TDS Desk:

A total of 1,82,129 students got the highest Grade Point Average (GPA-5) in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations-2024 under 11 education boards across the country this year, which was 1,83,578 in 2023 and 2,69,602 in 2022.

Among the GPA-5 holders, 83,353 are male and 98,776 are female students, according to the results published Sunday.

According to the results, a total of 1,63, 845 students achieved GPA-5 under General Education Boards while 14, 206 Dhakil students obtained the grade under the Madrasah Education Board and the number of vocational GPA-5 achievers under the Technical Board stands at 4,078.

Even this year, female students have outnumbered male students in terms of achieving GPA 5 in the SSC and equivalent examinations.

This year, around 83.04 per cent of students have passed the SSC and equivalents exams while the pass rate was around 80.39 per cent in 2023.

A total of 20, 13,597 examinees appeared in the SSC and equivalent examinations this year. Of them, 16, 72,153 students passed the examinations.