Dhaka:A total of 139 educational institutions across the country have achieved a 100 percent pass rate in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr. ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon announced the results at a press conference held at the Education Ministry's meeting room at the Bangladesh Secretariat. The event took place at 1100 am, where Prime Minister's Adviser on Education and Primary and Mass Education Mahdi Amin also presented detailed results.
This year, the average pass rate across 11 education boards was recorded at 52.12 percent. Additionally, 40,084 students secured GPA-5. Comparatively, last year's pass rate was higher at 58.83 percent with 69,097 students achieving GPA-5. The current results indicate a decline of 6.71 percentage points in the pass rate and a decrease of 29,013 students securing GPA-5 from the previous year.