Girls have outperformed boys in this year's SSC and equivalent exams, similar to that last year. A total of 20,13,597 students -- 10,24,803 female and 9,88,794 male -- appeared for this year's exams. Among them, the pass rate for female students is 84.47 percent. Meanwhile, 81.57 percent of male candidates have passed the exams.  Mixed outcomes in SSC exams: No passes at 51 schools, but record highs elsewhere Girls outperformed boys in terms of GPA-5 achievements as well.  Out of 1,82,129 students who obtained GPA-5 in this year’s SSC and equivalent exams, 98,776 are female students and 83,353 are male.  Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury Nowfel announced the summary of the results of SSC and equivalent examinations in front of journalists at the Ministry in Dhaka earlier today.  SSC, equivalent exams 2024: Pass rate 83%, 2.65% higher compared to 2023