The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced a statistical breakdown of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, results.
The breakdown gives a clear picture of the performances by Nigerian candidates in the examination conducted across the nation.
According to JAMB, out of 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, over 1.5 million of them scored less than 200 in the exam.
It said that 4756 candidates scored above 320, 7658 candidates scored between 300 and 319.
In the statement following the data, the Board said that 40,247 underage candidates were permitted to demonstrate their exceptional abilities.
JAMB added that only 467 of these candidates (1.16%) achieved scores that meet the threshold for exceptional ability as defined for the UTME, with their performance in the subsequent three stages still pending.
