UTME 2025 Resit: Over 200,000 More Candidates Score Above 200 as JAMB Releases Improved Results
Written by SpringNewsNG Media Limited | May 26, 2025
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a significant improvement in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results following a resit for affected candidates. Over 200,000 more candidates scored above the 200 mark after the rescheduled exams, compared to the initial release.
According to the updated data released on Sunday, 565,988 candidates (29.3%) scored 200 and above, a sharp rise from the 439,961 (24%) recorded in 2024. The original UTME results released on May 9, 2025, showed over 1.5 million out of 1.9 million candidates had scored below 200, triggering nationwide concerns and prompting JAMB to investigate.
The investigation revealed technical and human errors caused by faulty server updates at 157 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres in Lagos and South-East states. As a result, JAMB organized a resit for 379,997 affected candidates. The results from the resit revealed a clear improvement, reducing the number of candidates who scored below 200 to 1,365,479 — down from the initial 1.5 million.
JAMB also reported that all 1,931,467 results were successfully processed and released — the highest number since the introduction of the Computer-Based Test format in 2013. This marks a steady increase from the 1,842,364 results released in 2024.
The board highlighted improved performance across higher score brackets. In 2025, 117,373 candidates (6.08%) scored 250 and above, a notable increase from 77,070 (4.18%) in 2024 and 56,736 (3.73%) in 2023. Also, 8,401 candidates (0.46%) scored 300 and above, compared to 5,318 (0.35%) in 2023 and 724 (0.06%) in 2021.
Despite these gains, a majority — 1,365,479 candidates (70.7%) — still scored below 200 in 2025. However, this is an improvement from the 76% in 2024 and 76.64% in 2023, indicating a gradual upward trend in overall performance.
The JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, earlier disclosed that the technical issues during the first three days of the examination were due to server glitches, which affected the uploading of candidates’ responses. The resit also included over 41,000 under-16 candidates, whose results have now been released. While their results are made public, they remain ineligible for admission due to their age.
JAMB stated that the resit and its outcomes have shed light on several malpractice issues involving some candidates, school owners, and CBT centre operators. The board emphasized its continued commitment to refining the UTME process to ensure fairness and integrity.
JAMB is expected to provide further updates on how these results will impact the 2025 tertiary admissions process in Nigeria.
