THE number of educational institutions with not a single student having passed the Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations under the nine general education and one madrassah education boards, as the results published on July 10 show, has sharply increased this year. There has this year, however, been no such institution under the Technical Education Board. No students of 134 institutions have come out successful in this year鈥檚 secondary public examinations. The figure was only 51 in 2024. Figures show that 86 institutions, which is the highest, under the Madrassah Education Board have no candidates coming out successful. There are 10 such institutions under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Barishal, 13 under the Dinajpur education board, 11 under the Mymensingh board, 4 under the Dhaka board, 2 under the Jashore Board and 1 each under the Cumilla and the Chattogram board. The number of institutions with zero pass was 48 in 2023, 50 in 2022, 18 in 2021, 104 in 2020, 107 in 2019 and 109 in 2018. This year鈥檚 figure has been the highest in eight years, questioning the overall teaching in the educational institutions and calling for a review, with action to follow.
While this remains a problem, the results show that this year, up to 10 per cent of candidates have passed in 286 institutions, 10鈥�20 per cent in 637 institutions and 20鈥�50 per cent in 6,684 institutions. In contrast, in 2024, up to 10 per cent of candidates have passed in 105 institutions, 10鈥�20 per cent in 143 institutions and 20鈥�50 per cent in 1,795 institutions. Whilst none of the figures bode well for national education, the figures for 2025 show a picture bleaker than what it was in 2024. The situation warrants a more detailed analysis of the reality and commensurate action that could be taken, keeping to what the analysis would point to. There was a discussion in the past years that punitive measures such as the cancellation of the monthly pay order scheme could be taken against such educational institutions. But doing any such thing would greatly harm the institutions, the students and the teachers. It is, rather, affording help and more facilities that could be a good step forward so that the institutions and the teachers could overcome any problem that they face. In that event, not only the institutions with no successful examinees but also the institutions with up to 20, or even 50, per cent pass rate should be considered.
Such a situation is only indicative of the failures of the managers of national education. This is why the managers should urgently work out plans to help such institutions to overcome the failures as the proposition cannot continue for years.
