HSC RESULT ARCHIVE ยท 2020

HSC Result 2020

National result information, board-wise statistics and detailed analytics for the 2020 HSC and equivalent examinations in Bangladesh.

Result Published at 30 January 2021

Of 1,365,789 registered candidates, all but 390 were awarded a pass under the special assessment โ€” a 99.97% pass rate, the highest in HSC history. This batch became the first to receive certificates without sitting the examination.

Data source note: National headline figures are based on official result announcements and contemporary news coverage from that year. Detailed board figures are taken from individual board Result Analytics reports where available. The following board(s) are not included in this year's table because a comparable dataset was not located: Technical. Minor differences can exist between national summaries and board-level reports because they may represent different reporting versions or source tables.
Students Appeared1,365,789
Students Passed1,365,399
Overall Pass Rate99.97%
GPA-5 Achievers161,807

HSC Result 2020 Summary

The 2020 HSC and equivalent examinations recorded a nationwide pass rate of 99.97%, with 161,807 students achieving GPA-5.

  • A total of 1,365,399 students passed out of 1,365,789 examinees.
  • The results were published on 30 January 2021.
  • The examinations were held under 11 education boards.
  • Dhaka board recorded the highest number of GPA-5 achievers among the collected board data, with 57,932 students.

2020 Examination Period & Context

Examination Period

No written examination โ€” results were based on a special assessment combining SSC and JSC/JDC performance (75%/25% weighting) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Year in Context

Of 1,365,789 registered candidates, all but 390 were awarded a pass under the special assessment โ€” a 99.97% pass rate, the highest in HSC history. This batch became the first to receive certificates without sitting the examination.

Research note: Figures on this page are compiled from board Result Analytics reports and contemporaneous news coverage of the official result announcement. Where an exact figure could not be located in available sources, that field is marked accordingly rather than estimated.

Board-wise Result Statistics โ€” 2020

The following figures come from collected board Result Analytics reports where available, supplemented by contemporaneous news coverage where a board-level analytics report was not located. The following board(s) are not included in this year's table because a comparable dataset was not located: Technical.

BoardAppearedPassedNot PassedPass RateGPA-5Full Board Page
Dhaka326,111326,09813100%57,932View โ†’
Rajshahi149,979149,980-1100%26,575View โ†’
Chattogram97,96797,9670100%12,143View โ†’
Cumilla102,435102,4341100%9,364View โ†’
Jashore121,530121,5291100%12,897View โ†’
Barishal68,93068,926499.99%5,574View โ†’
Sylhet75,35475,3233199.96%4,272View โ†’
Dinajpur118,849118,8490100%14,879View โ†’
Mymensingh84,42784,4261100%10,040View โ†’
Madrasah (Alim)88,34788,341699.99%4,052View โ†’

The board table preserves figures from individual analytics reports and news coverage. Some values may therefore differ slightly from the initial nationwide announcement.

Grade Distribution (GPA Bands) โ€” 2020

The table below shows how each board's examinees were distributed across overall-GPA bands, from A+ (GPA 5.00) down to F (did not pass), based on the "GPA Countdown" data in each board's Result Analytics report. Not available for: Technical.

BoardA+ (GPA 5.00)A (GPA 4.00โ€“4.99)A-/B (GPA 3.00โ€“3.99)C (GPA 2.00โ€“2.99)D (GPA 1.00โ€“1.99)F (Not Passed)Full Board Page
Dhaka57,932106,150120,22540,2751,51613View โ†’
Rajshahi26,57554,32453,25215,484344-1View โ†’
Chattogram12,14325,49336,91520,5522,8640View โ†’
Cumilla9,36433,31743,54415,5366731View โ†’
Jashore12,89737,65952,59717,9224541View โ†’
Barishal5,57421,36630,85610,7224084View โ†’
Sylhet4,27216,57634,91618,3201,23931View โ†’
Dinajpur14,87941,40145,29916,6286420View โ†’
Mymensingh10,04027,67834,49711,8313801View โ†’
Madrasah (Alim)4,05233,81341,7948,2564266View โ†’

Bands are each board's own overall-GPA groupings of passed students, shown with their closest letter-grade equivalents โ€” they are not individual subject grades. F is the number of examinees who did not pass. Figures are drawn directly from each board's own Result Analytics report. For one or more boards, the five bands as printed in the source report add up to a few students fewer than the 'Passed' figure in the board table above.

2020 Board Performance Highlights

01

Highest General Board Pass Rate

Dhaka recorded the highest pass rate among the general education boards in the collected data, at 100%.

02

Highest Overall Board Rate

Dhaka recorded the highest board-level pass rate among all boards in the collected data, at 100%.

03

Highest GPA-5 Count

Dhaka recorded the largest number of GPA-5 achievers in the collected board data, with 57,932 students.

What the Board Analytics Add

The national result announcement gives the broad picture, while individual board analytics provide deeper comparison. The collected reports include appeared and passed candidates, gender figures, GPA distribution, GPA-5 statistics and multi-year historical tables.

01

Year Detail

Appeared, passed, not passed, pass rate and GPA-5 figures provide a detailed snapshot of each board for 2020.

02

Historical Data

The analytics reports include historical tables that support the board profile pages elsewhere on this site.

03

Research Value

A consistent year-by-year and board-by-board archive can support comparison, analysis and future education research.

How Results Were Checked in 2020

Students could check the HSC and equivalent result by sending an SMS from a mobile phone โ€” the same basic format has been used for many years.

Send to: 16222
Format: HSC [First 3 letters of Board] [Roll Number] [Year]
Example: HSC Dha 123456 2020

Board Codes

Dhaka: Dha
Chattogram: Chi
Rajshahi: Raj
Jashore: Jes
Cumilla: Com
Barishal: Bar
Sylhet: Syl
Dinajpur: Din
Mymensingh: Mym
Madrasah: Mad
Technical: Tec

Checking a 2020 Result Today

For an individual 2020 result, the official integrated result website remains the primary source. Historical results can generally still be retrieved by selecting the relevant examination year.

  1. Visit the official Education Board result website.
  2. Select HSC/Equivalent.
  3. Select 2020.
  4. Choose the relevant board.
  5. Enter the roll and registration number where required.
  6. Complete the CAPTCHA.
  7. Submit the form to view the result.

Go to Result Checking Guide โ†’

Official result website: educationboardresults.gov.bd โ†’

Understanding the 2020 Result Data

A pass rate and a GPA-5 count measure different aspects of performance. The pass rate shows the proportion of examinees who met the minimum requirements, while the GPA-5 count shows how many students reached the highest overall grade point average.

For board comparison, both percentages and absolute figures are useful. This archive therefore keeps both totals and percentages wherever comparable data are available.

Source policy: National headline figures are recorded separately from detailed board analytics. The board-level table uses collected Result Analytics reports where available, supplemented by contemporaneous news coverage where a board's own analytics report was not located in the collected dataset.