The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on April 29.
The examination started on Friday, April 19 and ended on Monday, April 29.
Highlights of the examination:
1. Nearly 2 million candidates participated in the UTME across 118 towns and over 700 centers nationwide.
2. Approximately 1.8 million candidates’ results have been released, while investigations are ongoing for about 64,600 candidates.
3. 0.5% of candidates, achieved scores of 300 and above, totaling 8,401.
4. 4.2% or 77,070 scored 250 and above.
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.