The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says out of 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), more than 1.5 million of them scored less than 200 in the examination.

The announcement was made on Monday, May 5, 2025, via the Board’s official handle on X.

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SolaceBase reports that JAMB’s statistical analysis of the 2025 UTME results released on Monday indicated that only 420,415 candidates scored above 200 in the 2025 edition of the UTME.

While 4756 candidates scored above 320, 7658 candidates scored between 300 and 319.

From the total of 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the exam, the data showed:

4,756 candidates (0.24%) scored 320 and above
7,658 (0.39%) scored between 300–319
73,441 (3.76%) scored between 250–299
334,560 (17.11%) scored between 200–249
983,187 (50.29%) scored between 160–199
488,197 (24.97%) scored between 140–159
This indicates that 420,415 candidates, representing approximately 21.5% of the total 1,955,069 who sat for the exam, scored above 200, while nearly 78.5% scored 200 or below.

Underage candidates
JAMB disclosed that although 40,247 underage candidates were granted special permission to sit for the 2025 UTME to showcase exceptional academic abilities, only 467 (1.16%) met the threshold set by the Board.

“As part of the results, 40,247 underage candidates were permitted to demonstrate their exceptional abilities. However, 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.

Of the total number registered, 97 candidates were involved in examination infractions, while 2,157 others are currently undergoing investigations for suspected malpractices.

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,” the Board said.

Their progress into the next three stages of assessment is still pending and will be tracked in subsequent updates.

Exam misconduct
The Board revealed that 97 candidates were caught engaging in direct examination infractions, while 2,157 others are currently being investigated for suspected malpractice.

“Of the total number registered, 97 candidates were involved in examination infractions, while 2,157 others are currently undergoing investigations for suspected malpractices,” the agency stated.

JAMB noted that 71,701 candidates failed to appear for the examination. In many of these cases, biometric verification issues were cited. The Board confirmed that candidates with unresolved biometric challenges are under investigation, and those cleared will be rescheduled to take the UTME at approved centres.

“Those facing biometric challenges are also under investigation, and those who are cleared will be rescheduled for examination at designated centres,” JAMB assured.

JAMB emphasized that some results are still being processed, particularly for blind candidates and those under the JAMB Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG).

The Board noted that all pending results would be released once the evaluation is complete.