As many as 293 educational institutions across the country failed to secure a single pass in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations, up from 202 institutions last year.
The number of institutions with a zero per cent pass rate increased by 91 this year, while 139 institutions achieved a 100 per cent pass rate.
The figures were revealed in statistics released by the education ministry on Saturday following the publication of the 2026 HSC and equivalent examination results.
Prime minister’s adviser Mahdi Amin and education minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon inaugurated the publication of the results at the Secondary and Higher Education Division conference room of the education ministry at 11:00 am on Saturday.
The overall pass rate this year was 52.12 per cent, with 6,46,685 students passing.
A total of 40,084 students secured GPA-5, compared with 69,097 last year, when the overall pass rate was 58.83 per cent.
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