SSC pass rate increases to 83.04%

182,129 examinees this year scored a GPA of 5.0

The pass rate for the Secondary School Certificate and equivalent exams stands at 83.04 percent, up from 80.39 percent last year, an increase of 2.65 percent

A total of 182,129 examinees achieved a GPA of 5.0 this year, a dip from the 183,578 who scored it last year. This means 1,449 fewer students received a GPA of 5.0 this year.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina officially released the results of the SSC exams on Sunday at her official residence Gonobhaban. Then, at 12:30pm, Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury gave details on the results of the public exam at the Secretariat.

Students can access their results through their educational institutions, the website of their education board, and by SMS on their mobile phones.

The COVID-19 pandemic had disrupted the usual SSC schedule for several years, but in 2024 the public examinations were held in February as usual. The exams were also held on the full syllabus and for the full marks.

The SSC and equivalent examinations began on Feb 15 and the written portion ended on Mar 13.

This year 2,013,597 students took the exams under 11 education boards and 1,672,153 passed.

The pass rate for the nine general education boards was 83.77 percent, the one for the Madrasa Board was 79.66 percent, and the one for the Technical Board was 81.38 percent.

Board	2024		2023		2022
	Pass rate (%)	GPA 5.0	Pass rate (%)	GPA 5.0	Pass rate (%)	GPA 5.0
Dhaka	83.92	49,190	77.55	46,303	90.03	64,984
Rajshahi	89.26	28,074	87.89	26,878	85.88	42,517
Cumilla	79.23	12,100	78.42	11,623	91.28	19,998
Jashore	92.33	20,761	86.17	20,617	95.17	30,892
Chattogram	82.80	10,823	78.29	11,450	87.53	18,664
Barishal	89.13	6,145	90.18	6,311	89.61	10,068
Sylhet	73.35	5,471	76.06	5,452	78.82	7,565
Dinajpur	78.43	18,105	76.87	17,410	81.16	25,586
Mymensingh	85.00	13,176	85.49	13,177	89.02	15,216
Madrasa	79.66	14,206	74.70	6,213	82.22	15,457
Technical	81.38	4,078	86.35	18,145	89.55	18,655
Total	83.04	182,129	80.39	183,578	87.44	269,602

Girls outpaced boys in both pass rate and scoring a GPA 5.0. The pass rate for male students was 81.57 percent, while the pass rate for female students was 84.47 percent.

Of the 988,794 boys who sat for the exams, 806,553 passed.

Of the 1,024,803 girls who sat for the exams, 865,600 passed.

Of the students who received a GPA of 5.0, 98,776 were girls and 83,353 were boys.