Dhaka:In this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations, girls have demonstrated remarkable success, outperforming boys in both the pass rate and the total number of students who passed.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, across all education boards, the number of successful female students exceeded that of male students by 66,371. The results were officially announced at a press conference held in the conference room of the Ministry of Education at the Secretariat.
Education Minister Dr. ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon announced the result, while Mahdi Amin, the Prime Minister's Adviser on Education and Primary and Mass Education, presented the detailed results. An analysis of the published results reveals that a total of 12,40,798 candidates participated in the examinations under the country's 11 education boards, which included 607,649 boys and 633,149 girls.
A total of 6,46,685 students passed the examinations, comprising 2,90,157 boys and 3,56,528 girls. Across all boards, the average pass rate for male students was 47.75 percent, while the pass rate for girls was 56.31 percent. The girls also dominated in terms of success across the 9 general education boards, with 45,671 more girls succeeding than boys.
In the Alim examination under the Madrasa Education Board, 25,278 out of 38,947 boys passed, representing a pass rate of 64.90 percent. Meanwhile, among 50,374 girls, 29,269 passed, with a pass rate of 58.10 percent. Similarly, under the Technical Education Board, 17,790 out of 28,863 girls passed, achieving a pass rate of 61.64 percent, compared to a pass rate of 44.58 percent for boys.
Girls have also shown strong competition in securing a GPA-5. This year, across 11 education boards, a total of 40,084 students achieved a GPA-5, with 20,363 boys and 19,721 girls achieving this distinction.