A total of 85.95 per cent students, on an average, passed the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations-2022 held under 11 education boards in the country.

Education Minister Dipu Moni handed over the result summary to the prime minister on Wednesday.

A total of 1,011, 987 examinees, out of 1,177, 387, passed the 2022 exams under 11 education boards of the country. The number was 1,306,718 in 2021.

For 2022, a total of 176,282 students secured the highest grade, GPA 5, compared to 189,169 in 2021.

The pass rate of nine general education board is 84.31 per cent while for technical board the rate is 91.2 per cent and for madrasa board 92.56 per cent.

Under the nine education board, the pass rate under Dhaka Board is 87.80% and 62,421 got GPA 5.

The pass rate of Chattogram Board is 78.76 per cent with 12,670 GPA 5; for Rajshahi Board the rate is 81.59 per cent with 21,855 GPA 5; for Sylhet Board 81.4 per cent with 4,781 GPA 5; for Jashore Board 83.9 per cent with 18,706 GPA 5; for Dinajpur Board 79.6 per cent with 11,830 GPA 5; for Mymensingh Board 77.3 per cent with 7,179 GPA 5; for Cumilla Board 90.7 per cent with 14,991 GPA 5; and for Barishal Board 86.95 per cent with 7,386 GPA 5.

The number of institutions with 100 per cent pass rate is 1,330 while the number of institutions with zero students passing is 50 in the country.

Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul