The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recently released the admission statistics of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) from the year 2010 to 2016.
The data reflected that a total of 11,703,709 applications were received between 2010 and 2016 while a total of 2,674,485 students were admitted across the 36 states and the FCT between 2010 and 2015. In 2010, a total of 1,513,940 applications were received while 423,531 students were admitted.
This represents that 28% of students who applied for admission were admitted across the 36 states and the FCT in the year under review.
Adamawa and Niger States both admitted 38% of students who applied for admission in 2010. Both states received 14,483 and 16,556 applications while 5,678 and 6,278 students were admitted respectively. Similarly, a total of 1,636,356 applications were received while 417,341 students were admitted in 2011.
This simply means that 26% of students who applied for admission were admitted across the 36 states and the FCT in 2011. Yobe State with 7,879 applications and 3,185 admissions has 40% of students who applied for admission admitted.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics