JAMB receives 11. 7m applications in 6 years – NBS

Abuja – The National Bureau of Statistics
(NBS) has said the Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board (JAMB) data reflected
that 11,703,709 applications were
received between 2010 and 2016.
A report on, " JAMB Admitted Candidates
by State and Gender within Faculty'',
released by NBS in Abuja on Monday said
that 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 shows that 28 per cent 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
per cent 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,'' it
stated.
Similarly, the report stated that 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 said.
The report said Yobe with 7,879
applications and 3,185 admissions had 40
per cent 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 per cent of
applications for admissions during the
year.
"Yobe with 9,064 applications and 4,138
admissions has the highest percentage of
applications for admissions with 46 per
cent recorded.
"The lowest percentages of applications
for admissions were recorded in 2013
and 2014 with 24 per cent and 25 per
cent 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,'' the
report stated.
According to the report, the highest
percentage of applications for admissions
are recorded in 2015 with 30 per cent of
applications for admissions recorded.
"Yobe with 17,461 applications and 9,703
admissions has the highest percentage of
applications for admissions in the year
with 56 per cent recorded,'' it said.