Concise JAMB Economics Syllabus With Number Of Question Analysis
Jan 18, 2018
JAMB Syllabus
The aim of this 2018 JAMB Economics Syllabus for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), is to prepare the candidates for the Board's examination. It is designed to test their achievement of the course objectives, which are to:
1. Demonstrate sufficient knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts, tools and their general applications to economic analysis;
2. Identify and explain the basic structures, operations and roles of the various economic units and institutions (national and international);
3. Describe major economic activities - production, distribution and consumption;
4. Identify and appraise the basic and current economic problems of society;
5. Develop the competence to proffer solutions to economic problems identified.
We provide a summary of JAMB Economics Syllabus with an average percentage of the number of question in each year. TestDriller team has analyzed questions from 17 years to come up with these statistics. You can only get such rare statistics from TestDriller. This information should guide you on topics you should give more attention to. More questions will come out from topics with higher percentages.
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| Rank | Topic | % Number Of Question |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE THEORY OF DEMAND | 7.89 |
| 2 | MARKET STRUCTURES | 6.33 |
| 3 | THE THEORY OF SUPPLY | 5.67 |
| 4 | NATIONAL INCOME | 5.67 |
| 5 | METHODS AND TOOLS OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS | 5.56 |
| 6 | MONEY AND INFLATION | 5.56 |
| 7 | FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS | 5.44 |
| 8 | THEORY OF COSTS AND REVENUE | 5.44 |
| 9 | THE THEORY OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR | 5 |
| 10 | THE THEORY OF PRODUCTION | 4.89 |
| 11 | LABOUR AND UNEMPLOYMENT | 4.67 |
| 12 | PUBLIC FINANCE | 4.33 |
| 13 | INDUSTRY AND INDUSTRIALIZATION | 4 |
| 14 | POPULATION | 3.89 |
| 15 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 3.78 |
| 16 | AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA | 3.44 |
| 17 | BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS | 3.22 |
| 18 | ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT | 3.22 |
| 19 | NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY | 2.44 |
| 20 | INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONS | 2.33 |
| 21 | ECONOMIC AS A SCIENCE | 2.33 |
| 22 | THE THEORY OF PRICE DETERMINATION | 1.78 |
| 23 | ECONOMIC SYSTEMS | 1.78 |
| 24 | DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE | 0.78 |
| 25 | FACTORS OF PRODUCTION AND THEIR THEORIES | 0.56 |
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