Female students have outperformed male students in the pass rate of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations. However, they lag behind boys in securing the highest grade, GPA-5.

The results of the examinations under 11 education boards were published on Saturday, October 31. Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon and Prime Minister’s Education Adviser Mahdi Amin presented the results at a press conference at the Secretariat at 11am.

A total of 1,240,798 candidates appeared in the examinations this year, of whom 646,685 passed. The overall pass rate stood at 52.12 per cent.

Among the successful candidates, female students recorded a pass rate of 56.31 per cent, compared with 47.75 per cent among male students.

However, male students outnumbered female students among those who secured GPA-5. A total of 40,084 candidates achieved the highest grade, including 20,363 boys and 19,721 girls.

The results cover examinations conducted under all 11 education boards across the country.