The pass percentage in the Plus Two Arts and Commerce steams, the results of which were published on Wednesday afternoon by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), together stood at about 70.77 per cent.
Similarly, the success rate in the Vocational Education stream was recorded at only 57.67 per cent.
Higher Education Minister Pradip Panigrqahi declared the results at the CHSE here.
Out of a total of 2,42,993 students appeared in the examination in the Arts stream, 1,83,871 have cleared the examination making it a pass percentage of 71.55.
In Commerce, 22,320 out of 31,707 students cleared the examination recording a pass percentage of 70.39.
Out of 9,890 students, 5,704 students passed the Vocational courses, which worked out to a pass percentage of 57.67.
Interestingly, only one student in the Arts stream and six in Commerce stream have secured 90 per cent and above marks while no student in Vocational stream touched the mark.
In Arts stream, 252 students have secured 80 percent and above marks while 4,200 students have secured 70 per cent and above marks.
The number of students securing first class, second class and third class is 18,036, 28,262 and 1,27,401 respectively.
In Commerce stream, 407 students have secured 80 per cent and above marks and 1,734 have got 70 per cent and above marks.
The number of students securing first class, second class and third class is 4,044, 3147 and 15,123 respectively.
In Vocational stream, 20 students have secured 80 percent and above marks while 256 have secured 70 percent and above.
The number of students securing first class, second class and third class in Vocational stream is 8,216, 2,303 and 1,892 respectively.
In Arts, Bargarh district has registered highest pass percentage with 84.11 while Sundargarh district has the lowest pass percentage of 55.49.
In Commerce, Nayagarh district recorded highest pass percentage of 92.61 while Deogarh is at the bottom of the list with 36.05 percent.
In Vocational Education, Boudh district has topped the list with 84.41 per cent while Rayagada district at the bottom with 17.17 per cent.