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.