Girls have a better passing percentage at CPT than boys

The details of the percentage of candidates passed in Common Proficiency test held in June 2014, examination are mentioned below:

Gender No. of Candidates appeared No. of Candidates passed % of Pass Exam Centres
Male 78453 21190 27.01 414
Female  51838 16113 31.08 414
Total 130291 37303 28.63

The percentages clearly suggest that females/girls have a better chance of passing the CPT exam than men/boys.

The number of male candidates giving the exam however is a lot higher than females.

In all only 28.63 percent of the total people who appeared for CPT passed this year.