Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) released its statistical analysis for the UTME results 2025 on Monday, painting a challenging picture for many candidates. Out of nearly 2 million participants (1,955,069), a staggering 75% scored less than 200 marks out of a possible 400. This means over 1.5 million candidates did not reach the 200-mark threshold often considered a benchmark for university admissions in Nigeria.
Performance Highlights: UTME Results 2025
The data reveals a wide spread in performance, but confirms that high scores were relatively rare this year.
- Top Performers: Only 12,414 candidates (0.63%) achieved a score of 300 or above. Within this group, 4,756 candidates (0.24%) scored 320 or higher.
- Scoring 200+: A total of 420,415 candidates (around 21.5%) managed to score 200 or above, meeting a common requirement for many university courses.
- Majority Score Range: The largest group of candidates, 983,187 (50.29%), scored between 160 and 199.
Full Score Breakdown
Here’s how all 1,955,069 candidates performed across different score bands:
- 320 and Above: 4,756 (0.24%)
- 300 – 319: 7,658 (0.39%)
- 250 – 299: 73,441 (3.76%)
- 200 – 249: 334,560 (17.11%)
- 160 – 199: 983,187 (50.29%)
- 140 – 159: 488,197 (24.97%)
- 120 – 139: 57,419 (2.94%)
- 100 – 119: 3,820 (0.20%)
- Below 100: 2,031 (0.10%)
Special Cases: Underage Candidates and Exam Issues
JAMB provided details on specific groups and examination challenges:
- Underage Candidates: 40,247 candidates below the standard age were allowed to sit the exam. Of these, 467 (1.16%) achieved scores meeting JAMB’s “exceptional ability” threshold, though their final status depends on further assessments.
- Exam Malpractice: 97 candidates were involved in examination infractions. Another 2,157 candidates are currently under investigation for suspected malpractice.
- Absentees & Biometric Issues: 71,701 registered candidates were absent. Those facing biometric verification problems are also being investigated; cleared individuals will be rescheduled.
- Pending Results: Results for some candidates, including blind candidates and others in specific groups, are still being processed.
When Can You Check Your Individual UTME Result?
While JAMB has released these overall statistics, individual UTME results 2025 are not yet available through the usual checking methods as of May 5, 2025. JAMB stated a press conference will be held later this week to officially announce when and how candidates can check their specific scores.
Candidates are advised to be patient and wait for the official announcement from JAMB regarding the availability of individual results via the online portal or SMS. Once released, checking methods typically include:
- Online: Visiting the JAMB e-Facility portal and logging in with registration details.
- SMS: Sending “UTMERESULT” to 55019 or 66019 using the registered phone number.
By Abiodun Labi
