The Chattogram Education Board has seen a big drop in results this year in the SSC and equivalent exams. Only 72.07% of students passed — the lowest pass rate in the last four years.
A total of 141,033 students from 1,164 schools took part in the exams. Among them, 39,207 students failed, which is the highest number of failures in recent years. Last year, the number of failed students was 24,935. In 2023, it was 33,152. In 2022, 18,470 students failed, and in 2021, it was 14,046.
This year, 11,843 students got the top grade of GPA-5.
The board published the results on Thursday (July 10) and explained the reasons behind the drop. Officials said that student movements in July and August last year interrupted classes. Also, this year the exam papers were checked more strictly, focusing on quality rather than just numbers.
Professor Elias Uddin Ahmed, Chairman of the Chattogram Board, said, “We followed the government’s instructions to show the real picture of education. We carefully checked each paper to make sure there were no mistakes.”
The number of students who failed in just one subject also increased. This year, 24,668 students failed in one subject. Last year, it was 17,770. In 2023, it was 22,396.
Pass rates have been going down over the years:
2021: 91.12%, 2022: 87.53%, 2023: 78.29%, 2024: 82.80%, 2025: 72.07%.
This year, 72.19% of girls passed and 71.93% of boys passed, both are the lowest rates in the last four years.