Published: 12:13 AM, 01 November 2026
HSC pass rate hits 22 years low
Students celebrate their successes in the HSC examinations at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in the capital on Saturday. -Md Mostafijur Rahman
A total of 52.12 percent of candidates have become successful in the the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations this year, worst in 22 years.
Some 40,084 students have secured GPA-5, down 29,013 from last year.
A total of 12,40,798 candidates appeared in the examinations under the country's nine general education boards, the Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board and the Bangladesh Technical Education Board. Of them, 6,46,685 candidates passed.
Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon announced the results at a press briefing on Saturday held at the conference room of the Secondary and Higher Education Division at the Secretariat.
Among the GPA-5 achievers, 20,363 were male students and 19,721 were female students.
The overall pass rate declined by 6.71 percentage points compared to the previous year.
In 2025, the pass rate was 58.83 percent, while 69,097 students achieved GPA-5.
Mahdi Amin, Prime Minister's Adviser on Education and Primary and Mass Education, presented the details of the results.
This year the pass rates are 61.80% in Dhaka Board, 45.06% in Rajshahi, 48.04% in Cumilla, 44.92% in Jashore, 52.07% in Chattogram, 44.84% in Barishal, 50.90 % in Sylhet, 45.98% in Dinajpur, 51.44% in Mymensingh, 61.07% in the Madrasah Education Board, and 49.43% in the Technical Education Board.
This year, examinations were held at 2,760 centres involving 9,390 educational institutions.
Besides, 139 institutions recorded a 100 percent pass rate, while 293 institutions had no successful candidates. The number of zero-pass institutions increased by 91 compared to last year.
Meanwhile, at eight overseas examination centres, 209 out of 230 candidates passed, recording a pass rate of 90.87 percent.
The HSC and equivalent examinations began on July 2 this year.
