2. Geo-political Zones in Nigeria
Jigawa, Kaduna
Kano, Kebbi
Sokoto, Zamfara
Benue, Katsina, Kogi
Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger
Plateau. + FCT
Akwa Ibom, Rivers
Bayelsa, Cross River
Delta, Edo
Adamawa, Bauchi
Borno, Gombe
Taraba, Yobe
Ekiti, Lagos
Ogun, Ondo
Osun, Oyo
SouthSouthSouthSouth----SouthSouthSouthSouth
Abia, Anambra
Ebonyi, Enugu
Imo
SouthSouthSouthSouth----EastEastEastEast
3. Of this 36 States, 23 are Educationally Less-Privileged
States (ELPS). They are:
Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue,
Borno, Cross River, Ebonyi, Gombe,
Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi,
Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau,
Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara
The Educationally Privileged States are:The Educationally Privileged States are:The Educationally Privileged States are:The Educationally Privileged States are:
Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Delta, Edo, Ekiti,
Enugu, Imo, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo,
4. Nigeria Population, 2011Nigeria Population, 2011Nigeria Population, 2011Nigeria Population, 2011 ---- 2013201320132013
ZoneZoneZoneZone 2011201120112011 2012201220122012 2013201320132013
NC 28,721,167 29,266,870 29,822,940
NE 20,857,655 21,253,951 21,657,776
NW 33,085,498 33,714,123 34,354,691
SE 18,053,008 18,396,016 18,745,540
SS 23,120,695 23,559,988 24,007,628
SW 30,458,061 31,036,764 31,626,462
TotalTotalTotalTotal 154,296,085154,296,085154,296,085154,296,085 157,227,711157,227,711157,227,711157,227,711 160,215,037160,215,037160,215,037160,215,037
The national census conducted in 2006 put Nigeria
population at 140140140140,,,,437437437437,,,,790790790790; with a growth rate of 1.9%,
Nigeria population in 2013 is estimated to be
160160160160,,,,215215215215,,,,037037037037.
NC:NC:NC:NC: North-Central NE:NE:NE:NE: North-East NW:NW:NW:NW: North-West
SE:SE:SE:SE: South-East SS:SS:SS:SS: South-South SW:SW:SW:SW: South-West
5. UTME Applicants, 2011UTME Applicants, 2011UTME Applicants, 2011UTME Applicants, 2011 ---- 2013201320132013
ZoneZoneZoneZone 2011201120112011 2012201220122012 2013201320132013
NC 260,888 278,036 309,259
NE 77,476 79,818 96,602
NW 140,468 136,273 189,304
SE 206,128 214,821 252,826
SS 324,346 322,119 359,953
SW 484,102 472,614 527,580
TotalTotalTotalTotal 1,493,4081,493,4081,493,4081,493,408 1,503,6811,503,6811,503,6811,503,681 1,735,5241,735,5241,735,5241,735,524
Applicants here refer to Candidates who enrolled and wrote
the UTME 2011, 2012 and 2013 within Nigeria only.
6. TestTestTestTest CentresCentresCentresCentres, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011 ---- 2013201320132013
ZoneZoneZoneZone 2011201120112011 2012201220122012 2013201320132013
NC 488 537 665
NE 149 162 218
NW 289 304 423
SE 413 427 520
SS 608 648 749
SW 919 967 1,090
TotalTotalTotalTotal 2,8662,8662,8662,866 3,0453,0453,0453,045 3,6653,6653,6653,665
UTME 2013:UTME 2013:UTME 2013:UTME 2013: The Test centres for UTME 2013 shows both Paper-
Pencil Based Testing (PPBT)(PPBT)(PPBT)(PPBT), Dual (Computer/Paper) Based Testing
(DBT)(DBT)(DBT)(DBT) and Computer Based Testing (CBT)(CBT)(CBT)(CBT).
7. Ratio of Population to ApplicantsRatio of Population to ApplicantsRatio of Population to ApplicantsRatio of Population to Applicants
The ratio of Population to UTME application explains the degree of
interest in tertiary education in Nigeria. Overall, it shows 1 in 92 are
interested in tertiary education in 2013, while 2011 and 2012 were 105.
