UTME 2025: Over 1.5 Million Candidates Score Below 200, Exposing Deep Education Crisis
The 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results have sparked nationwide concern, with only 21.5% of the 1,955,069 candidates scoring above 200, the typical benchmark for university admission in Nigeria. This means over 1.5 million candidates fell below the cut-off, raising questions about the state of the country’s education system. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation