A total of 293 educational institutions recorded a zero pass rate in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations, with none of their candidates passing.
The overall pass rate stood at 51.12 per cent, according to results published on Saturday (October 31).
The results were released at around 10:30 AM through education board websites, examination centres, educational institutions and SMS services. Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon inaugurated the result announcement.
A total of 40,084 students secured GPA-5 this year.
Female students outperformed their male counterparts in terms of the pass rate. The pass rate among female candidates was 55.45 per cent, compared to 47.14 per cent among male candidates.
According to the latest available figures, the board-wise pass rates were:
Chattogram Board: 52.07%
Jashore Board: 44.92%
Barishal Board: 44.84%
Sylhet Board: 50.90%
Cumilla Board: 48.04%
Mymensingh Board: 51.44%
Dinajpur Board: 45.98%
More than 1.2 million candidates appeared in the HSC and equivalent examinations under 11 education boards this year. Of them, 607,649 were male and 633,149 were female students.
The examinations were held at 2,691 centres across the country.
This year's HSC and equivalent examinations began on July 2, with written examinations scheduled to conclude on August 8. However, examinations under the Chattogram Education Board were postponed due to flooding. The remaining examinations under the board were subsequently completed on September 9.
