The top twelve states with the highest number of applications in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have emerged.
Three south-west states – Oyo, Ogun and Osun – top the list, while Imo and Delta states closely follow them.
On the other hand, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara and the FCT are the states with the lowest applications in the 2024 UTME emerged as states with the highest number of applicants for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Oyo, Ogun and Osun states top the list of 12 states with the highest applications for the 2024 UTME. Oyo, Ogun and Osun have highest 2024 UTME applications.
1. Oyo state- 123,636
2. Ogun – 114,435
3. Osun -110,854
4. Imo – 102,741
5. Delta – 91,344
6. Benue – 87,110
7. Kogi – 86,836
8. Anambra – 78,981
9. Kaduna – 77,069
10. Enugu – 73,867
11. Kwara – 73,746
12. Kano – 72,758
Four northern states of Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara and the FCT are the states with the lowest applications in the 2024 UTME
34. Kebbi – 17,658
35. Sokoto – 17,447
36. Zamfara – 9,473
37. FCT – 8,020
According to the post, the total number of applications stood at 1,985,642. A further breakdown showed female applicants are 1,005,223 [50.6%] while males are 980,419 [49.4%].
According to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) website, the 2024 UTME exams will commence on Friday, April 19 and end on Friday, April 29. The examination body explained that the examination venue will be at any centre in the candidate’s chosen examination town centre.
