Summary of 2025 UTME Scores Distribution

On the just concluded 2025/26 UTME, JAMB, LeadNaija gathered that A large portion of students (over 408,000) scored between 200 and 299, showing strong mid-tier performance

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Key Insights:

• Top Performers (300 and above):
  Only 12,414 candidates scored 300 or more, which is approximately 0.49% of all candidates if we total up the numbers (around 1.96 million).
• Average Band (200 – 299):
  A large portion of students (over 408,000) scored between 200 and 299, showing strong mid-tier performance.
• Majority Score Range:
  The 160 – 199 range holds the highest concentration of candidates (nearly 50%), indicating it is the most common performance band.
• Low Scores (Below 140):
  More than 551,000 candidates scored below 140, which may place them below the cut-off for many institutions Continue Reading.