The number of overall pass rate and the highest grade GPA-5 achievers fell drastically in the HSC results under Barishal Education Board this year.
The board saw a 62.57 percent pass rate, a fall by 19.28 percent compared to the past year.
Besides, the number of GPA-5 achievers fell by 2, 493 this year compared to the previous year as only 1, 674 students secured the highest grade this year.
HSC Results: Girls outshine boys in both pass rate and GPA-5 in Cumilla
Board chairman Prof Yunus Ali Siddiqui announced the results on Thursday morning.
A total of 61,481 candidates from 349 institutions across six districts sat for the exams this year, with 29,091 male and 32,390 female students.
Of them, 37,066 candidates passed whereas the number 54, 089 last year.