Girls significantly outperformed boys in the pass rate of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations, with a 8.82% margin.
The pass rate among girls was 66.68%, compared to 57.86% among boys, according to the statistics of the 2026 SSC and equivalent examination results published on Monday.
Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon formally inaugurated the publication of the results at the Education Ministry’s conference room at 10am. The chairmen of all education boards handed over the results to the minister at the event.
A total of 18,29,485 students took the examinations this year, including 9,17,694 boys and 9,11,791 girls. Although 5,903 more boys sat for the examinations, girls recorded significantly more passes.
A total of 6,07,939 girls passed, compared to 5,30,938 boys — meaning 77,001 more girls passed than boys.
Girls also outperformed boys in GPA-5 results. A total of 63,896 girls secured GPA-5, compared to 52,780 boys, a difference of 11,116.
Overall, the pass rate in the SSC and equivalent examinations stood at 62.25% this year, down from 68.45% in 2025, a decline of 6.20%.
The number of GPA-5 achievers also fell to 116,676 this year from 139,032 last year, a decrease of 22,356.