ZoneZoneZoneZone Pop2011Pop2011Pop2011Pop2011 App2011App2011App2011App2011 Pop2012Pop2012Pop2012Pop2012 App2012App2012App2012App2012 Pop2013Pop2013Pop2013Pop2013 App2013App2013App2013App2013
NC 28,721,167 260,888 29,266,870 278,036 29,822,940 309,259
NE 20,857,655 77,476 21,253,951 79,818 21,657,776 96,602
NW 33,085,498 140,468 33,714,123 136,273 34,354,691 189,304
SE 18,053,008 206,128 18,396,016 214,821 18,745,540 252,826
SS 23,120,695 324,346 23,559,988 322,119 24,007,628 359,953
SW 30,458,061 484,102 31,036,764 472,614 31,626,462 527,580
TotalTotalTotalTotal 154,296,085154,296,085154,296,085154,296,085 1,493,4081,493,4081,493,4081,493,408 157,227,711157,227,711157,227,711157,227,711 1,503,6811,503,6811,503,6811,503,681 160,215,037160,215,037160,215,037160,215,037 1,735,5241,735,5241,735,5241,735,524
ZoneZoneZoneZone Ratio 2011Ratio 2011Ratio 2011Ratio 2011 Ratio 2012Ratio 2012Ratio 2012Ratio 2012 Ratio 2013Ratio 2013Ratio 2013Ratio 2013
NC 1:110 1:105 1:96
NE 1:269 1:266 1:224
NW 1:236 1:247 1:181
SE 1:88 1:86 1:74
SS 1:71 1:73 1:67
SW 1:63 1:66 1:60
TotalTotalTotalTotal 1:1051:1051:1051:105 1:1051:1051:1051:105 1:921:921:921:92
8. Ratio of Population to CentreRatio of Population to CentreRatio of Population to CentreRatio of Population to Centre
ZoneZoneZoneZone Pop2011Pop2011Pop2011Pop2011 Centre2011Centre2011Centre2011Centre2011 Pop2012Pop2012Pop2012Pop2012 Centre2012Centre2012Centre2012Centre2012 Pop2013Pop2013Pop2013Pop2013 Centre2013Centre2013Centre2013Centre2013
NC 28,721,167 488 29,266,870 537 29,822,940 665
NE 20,857,655 149 21,253,951 162 21,657,776 218
NW 33,085,498 289 33,714,123 304 34,354,691 423
SE 18,053,008 413 18,396,016 427 18,745,540 520
SS 23,120,695 608 23,559,988 648 24,007,628 749
SW 30,458,061 919 31,036,764 967 31,626,462 1,090
TotalTotalTotalTotal 154,296,085154,296,085154,296,085154,296,085 2,8662,8662,8662,866 157,227,711157,227,711157,227,711157,227,711 3,0453,0453,0453,045 160,215,037160,215,037160,215,037160,215,037 3,6653,6653,6653,665
ZoneZoneZoneZone Ratio 2011Ratio 2011Ratio 2011Ratio 2011 Ratio 2012Ratio 2012Ratio 2012Ratio 2012 Ratio 2013Ratio 2013Ratio 2013Ratio 2013
NC 1:58,855 1:54,501 1:44,847
NE 1:139,984 1:131,197 1:99,348
NW 1:114,483 1:110,902 1:81,217
SE 1:43,712 1:43,082 1:36,049
SS 1:38,027 1:36,358 1:32,053
SW 1:33,143 1:32,096 1:29,015
TotalTotalTotalTotal 1:53,8371:53,8371:53,8371:53,837 1:51,6351:51,6351:51,6351:51,635 1:43,7151:43,7151:43,7151:43,715
National average has reduced from 53,837 in 2011 to 43,715 PeoplePeoplePeoplePeople to
1 TestTestTestTest CentreCentreCentreCentre. There is great improvement in NE and NW, showing a
consistent growth in the number of Test Centres viz-a-viz Population.
9. Ratio of Applicants to TestRatio of Applicants to TestRatio of Applicants to TestRatio of Applicants to Test CentresCentresCentresCentres
In UTME 2013; there were 474 applicants to a Test Centre - Nationally.
However , this is an improvement on 512 and 494 in 2011 and 2012
respectively.
ZoneZoneZoneZone App2011App2011App2011App2011 App2011App2011App2011App2011 App2012App2012App2012App2012 App2012App2012App2012App2012 App2013App2013App2013App2013 App2013App2013App2013App2013
NC 260,888 488 278,036 537 309,259 665
NE 77,476 149 79,818 162 96,602 218
NW 140,468 289 136,273 304 189,304 423
SE 206,128 413 214,821 427 252,826 520
SS 324,346 608 322,119 648 359,953 749
SW 484,102 919 472,614 967 527,580 1,090
TotalTotalTotalTotal 1,493,4081,493,4081,493,4081,493,408 2,8662,8662,8662,866 1,503,6811,503,6811,503,6811,503,681 3,0453,0453,0453,045 1,735,5241,735,5241,735,5241,735,524 3,6653,6653,6653,665
ZoneZoneZoneZone Ratio 2011Ratio 2011Ratio 2011Ratio 2011 RatioRatioRatioRatio 2012201220122012 Ratio 2013Ratio 2013Ratio 2013Ratio 2013
NC 1:535 1:518 1:465
NE 1:520 1:493 1:443
NW 1:486 1:448 1:448
SE 1:499 1:503 1:486
SS 1:533 1:497 1:481
SW 1:527 1:489 1:484
TotalTotalTotalTotal 1:5211:5211:5211:521 1:4941:4941:4941:494 1:4741:4741:4741:474
10. The percentage of the population that applied for UTME
2011, 2012 and 2013 are 0.97%, 0.96% and 1.08%
respectively
NW represents 21% of Nigeria population, followed
closely by SW; however, only 0.55% of NW applied for
UTME compared with 1.67% of SW.
66% of Applicants are based in the South, while 34% are
from the North. Also, 64% of Test Centres are in the
South while 36% are in the North.
30% of UTME 2013 applicants applied in the SW,
followed by SS (21%). The least is NE (6%).
Similarly, 30% of Test Centres are in the SW, 20% in SS
and just 6% in NE.
In SummaryIn SummaryIn SummaryIn Summary
11. Clearly, the Northern States are the least
represented. Even though these ELPS have been
tagged so for many years, little noticeable growth
has been achieved to make them EPS.
The Government at all levels – most especially in
the North – need to make concerted effort to
generate hunger for Education so that more
candidates from the North can enroll for tertiary
education.
