Kerala Plus Two results: pass percentage goes up to 77.97
The pass percentage for the Plus Two higher secondary examinations in Kerala has increased to 77.97%, up from 77.81% last year. This marks the third consecutive year that the pass percentage has remained below 80%. Girls significantly outperformed boys, with 86.89% of girls passing compared to 68.41% of boys.
- ▪77.97% of students passed the Plus Two examinations this year.
- ▪Girls had a pass percentage of 86.89%, while boys had 68.41%.
- ▪The vocational higher secondary examinations saw a pass percentage of 72.49%.
- ▪The pass percentage for boys declined from 68.44% last year, while girls' percentage increased from 86.65%.
- ▪A total of 3,72,423 students appeared for the Plus Two examinations.
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As many as 77.97% of the students who appeared for the Plus Two higher secondary examinations in March this year have become eligible for higher studies.The pass percentage was 0.16 percentage points higher than the 77.81% last year, Minister for General Education N. Samsudheen, who announced the Plus Two higher secondary and vocational higher secondary results, said here on Tuesday.This is the third successive year that the pass percentage has remained below 80.Significantly, girls outperformed boys by a huge margin this year.
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