Staff Reporter:
A total of 1,16,676 candidates secured GPA-5 in this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations, with girls once again outperforming boys in achieving the highest grade.
Of the total GPA-5 achievers, 63,896 are girls and 52,780 are boys.
An analysis of the statistics shows that the number of GPA-5 achievers has declined significantly com-pared to last year.
A total of 1,39,032 students secured GPA-5 in 2025, pointing a fall of 22,356 GPA-5 this year.
Among the total GPA-5 securers, one lakh six thousand nine students secured GPA-5 under the nine general education boards.
The average pass rate under the nine general education boards this year is- 64.05 percent.
A total of 18,29,485 candidates appeared in the examinations under the country’s 11 education boards this year, of whom 11,38,877 came out successfully.
