Here’s the breakdown of the 2026 JAMB UTME results released so far:
Overall Statistics
– Total candidates: 1,955,069
– Results released so far: 1,897,692
Score Distribution
Score Range | Candidates | Percentage
—|—|—
320 & above | 4,756 | 0.2%
300–319 | 7,658 | 0.4%
250–299 | 73,441 | 3.8%
200–249 | 334,560 | 17.1%
160–199 | 983,187 | 50.3%
140–159 | 488,197 | 25%
120–139 | 57,419 | 2.9%
100–119 | 3,820 | 0.2%
Below 100 | 2,031 | 0.1%
Key takeaways:
1. Over 50% scored 160–199* – that’s where most candidates landed.
2. Only 12,414 candidates (0.6%) scored above 300 – the range typically needed for competitive courses like Medicine, Law, or Engineering.
3. 75.3% scored between 140-199 when you combine the two largest brackets.
Thank you for providing this detailed breakdown! It’s helpful to see the exact percentage of candidates in each score range. The data on how few people scored above 300 (only 0.6%!) is particularly striking.
Thank you for providing this detailed breakdown! It’s helpful to see the exact percentage of candidates in each score range.
Thank you for providing this detailed breakdown! It’s helpful to see the exact percentage of candidates in each score range. The data on how few people scored above 300 (only 0.6%!) is particularly striking.
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Thank you for providing this detailed breakdown! It’s helpful to see the exact percentage of candidates in each score range. The data on how few people scored above 300 (only 0.6%!) is particularly striking.
Thank you for providing this detailed breakdown! It’s helpful to see the exact percentage of candidates in each score range. The data on how few people scored above 300 (only 0.6%!) is particularly striking.
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Thank you for providing this detailed breakdown! It’s helpful to see the exact percentage of candidates in each score range. The data on how few people scored above 300 (only 0.6%!) is particularly striking.