Seventy-five per cent of the 1,955,069 candidates who wrote this year’s University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scored less than 200 out of the 400 maximum marks.
Statistical analysis of the results released yesterday by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) indicated that 420,415 candidates scored above 200 marks while 7,658 had between 300 and 319.
Those who recorded above 320 marks in the examination written between April 25 and last Friday are only 4,756.
Individuals’ results will be made public by the board this week.
In last year’s UTME, 1,402,490 candidates scored below 200, representing 76 per cent of the 1,842,464 results released
Those who scored above 300 marks were 8,401. About 77,070 had 250 or above. A total of 1,904,189 candidates wrote the examination then.
JAMB also said that 97 candidates were involved in examination infractions during the 2025 examination, while 2,157 others are undergoing investigations for suspected malpractices.
It added that “40,247 underage candidates were permitted to participate in the 2025 examination out of which 1.16 per cent achieved scores that meet the threshold for exceptional ability.’’
“However, only 467 of these candidates (1.16 per cent ) achieved scores that meet the threshold for exceptional ability as defined for the UTME, with their performance in the subsequent three stages still pending,” the board wrote on its X (formerly Twitter) handle.
The post added: “Additionally, 71,701 candidates were absent. Those facing biometric challenges are also under investigation, and those who are cleared will be rescheduled for examination at designated centres.
“Furthermore, a few of the results, including those of blind candidates and others in the JEOG(JAMB Equal Opportunity Group)candidates group, are still being processed.’’
In light of this, the President of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) Prof Emmanuel Osodeke called on the government at all levels to take proactive action to revive education.
