Girls have outperformed boys in the class XII examinations in Maharashtra, results for which were announced on Tuesday.

Girls have secured a pass percentage of 90.25% against 82.40% of boys in the Higher Secondary Certificate examination conducted by the Maharashtra State Board for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) in February-March 2019.

The total pass percentage stood at 85.88% this year, announced board chairperson Shakuntala Kale.

A total of 1423503 students had registered for the exam of which 1421936 students appeared, and 1221159 of them passed.

Among the divisions, Konkan secured the highest pass percentage at 93.23 per cent followed by Pune (87.88%), Amaravati (87.55%), Aurangabad (87.29%), Kolhapur (87.12%), Latur (86.08%), Nashik (84.77%), Mumbai (83.85%) and Nagpur 82.51%.

While the pass percentage for the science stream stood at 92.60%, the same for arts, commerce and vocational streams was 76.45 %, 88.28 % and 78.93%, respectively.