11.7m JAMB Applications Received in 6 Years—NBS

February 20, 2017
11.7m JAMB Applications Received in 6 Years—NBS

11.7m JAMB Applications Received in 6 Years—NBS

By Dipo Olowookere

About 11.7m applications were received by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) between 2010 and 2016, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed.

According to the data released by the NBS on Monday, “In 2010, a total of 1,513,940 applications were received while 423,531 students were admitted.”

The Nigeria’s data agency pointed that it got the figures from the JAMB, which is saddled with the responsible of conducting entrance examinations into tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

In the NBS report titled ‘JAMB Admitted Candidates by State and Gender within Faculty’, the data agency pointed out that 2,674,485 students were admitted across the 36 states and the FCT between 2010 and 2015.

It said 28 percent of students who applied for admission were admitted across the 36 states and the FCT in the year under review.

“Adamawa and Niger States admitted 38 percent 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,” the report said.

In the same vein, the NBS said 1,636,356 applications were received while 417,341 students were admitted in 2011.

“This simply means that 26 per cent of students who applied for admission were admitted across the 36 states and the FCT in 2011,” it submitted.

The report said Yobe with 7,879 applications and 3,185 admissions had 40 percent of students who applied for admission admitted.

NBS report stated that 1,632,835 applications were received in 2012, while 447,176 admissions were granted in 2012, representing 27 percent of applications for admissions during the year.

It added that, “Yobe with 9,064 applications and 4,138 admissions has the highest percentage of applications for admissions with 46 percent recorded.

“The lowest percentages of applications for admissions were recorded in 2013 and 2014 with 24 percent and 25 percent of applications for admissions recorded, respectively during the period under review.

“Yobe with 11,222 applications and 4,084 admissions has the highest percentage of applications for admissions with 36 per cent recorded in 2013.

“Jigawa with 16,214 applications and 6,169 admissions has the highest percentage of applications for admissions with 38 per cent recorded in 2014.”

Dipo Olowookere

Dipo Olowookere is a journalist based in Nigeria that has passion for reporting business news stories. At his leisure time, he watches football and supports 3SC of Ibadan.

Mr Olowookere can be reached via [email protected]

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