DHAKA, July 28, 2023 (BSS) - A total of 1,83,578 students got the highest
Grade Point Average (GPA-5) in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and
equivalent examinations-2023 under 11 education boards across the country
this year.

Among the GPA-5 holders, 84,964 are male while 98,614 are female students,
according to the results published here today.

According to the results, a total of 1,59,220 students achieved GPA-5 under
General Education Boards while 6,213 Dhakil students obtained the grade under
the Madrasah Education Board and the number of vocational GPA-5 achievers
under the Technical Board stands 18,145.

In 2022, the number of students who got GPA-5 in the SSC exams was 2,69,602
while it was 1,83,578 in this year, 86,024 students less than the previous
year.

Even this year, female students have outnumbered the male students in terms
of achieving GPA 5 in the SSC and equivalent examinations.
 
This year, around 80.39 percent students have passed the SSC and equivalents
exams while the pass rate was around 87.44 percent -- 7.05 percent more than
the present year-- in 2022.