The number of students earning GPA-5 in the HSC, Alim and equivalent examinations has fallen for two years in a row.
Education Minister Dr. A.N.M. Ehsanul Haque Milon formally announced the results at a press conference at the Secretariat on Saturday (31 October).
The results show that 145,911 students earned GPA-5 in 2024, while in 2026 the number has dropped to 40,084.
That means the number of GPA-5 holders fell by 105,827 in two years. This year’s figure is more than 72 percent below that of 2024.
In 2025, 69,097 students earned GPA-5 in the HSC and equivalent examinations. This year’s figure is 29,013 lower, a drop of about 42 percent in a single year.
According to the results published by the education boards, a total of 40,084 students earned GPA-5 in 2026 across the nine general education boards and the madrasa and technical education boards. Of them, 20,363 are male and 19,721 female.
In 2025, of the students who earned GPA-5, 32,053 were male and 37,044 female, for a total of 69,097. In 2024 the figure was 145,911.
The figures show that between 2024 and 2025 alone the number of GPA-5 holders fell by 76,814. The downward trend continued the following year.
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