Nine million applicants fail to secure JAMB admissions - NBS

By Francis Arinze Iloani | Publish Date: Feb 21 2017 2:00AMOver nine million students across Nigeria who sat for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examinations in the last six years could not gain admission into tertiary institutions in the country.

Over nine million students across Nigeria who sat for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examinations in the last six years could not gain admission into tertiary institutions in the country.

This was contained in a report released yesterday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on the number of students that gained JAMB admissions between 2010 and 2016.

The report, collated from JAMB data, reflected that a total of 11, 703,709 applications were received within the six-year period while a total of 2,674,485 students were admitted across the 36 states and the FCT.

Analysis showed that in 2010, a total of 1,513,940 applications were received while 423,531 students were admitted, representing 28 per cent of students who applied for admission. Adamawa and Niger States both admitted 38 per cent of students who applied for admission in 2010 as both States received 14,483 and 16,556 applications while 5,678 and 6,278 students were admitted respectively.

A total of 1,636,356 applications were received while 417,341 students were admitted in 2011, being 26 per cent of students who applied for admission nationwide.

Yobe State with 7,879 applications and 3,185 admissions had 40 per cent of students who applied for admission admitted.

Further analysis showed that 1,632,835 applications were received in 2012 while 447,176 admissions were granted in 2012 representing 27 per cent of applications to admissions during the year.

Yobe State with 9,064 applications and 4,138 admissions has the highest percentage of applications to admissions with 46 recorded.

The lowest percentages of applications to admissions were recorded in 2013 and 2014 with 24 per cent and 25 per cent of applications to admissions recorded respectively during the period under review.

The highest percentage of applications to admissions was recorded in 2015 with 30 per cent of applications to admissions recorded. Yobe State with 17,461 applications and 9,703 admissions has the highest percentage of applications to admissions in the year with 56 per cent recorded.