Further break down shows that 366,757 candidates scored between 200 and 249, which he said is a significant improvement from the 2018 results.
361,718 candidates scored between 180 and 199 as against 325,152 in 2018, while 494,484 scored between 160 and 179 as against 455,898 last year.
JAMB 2019 UTME Cumulative Performance Statistics
S/N | Cumulative Range | Total Number of Candidates |
1 | 200 & above | 427,156 |
2 | 190 & above | 588,038 |
3 | 180 & above | 788,817 |
4 | 170 & above | 1,026,242 |
5 | 160 & above | 1,283,259 |
6 | 150 and above | 1,524,127 |
7 | 140 and above | 1,694,048 |
8 | 130 and above | 1,768,524 |
9 | 120 and above | 1,787,368 |
410,844 candidates scored between 140 and 159 as against 346,825 recorded in 2018 while also 99,463 scored between 100 and 139 as against 64,712 in 2018.
The registrar said that about 1,792,719 candidates sat for the exams, while 34,120 candidates had their results withheld for examination malpractice also 15,145 results were withheld for further clarification.
He mentioned that some of the irregularities that marred the 2019 UTME include; multiple registration, manipulation of biometrics, impersonation and deliberate destruction of power sources during the examination.
He mentioned a case of someone registering 23 times for just a single examination.
He said that the many arrests have been made and so far 116 centres had been delisted for various infractions, saying that 18 of the 116 centres were previously sanctioned by the governing board of JAMB.
He finally assured institutions that the board is committed to sending biometrics and photo details of candidates to the institutions for post UTME.