52.12% pass HSC exams as 40,084 get GPA-5

The results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examination 2026 were published today with the overall pass rate falling to a 22-year low of 52.12 percent.

The number of GPA-5 achievers under 11 education boards also dropped from 40,084 to last year’s 69,097. In 2024, some 145,911 examinees obtained GPA-5.

Dhaka recorded the highest rate at 61.80 percent and Barishal the lowest at 44.84 percent.

Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon inaugurated the release at 11:00 am.

Education Ministry data showed 1,270,583 candidates from 9,439 institutions registered for the exams at 2,697 centres, including 1,069,714 under nine general boards using uniform questions. Among them, 648,614 girls outnumbered 621,969 boys by 26,645.

Began on 2 July under general, madrasa and technical boards, written exams scheduled until 8 August faced flood postponements in boards including Chattogram, while practicals ended by 15 August.

The Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee said students can check results online, at institutions via their Educational Institute Identification Number (EIIN), or by texting the new number 16140 instead of 16222.

Source: Prothom Alo