Madrasa education board has secured the top position among the 11 education boards with 93.40% pass rate in the HSC and equivalent examinations this year.
A total of 85,558 students, including 46,433 male and 39,125 female, appeared in the examinations while 79,909 students have been successful in the Alim exams under the Madrasa Board.
Besides, Technical Board secured second position with 88.09% pass rate among the 11 education boards.
Among the nine general education boards, Sylhet Board secured the first position with the pass rate of 85.39% while Barisal Board secured the second position with the pass rate of 81.85% and Rajshahi Board achieved the third position with 81.24% pass rate.
The pass rate of Dhaka Board is 79.21% while 77.56% in Dinajpur, 71.15% in Comilla, 70.32% in Chittagong, 64.29% in Jessore and 63.22% in Mymensingh.
On an average, 77.78% of the examinees passed the HSC and equivalent examinations held under 11 education boards of the country this year with 1,45,911 candidates getting GPA-5 (maximum grade point average) while the pass rate of the HSC exams in nine general boards is 75.56%.
Out of 13, 31,058 examinees, 10,35,309 students have been successful in the HSC and equivalent examinations.