THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) released the results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on April 29.
News reports that the examination that started on Friday, April 19, concluded on Monday, April 29.
1. Nearly 2 million candidates participated in the exam across 118 towns and over 700 centers nationwide.
2. Out of these, results for approximately 1.8 million candidates have been released, while investigations are ongoing for about 64,600 candidates.
3. A small fraction, 0.5% of candidates, achieved scores of 300 and above, totaling 8,401.
4. A larger percentage, 4.2%, attained scores of 250 and above, amounting to 77,070 candidates.
5. Approximately 24% of candidates scored 200 and above, accounting for 439,974 individuals.
6. The majority, 76%, scored 199 and below, totaling 1,402,490 candidates.
7. Females constituted 50.6% of the candidates, with a count of 1,007,275.
8. Males made up 49.4% of the candidates, totaling 982,393 individuals.
