Desk Report:
The results for this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations have been published. The average pass rate across the country’s 11 education boards is 52.12%. A total of 40,084 examinees have secured a GPA-5.
Both the pass rate and the number of students achieving a GPA-5 have declined compared to last year. Last year, the pass rate was 58.83%, and 69,097 students had secured a GPA-5. Consequently, over the span of one year, the pass rate has dropped by 6.71 percentage points, and the number of students achieving a GPA-5 has decreased by 29,013.
The results were officially announced on Saturday (October 31, 2026) at 11:00 AM during a press conference held in the conference room of the Ministry of Education at the Secretariat. The announcement was inaugurated by Dr. A.N.M. Ehsanul Haque Milon, Minister of Education and Minister of Primary and Mass Education.
During the press conference, Mahadi Amin, the Prime Minister’s Advisor on Education and Primary & Mass Education, presented detailed information regarding the examination results.
According to the published results, a total of 1,240,798 examinees participated in the examinations under the country’s 9 general education boards, the Madrasa Education Board, and the Technical Education Board. Of these, 646,685 students passed.
Among the successful candidates, 290,157 are male and 356,528 are female—meaning there are 66,371 more successful female students than male students.
The results indicate that the number of female students who passed the HSC and equivalent examinations this year is significantly higher than that of male students. Meanwhile, the overall pass rate and the number of students achieving a GPA-5 have both declined compared to the previous year.
