JAMB: List of 12 States with Highest 2024 UTME Applications
- The top twelve states with the highest number of applications in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have emerged
- Three southwest states - Oyo, Ogun and Osun - top the list, while Imo and Delta closely follow them
- On the other hand, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara and the FCT are the states with the lowest applications in the 2024 UTME
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FCT, Abuja - Three southwest states have emerged as states with the highest number of applicants for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Oyo, Ogun and Osun top the list of 12 states with the highest applications for the 2024 UTME.
This was disclosed by a data company, Statisense, via its X handle (formerly known as Twitter) @StatiSense on Sunday, April 14.
Oyo, Ogun, and Osun are closely followed by Imo and Delta, which make up the top five states.
States with 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, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara and the FCT, have 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 on X, the total number of applications stood at 1,985,642. A further breakdown showed female applicants were 1,005,223 [50.6%] while males were 980,419 [49.4%].
2024 JAMB: How to check exam centre
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that 2024 UTME candidates need to be adequately equipped with the right information about their examination centre, date and time.
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 would be at the candidate's chosen examination town centre.
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