The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that a majority of candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scored below average.
According to data released by the examination body, 1.3 million candidates—representing 70.7 per cent—scored less than 200 points.
In contrast, only 117,373 candidates (6.08 per cent) scored above 250, while 565,988 candidates (29.3 per cent) attained scores above 200. Just 17,025 candidates, making up 0.88 per cent of the total 1.9 million who registered, scored above 300.
The statistics were disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin.
He also addressed concerns surrounding the rescheduled UTME results, following server disruptions that affected the conduct of the exam in six states.
Dr Benjamin clarified that there were no high scorers among candidates in the affected states whose exams were cancelled and later rescheduled.
He said: “The misleading questions posed by certain individuals regarding candidates who allegedly scored highly in the cancelled sessions who might desire to retain their previous results are totally unfounded, as only a handful scored up to 217 in the affected sessions, while 99% scored below 200 marks—indicating that there were no high scorers in the cancelled sessions of the affected six states.”
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He explained that the clarification was necessary due to what the Board described as “opportunists” circulating false claims about candidates who supposedly wanted to keep their previous scores from the cancelled sessions.
“It is not unexpected that, given our circumstances, some opportunistic and mischievous individuals may attempt to exploit the situation for personal gain, thereby attempting to discredit not only the CBT process but also the Board itself,” he stated.
Dr Benjamin also confirmed that all results had now been released, except for those of candidates involved in examination malpractice and others scheduled for mop-up exams.
“While releasing the results, it should be emphasised that recent discoveries, particularly by the security agencies, have necessitated the withdrawal of some of the results of implicated candidates across the country whose results had been previously released.”
He added: “Candidates with earlier released results need not recheck their results, as candidates affected by the withdrawal are being notified through text messages on their registered lines, their profiles, and emails.”
The Board also dismissed rumours that it earns revenue from the use of its result-checking shortcodes, 55019 and 66019, stressing that those claims were false.
