Published: 12:02 AM, 11 August 2026
SSC pass rate 62.25%, lowest in 19 years
Students across the country erupt in joy after the results of SSC exams were published on Monday. The photo was taken from Ideal School & College, Motijheel, Dhaka. -Mostafizur Rahman, AA
The pass rate for this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams stands at 62.25 percent, the lowest rate in 19 years.
This year, 116,676 - or 10.24 percent of passing students -- achieved a GPA-5, the highest grade point average.
The pass rate has gone down by 6.2 percentage points since last year, while the number of GPA-5 recipients has dropped by 22,356.
Last year, the pass rate was 68.45 percent, with 139,032 getting a GPA-5.
The SSC pass rate hit a record 93.06 percent in 2021. This year's pass rate is the lowest since 2007, when it was 57.37 percent.
Of the 1.86 million students who filled out forms for this year's exams, around 36,500 were absent. This means more than 1.82 million students sat for this year's exams.
Of that number, 1,138,877 have passed.
The average pass rate for the nine general education boards was 64.05 percent. It was 55.49 percent for the Madrasah Board and 58.20 percent for the Technical Board.
Girls once again outperformed boys on the pass rate and exams.
Of the 911,000 female candidates who sat the exams, 607,939 passed, putting the girls' pass rate at 66.68 percent.
Among the 917,694 male candidates, meanwhile, 530,938 passed, giving boys a pass rate of 57.86 percent.
This year, 63,896 girls and 52,780 boys secured GPA-5.
The results were released simultaneously at 10am by nine general education boards, the Madrasah Education Board and the Technical Education Board.
The exams began on Apr 21, with the SSC written papers ending on May 20 and equivalent exams on May 24. Results were delayed beyond the customary two-month window after the written exams.
Results are available on education board websites, www.eduboardresults.gov.bd and www.educationboardresults.gov.bd/v2/home, as well as by SMS.
Students dissatisfied with their results can apply for re-scrutiny from Tuesday through rescrutiny.eduboardresults.gov.bd. The fee is Tk 150 per paper.
ADMISSION NEXT:
Students who pass will be eligible for Grade 11 admission, which will again be based on SSC and equivalent results and students' preferences through a central online system.
The country's higher-secondary colleges and madrasas have more than 2.6 million seats, meaning nearly 780,000 seats could remain vacant after this year's admissions.
Church-run institutions such as Notre Dame College and Holy Cross College will continue to hold admission tests under court orders.
>>Bernard Priyam, AA
