2025 UTME statistics released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have shown that over 1.5 million candidates scored below 200 in the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
Out of the 1,955,069 candidates who registered and sat for the 2025 UTME, only 420,415 scored above 200, representing barely 25% of the total participants.
The board revealed these figures in a statement issued alongside a detailed breakdown of the exam data.
“Less than 1% of candidates scored above 300, while 75% scored below 200.
These figures call for national reflection,” the statement noted.
JAMB Statistics 2025/2026
Below is 2025 UTME statistics:
| CATEGORY | NO OF CAND | % |
| 320 – ABOVE | 4756 | 0.24 |
| 300 – 319 | 7658 | 0.39 |
| 300 – ABOVE | 12414 | 0.63 |
| 250 – 299 | 73441 | 3.76 |
| 200 – 249 | 334560 | 17.11 |
| 160 – 199 | 983187 | 50.29 |
| 140 – 159 | 488197 | 24.97 |
| 120 – 139 | 57419 | 2.94 |
| 100 – 119 | 3820 | 0.20 |
| BELOW 100 | 2031 | 0.10 |
| TOTAL | 1955069 |
JAMB confirmed that 97 candidates were caught for exam infractions, while another 2,157 are investigated for suspected malpractice.
71,701 candidates were reported absent during the examination.
Candidates who experienced biometric issues are still being screened.
If cleared, they will be rescheduled for a new exam date.
The board added that some results, especially those of blind candidates and others classified under the JEOG group, are still being processed and will be released soon.
JAMB announced that a press conference will be held later this week to officially announce the release of results and provide candidates with guidelines for checking their UTME scores.