390 educational institutions. Compared to the previous year, the number of participating institutions increased by 88, while the number of examination centers decreased by 40. Additionally, 139 institutions recorded a 100 percent pass rate, while 293 institutions had no successful candidates, an increase of 91 zero-pass institutions from last year.
At eight overseas examination centers, 209 out of 230 candidates passed, achieving a pass rate of 90.87 percent. The HSC and equivalent examinations commenced on July 2 this year.