Maharashtra SSC 2026: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) SSC Examination for February-March 2026 has once again reinforced a long-standing educational trend in the state – the consistent outperformance of girls over boys. While the overall regular student pass ratio is 92.09%, the gender-wise breakdown shows a clear and sustained difference in performance levels between males and females.Girls maintain strong lead in pass percentage.Among the regular students, a total of 15,42,472 candidates appeared for the examination, including boys and girls from all the nine divisional boards of Maharashtra. Among them, boys scored 89.56%, while girls scored 94.96%.This difference of 5.40 percentage points highlights a consistent educational advantage for girls in the SSC examination system. Precisely, 7,34,814 boys and 6,85,672 girls cleared the examination successfully, contributing to the total number of successful regular candidates of 14,20,486.Gender-wise performance across the state
The data clearly reflect that although boys formed a slightly larger group in terms of appearance, girls showed an increased rate of appearance change in successful outcomes.Trend of Pass Percentage by Gender (2022–2026)
State-wide pattern in all divisionsThe gender gap is not limited to isolated regions but is visible in all the nine divisional boards – including Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Kolhapur, Amravati, Latur, Konkan, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.In nearly every division, girls have either matched or surpassed boys’ performance, indicating that this is a statewide and structurally consistent pattern rather than regional variation. Even in divisions with relatively low overall performance, such as Latur and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, girls have maintained their educational superiority.Academic performance and performance gapA 5.40% difference in performance between girls and boys is noticeable in the large-scale examination involving more than 1.5 lakh students. This reflects not only higher pass rates among girls but also greater consistency in academic preparation and examination results.Although boys continue to represent a slightly higher proportion of candidates in many regions, their overall performance remains lower than that of girls. This trend has been stable over the years, suggesting a deep-rooted educational pattern within Maharashtra’s SSC system rather than a temporary fluctuation.
