Staff Reporter:
A total of 139 educational institutions across the country recorded a 100 percent pass rate in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations.
Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon formally announced the results at a press conference at the Education Ministry’s meeting room at the Bangladesh Secretariat yesterday morning.
Prime Minister’s Adviser on Education and Primary and Mass Education Mahdi Amin presented details of the results at the press conference.
The average pass rate across 11 education boards stood at 52.12 percent this year, while 40,084 students secured GPA-5.
Last year, the pass rate was 58.83 percent, with 69,097 students achieving GPA-5.
The pass rate dropped by 6.71 percentage points from last year’s figure, while the number of students securing GPA-5 decreased by 29,013.
