The number of GPA 5 achievers in this year’s JSC and JDC examination results went up in comparison to last year.

This year, 76,747 students under all general education boards achieved GPA 5, Education Minister Dipu Moni said at a press briefing in Dhaka.

Last year, the number of students with GPA 5 was 66,108.

Meanwhile, students who gave the exams under the madrasa education boards fared worse than last year in achieving GPA 5.