The pass rate in the Secondary School Certificate and equivalent exams has fallen to 80.39 percent in 2023, from 87.44 percent last year.
Among the examinees, 183,578 of those who passed achieved a GPA of 5.0. This is equivalent to 11.19 percent of the total examinees who passed.
Compared to last year, the pass rate has declined by 7.05 percentage points, while the number of GPA 5.0 recipients fell by 86,024 from 269,602.
The SSC pass rate stood at 87.44 percent last year, while the number of GPA recipients was 269,602.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina released the SSC results on Friday morning.
