After an examination, it is result — and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) released the result of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on May 5, 2025. UTME is 400 Marks in Total.
You can see our guide on how to check your UTME result.
Here is the breakdown of how the 1,955,069 UTME candidates whose results have been released performed in the examination:
Score Below 200
The result showed that 983,187 candidates, representing 50.29% of the released results, scored between 160 and 199.
If we sum up the total number of candidates in this below-200 category, it means 1,534,654 out of 1,955,069 couldn’t make this mark, as detailed below:
- 488,197 candidates, representing 24.97%, scored between 140 and 159
- 57,419 scored between 120 and 139, representing 2.94%
- 3,820 candidates are in the range of 100 to 119, representing 0.20%
- 2,031 candidates failed to even make it to 100, representing 0.10%
Verdict: From the above breakdown, it means 78.48% of the candidates scored below 200. In other words, only 21.52% scored 200 and above.
| Score category | No of candidates | Per centage |
| 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 |
300 and Above Score
420,415 of the candidates out of 1,955,069 scored 200 and above, as seen below:
- 4,756 candidates made 320 and above, representing 0.24%
- 7,658 candidates are within the 300–319 range
- Those who scored between 250–299 are 73,441
- 334,560 candidates scored between 200 and 249
| 320 – ABOVE | 4756 | 0.24 |
| 300 – 319 | 7658 | 0.39 |
| 250 – 299 | 73441 | 3.76 |
| 200 – 249 | 334560 | 17.11 |
Underage Candidates with Exceptional Performance
The examination disclosed that out of the 40,247 underage candidates who were permitted to sit for the 2025 UTME to demonstrate their brilliance, only 467 candidates, representing 1.16%, achieved scores that meet the threshold set by JAMB for exceptional ability.
Exam Malpractice
“Of the total number registered, 97 candidates were involved in examination infractions, while 2,157 others are currently undergoing investigations for suspected malpractices,” JAMB says in its 2025 analysis of the UTME, posted on its X (formerly Twitter) handle.
Absence
It disclosed that 71,701 candidates were absent, while those who had biometric challenges are still being investigated. “Those who are cleared will be rescheduled for examination at designated centres,” it added.
JEOG
As for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG) for blind candidates and others, it says their results will be released very soon
Overall analysis
| Category | No of Candidates | Percentage |
| 320 – ABOVE | 4756 | 0.24 |
| 300 – 319 | 7658 | 0.39 |
| 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 |
Date Source: JAMB
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