Only 420,415 of nearly 2 million students scored above 200 in the 2025 UTME, raising fresh concerns about the state of Nigeria’s education system. JAMB insists the system worked—but the numbers tell a different story.
- 1.95 million students sat for the 2025 UTME
- Over 1.5 million scored below 200 out of 400
- Just 7,658 students scored between 300–319
- Only 4,756 students scored above 320
- Of 40,247 underage test-takers, just 1.16% met the “exceptional ability” benchmark
The numbers are grim: more than 75% of students scored below the midpoint in this year’s UTME. For a country banking on education to drive growth, that’s an alarm bell. JAMB says there were no system failures—but if the system didn’t fail, did the schools? Or the students? Either way, the gap is growing.
As universities brace for admissions, the bigger question lingers: How do we fix the pipeline before the next set of results shocks us again?
