SSC results: Madrasa board lowest in pass rate, Barishal in GPA-5

Students under the madrasa board have registered the lowest pass rate in this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations, while Dhaka board has posted the highest.

In terms of GPA-5 achievers, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Barishal trailed furthest behind, with just 2,778 securing the top grade.

The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka led as usual, with 33,253 students earning GPA-5, a spot it has held ever since the grading system was introduced for the SSC in 2001.

Results were published on Monday, with Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon presenting detailed figures at a press conference at the Secretariat afterwards.

Last year, the Rajshahi board topped the pass rate at 77.63 percent, while Barishal recorded the lowest, at 56.38 percent.

In 2024, Jashore board posted the highest pass rate at 92.33 percent, while Sylhet recorded the lowest, at 73.35 percent.

This year's SSC and equivalent exams saw a pass rate of 62.25 percent, the lowest in 19 years.

Among those who cleared school this year, 116,676 secured GPA-5, or 10.24 percent of all successful candidates.

That marks a 6.2 percentage point drop in the pass rate from last year, while the number of full GPA-5 achievers fell by 22,356.

Board	2026 Pass (%)	2026 GPA-5	2025 Pass (%)	2025 GPA-5	2024 Pass (%)	2024 GPA-5	2023 Pass (%)	2023 GPA-5
Dhaka	71.63	33,253	67.51	37,068	83.92	49,190	77.55	46,303
Rajshahi	63.67	16,113	77.63	22,327	89.26	28,074	87.89	26,877
Cumilla	65.42	9,814	63.60	9,902	79.23	12,100	78.42	11,623
Jashore	66.27	11,478	73.69	15,410	92.33	20,761	86.17	20,617
Chattogram	59.48	9,398	72.07	11,843	82.80	10,823	78.29	11,450
Barishal	60.35	2,778	56.38	3,114	89.13	6,145	90.18	6,311
Sylhet	58.33	3,836	68.57	3,614	73.35	5,471	76.06	5,452
Dinajpur	58.05	13,639	67.03	15,062	78.43	18,105	76.87	17,410
Mymensingh	57.39	5,700	58.22	6,678	85.00	13,176	85.49	13,177
Madrasa	55.49	6,716	68.09	9,066	79.66	14,206	74.70	6,213
Technical	58.20	3,951	73.63	4,948	81.38	4,078	86.35	18,145
Total	62.25	116,676	68.45	139,032	83.04	182,129	80.39	183,578

Last year's SSC exams recorded a 68.45 percent pass rate, with 139,032 students securing GPA-5.

In 2021, the country recorded its highest-ever SSC pass rate, at 93.6 percent.

This year's average pass rate is the lowest since 2007, when 57.37 percent of students passed.

A total of 1,829,485 students sat exams, of whom 1,138,877 passed.

This year's SSC and equivalent exams began on Apr 21. Written exams concluded on May 20, while those for Dakhil, and SSC Vocational, ended on May 24.