{"id":14232,"date":"2026-05-08T09:13:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/05\/08\/maharashtra-ssc-2026-girls-outperform-boys-by-5-40-percentage-points-as-gender-gap-persists-across-state\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T09:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:13:15","slug":"maharashtra-ssc-2026-girls-outperform-boys-by-5-40-percentage-points-as-gender-gap-persists-across-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=14232","title":{"rendered":"Maharashtra SSC 2026: Girls outperform boys by 5.40 percentage points as gender gap persists across state"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130955113,imgsize-780790,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/msbshse-ssc-2026-results.jpg\" alt=\"Maharashtra SSC 2026: Girls outperform boys by 5.40 percentage points as gender gap persists across state\" title=\"MSBSHSE SSC 2026 results show strong female lead across Maharashtra divisions\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"MSBSHSE SSC 2026 results show strong female lead across Maharashtra divisions\">MSBSHSE SSC 2026 results show strong female lead across Maharashtra divisions<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Maharashtra SSC 2026: <\/span>The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Educ (MSBSHSE) SSC Examination for February\u2013March 2026 has once again reinforced a long-standing academic trend in the state \u2014 the consistent outperformance of girls over boys.<!-- --> While the overall regular student pass percentage stands at 92.09%, the gender-wise breakdown shows a clear and sustained gap in performance levels between male and female students.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Girls Maintain Strong Lead in Pass Percentage<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Among regular students, a total of 15,42,472 candidates appeared for the examination, comprising both boys and girls across all nine divisional boards of Maharashtra. Out of these, boys recorded a pass percentage of 89.56%, while girls achieved a significantly higher pass percentage of 94.96%.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>This difference of 5.40 percentage points highlights a consistent academic advantage for girls in the SSC examination system. In absolute terms, 7,34,814 boys and 6,85,672 girls successfully passed the examination, contributing to the overall tally of 14,20,486 successful regular candidates.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Gender-wise Performance Across the State<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo modify_cdata_list_style id-r-component \" data-pos=\"17\">\n<table style=\"border-width: medium;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col\/>\n<col\/>\n<col\/>\n<col\/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#a4c2f4;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><strong>Gender<br \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#a4c2f4;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><strong>Appeared<br \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#a4c2f4;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><strong>Passed<br \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#a4c2f4;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><strong>Pass Percentage<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">Boys<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">8,20,427<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">7,34,814<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">89.56%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">Girls<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">7,22,045<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">6,85,672<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">94.96%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">Total<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">15,42,472<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">14,20,486<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">92.09%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The data clearly reflects that although boys formed a slightly larger group in terms of appearances, girls delivered a higher conversion rate of appearances into successful results.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Gender-wise Pass Percentage Trend (2022\u20132026)<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo modify_cdata_list_style id-r-component \" data-pos=\"22\">\n<table style=\"border-width: medium;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col\/>\n<col\/>\n<col\/>\n<col\/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#a4c2f4;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><strong>Year<br \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#a4c2f4;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><strong>Boys Pass %<br \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#a4c2f4;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><strong>Girls Pass %<br \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#a4c2f4;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><strong>Gap (Girls \u2013 Boys)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">2022<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">96.06%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">97.96%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">+1.90%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">2023<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">92.06%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">95.87%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">+3.81%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">2024<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">94.56%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">97.21%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">+2.65%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">92.31%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">96.14%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">+3.83%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">202<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">89.56%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">94.96%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.50000025pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">+5.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Consistent Pattern Across Divisions<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The gender gap is not limited to isolated regions but is visible across all nine divisional boards \u2014 including Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Kolhapur, Amravati, Latur, Konkan, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>In nearly every division, girls have either matched or surpassed the performance of boys, indicating that this is a statewide and structurally consistent pattern rather than a regional variation. <!-- -->Even in divisions with comparatively lower overall performance, such as Latur and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, girls have maintained their academic edge.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Academic Efficiency and Performance Gap<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>The 5.40% performance gap between girls and boys is significant in a large-scale examination involving over 15 lakh students. It reflects not only higher pass rates among girls but also greater consistency in academic preparation and examination outcomes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>While boys continue to represent a slightly higher proportion of candidates in many regions, their overall performance efficiency remains lower compared to girls. This trend has remained stable over several years, suggesting a deep-rooted academic pattern within the Maharashtra SSC system rather than a temporary fluctuation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/education\/news\/maharashtra-ssc-2026-girls-outperform-boys-by-5-40-percentage-points-as-gender-gap-persists-across-state\/articleshow\/130955135.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MSBSHSE SSC 2026 results show strong female lead across Maharashtra divisions Maharashtra SSC 2026: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Educ (MSBSHSE) SSC Examination for February\u2013March 2026 has once again reinforced a long-standing academic trend in the state \u2014 the consistent outperformance of girls over boys. 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