HSC GPA-5 achievers fall by 29,013 as pass rate drops to 52.12%
A total of 40,084 candidates secured GPA-5 in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations.
Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon formally inaugurated the publication of the results at a press conference held at the meeting room of the Ministry of Education at the Secretariat at 11:00 am today.
An analysis of the published results shows that among the 40,084 GPA-5 achievers under 11 education boards this year, 20,363 were male and 19,721 were female students.
Board-wise statistics show that a total of 35,948 candidates secured GPA-5 under the nine general education boards, including 18,155 male and 17,793 female students.
Under the Madrasah Education Board, 3,250 candidates secured GPA-5 in the Alim examinations, including 2,028 male and 1,222 female students.
Besides, 886 candidates secured GPA-5 in the HSC (BM/BMT, Vocational and Diploma in Commerce) examinations under the Technical Education Board, including 180 male and 706 female students.
The science group recorded the highest pass rate among the three groups.
Group-wise statistics of the nine general education boards show that the average pass rate in the science group was 73.12 percent, while it was 42.17 percent in the humanities group and 50.77 percent in the business studies group.
Comparative statistics show that 69,097 candidates secured GPA-5 last year (2025), including 32,053 male and 37,044 female students. Accordingly, the number of GPA-5 achievers declined by 29,013 this year.
At the same time, the overall pass rate also dropped to 52.12 percent this year from 58.83 percent last year.
