JAMB Statistics Of Admitted Candidates By State & Gender Within Faculty Between 2010-2016 Released By NBS

Mar 02, 2017  JAMB


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 

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