Girls ahead of boys in SSC pass rate, GPA-5

Girls have outshined boys in this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent results, securing higher pass rates and more GPA-5.

The pass rate of girls stood at 94.5 percent, while the pass rate of boys was 92.69 percent.

In total, 1,03,578 girls secured GPA-5. For boys, the number was 79,762. In total 1,83,340 students secured GPA-5.

A total of 49,530 students scored GPA-5 in Dhaka board, 12,791 in Chattogram, 14,626 in Cumilla, 10,219 in Barishal, 4,834 in Sylhet, 17,578 in Dinajpur, 16,461 in Jashore, 27,709 in Rajshahi and 10,092 in Mymensingh.

A total of 14,313 students scored GPA-5 in madrasa and 5,187 in vocational.