This year, 80.39 percent of students successfully completed the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams, some 7.05% e point decrease from the previous year.
The overall pass rates in different education boards of the country are: 77.50 percent in Dhaka, 90.1 percent in Barishal, 78.3 percent in Chattogram, 78.4 in Cumilla, 76.8 percent in Dinajpur, 86.2 percent in Jashore, 87.9 percent in Rajshahi, 76.1 percent in Sylhet, 85 percent in Mymensingh, 83.4 percent under the technical education board, and 74.7 percent under the madrasa board.