Girls VS Boys in BISE Lahore 12th Class Results 2025 – Who Performed Better?

The 2025 Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) First Annual Examination results from the Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education (BISE) Lahore reveal a clear performance gap between male and female students. Across every academic stream, both regular and private, female candidates outperformed their male counterparts, continuing a consistent trend from previous years.

Overall Pass Percentage

According to the official data:

• Boys (All Groups Combined): 13,212 appeared, 9,528 passed – 73.58%
• Girls (All Groups Combined): 9,315 appeared, 7,004 passed – 76.54%
• Combined Total: 22,527 appeared, 16,532 passed – 74.86%

The numbers highlight a performance gap of almost 3 percentage points between male and female students in the overall pass percentage.

Regular Candidates Performance

Humanities Group

• Male: 19,594 appeared, 11,681 passed – 56.26%
• Female: 9,656 appeared, 5,366 passed – 55.57%

Pre-Medical Group

• Male: 14,389 appeared, 9,506 passed – 66.06%
• Female: 15,089 appeared, 9,963 passed – 66.03%

Pre-Engineering Group

• Male: 7,168 appeared, 4,096 passed – 57.14%
• Female: 9,656 appeared, 5,366 passed – 55.57%

General Science Group

• Male: 8,249 appeared, 4,129 passed – 50.05%
• Female: 9,390 appeared, 5,035 passed – 53.62%

Commerce Group

• Male: 2,196 appeared, 1,718 passed – 78.21%
• Female: 2,155 appeared, 1,643 passed – 76.74%

Private Candidates Performance

Humanities Group

• Male: 36,811 appeared, 13,893 passed – 37.74%
• Female: 31,920 appeared, 12,658 passed – 39.66%

Pre-Medical Group

• Male: 19,383 appeared, 9,679 passed – 49.94%
• Female: 17,294 appeared, 9,277 passed – 53.64%

Pre-Engineering Group

• Male: 17,428 appeared, 4,214 passed – 24.18%
• Female: 14,626 appeared, 3,381 passed – 23.12%

General Science Group

• Male: 5,184 appeared, 1,315 passed – 25.37%
• Female: 5,751 appeared, 1,835 passed – 31.91%

Commerce Group

• Male: 1,602 appeared, 656 passed – 40.95%
• Female: 2,351 appeared, 1,425 passed – 60.61%

Gender Gap in Academic Performance

Female students outperformed male students in nearly every group, particularly in commerce among private candidates, where girls had a success rate almost 20 percentage points higher. In science groups, female candidates also showed stronger performance, especially in pre-medical and general science.