Female students outperform male students in HSC and equivalent exams

Female students outperformed their male counterparts both in terms of pass rate and the number of successful candidates in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations.

Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon announced the results at a press conference held at the meeting room of the Ministry of Education at the Secretariat at 11:00 am today.

Prime Minister's Adviser Mahdi Amin presented the details of the results at the press conference.

According to the statistics, a total of 10 lakh 48 thousand 530 candidates appeared in the 2026 HSC examinations under the nine general education boards, of whom 5 lakh 41 thousand 249 passed.

A total of 35,948 candidates secured GPA-5 under the nine boards this year.

According to the statistics, of the 4 lakh 83 thousand 191 male candidates who appeared under the general education boards this year, 2 lakh 27 thousand 789 passed, recording a pass rate of 47.14 percent while 3 lakh 13 thousand 460 female student passed the test among 5 lakh 65 thousand 339 female candidates, with a pass rate of 55.45 percent.

Thus, 85 thousand 671 more female students passed than their male counterparts across the nine general education boards.

Female students also maintained a strong position in securing GPA-5. Of the 35,948 GPA-5 achievers under the general education boards, 18,155 were male and 17,793 were female.

Among the passed students across all boards, 2,90,157 were male and 3,56,528 were female. Thus, 66,371 more female students passed than male students across all education boards.

A total of 12,40,798 candidates appeared in the examinations under the country's nine general education boards, Madrasah Education Board and Technical Education Board, of whom 6,46,685 passed.

The press conference was informed that holding the examinations on schedule, with the full syllabus and full marks, and using a uniform question paper across the country for the first time added a new dimension to the evaluation of the results.

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education Gias Uddin Rimon, Acting Secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division Keramat Ali, chairmen of all education boards and officials concerned with the examinations were present at the press conference.