Over 1.5 million candidates scored below 200 in 2025 UTME- JAMB.

Over 1.5 million out of 1.95 million applicants had scores below 200/400 on the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), according to a statistical breakdown published by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

On Monday, JAMB announced on its official X that out of 1,955,069 test takers, 1,534,654 (or 78.5%) produced scores below 200.

Results reveal that out of the total number of candidates, 4,756 (0.24%) got 320 or higher, while 7,658 (0.39%) got 300–319.

Out of all the candidates, 12,414 (or 0.63%) managed to get a score of 300 or above.

Only 73,441 individuals (3.76%) had scores in the 250-299 range, whereas 334,560 (17.11%) had scores in the 200-249 range.

In the 160–199 range, there were 983,187 candidates, or 50.29 cent of the total.

On the lower end of the scale, 488,197 applicants (24.97%) got a score of 140–159, while 57,419 (2.94%) got a score of 120–139.

Some 3,820 applicants (0.20%) scored between 100 and 119, while 2,031 applicants (0.10%) got a score below 100.

Additionally, JAMB revealed that 40,247 minor candidates were permitted to take the test owing to their “exceptional abilities” in addition to the overall results.

But just 467 of those applicants (1.16%) got results high enough to be considered “exceptional abilities.”. There will be three more rounds of testing to determine how well these candidates did, according to JAMB.

Meanwhile, 2,157 candidates are presently being investigated for “suspected malpractices”, and 97 were found to have participated in examination violations, according to JAMB.

The board also announced that 71,701 candidates did not appear for the test and that those who experienced problems with their biometric data are currently the subjects of investigations. JAMB will reschedule those cleared to take the exam at specific centres.

It went on to say that there are some results that haven’t been revealed yet, such as those for blind candidates and those in the JEOG category.

Candidates who had biometric issues or were subject to investigations would be treated fairly, according to JAMB, which has promised rescheduling to those who have been cleared.

In addition, the board announced plans to hold a press meeting later this week to discuss how to verify results and answer public questions. Over 1.94 million people signed up to take the UTME in 2024, with 1,904,189 people taking the test in 118 different towns and over 700 different centres.

Only 0.4% of candidates scored above 300, according to JAMB Registrar Ishaq Oloyede, while 24% got 200 or higher.

We found 76% of the candidates below the 200 mark. There were more female candidates than male candidates for the first time in three years, with 50.6% of the total.

In addition, 3,164 people with disabilities (PLWDs) signed up to take the test, which is a 36.2% increase from last year.