The Dhaka Education Board has recorded the highest pass rate among the 11 education boards in this year’s HSC and equivalent examinations, at 61.80%. The Barisal Board recorded the lowest pass rate among the nine general education boards, at 44.84%.
The information was revealed in the results of the 2026 HSC and equivalent examinations, published on Saturday.
Among the general education boards, Chittagong ranked second with a pass rate of 52.07%, followed by Mymensingh at 51.44%, Sylhet at 50.90%, Comilla at 48.04%, Dinajpur at 45.98%, Rajshahi at 45.06%, Jessore at 44.92% and Barisal at 44.84%.
The Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board recorded a pass rate of 61.07%, while the Bangladesh Technical Education Board posted 49.43%.
Across all 11 boards, the overall pass rate stood at 52.12%.
Of the 1,240,978 candidates who sat for the examinations, 646,685 passed. A total of 40,084 students secured a GPA-5.