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JAMB subject combination for Statistics

Checked against JAMB's brochure on 9 October 2026. Faculty in the brochure: Sciences.

UTME subjects and WAEC (O'level) requirements for Statistics

You write four subjects in the UTME. Use of English is compulsory for every course.

  1. 1Use of English
  2. 2Mathematics
  3. 3–4Any two of Physics, Chemistry and Economics

In plain words: Use of English, Mathematics and any two of Physics, Chemistry and Economics.

Mathematics and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Economics.
JAMB's brochure, word for word. Use of English is added for every course.

WAEC or NECO (O'level): Five credits: English Language, Mathematics and at least three of Physics, Statistics, Chemistry, Further Mathematics, Economics and Geography. More on O'level below.

O'level requirements

Five credits: English Language, Mathematics and at least three of Physics, Statistics, Chemistry, Further Mathematics, Economics and Geography.

Five (5) SSC credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics and at least three (3) subjects from Physics, Statistics, Chemistry, Further Mathematics, Economics and Geography.
JAMB's brochure, word for word

Rules for every course at these schools

  • University of Ibadan: All candidates need at least five SSC credit passes at ONE sitting, including English Language and Mathematics, except where otherwise stated.
  • Federal University of Technology, Akure: All programmes need at least a credit pass in English Language and Mathematics.
  • Federal University of Technology, Owerri: Credit passes in English Language, Mathematics and Chemistry are mandatory, in addition to the departments' other credit passes.
  • University of Abuja: Credit passes in English Language and Mathematics are required for all programmes; an ordinary pass in Mathematics may be accepted for Law and all Arts programmes.

Direct Entry

Two 'A' Level passes to include Mathematics or Statistics; NCE credit in relevant subjects.

From the Direct Entry column of JAMB's brochure.

JAMB past questions for Statistics students

Practise the UTME subjects for Statistics. Each page has ten questions with answers and explanations; the rest are in the app.

How big schools differ

JAMB's live brochure lists 116 degree-awarding institutions for this course.

Offered at big schools including: University of Lagos, University of Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Ahmadu Bello University, University of Benin, University of Ilorin, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, University of Calabar, University of Jos, University of Uyo, Bayero University Kano, University of Maiduguri, University of Abuja, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ekiti State University, Osun State University, Kwara State University.

Statistics at UNILAG

  • UTME subjects: requires English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any of Chemistry, Economics, Biology and Geography
  • UTME subjects: JAMB's live brochure lists: English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any of Chemistry, Economics, Biology and Geography.
  • O'level: English Language, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and any one of Economics, Chemistry and Geography

Statistics at UI

  • UTME subjects: do not accept Economics (IBADAN: Mathematics and any two Science subjects)
  • UTME subjects: JAMB's live brochure lists: English Language, Mathematics and any of the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Further Mathematics or Geography
  • O'level: five (5) or six (6) credits at one or two sittings: English Language, Mathematics and any other three Science subjects; Economics is not accepted as a Science subject

Statistics at OAU

  • UTME subjects: do not accept Economics (IBADAN: Mathematics and any two Science subjects)
  • O'level: do not accept Economics and Geography

Statistics at UNN

  • UTME subjects: requires Physics, Mathematics/Chemistry/Economics/Biology/Geography
  • O'level: English Language, Mathematics and two subjects from Physics, Statistics, Chemistry, Further Mathematics, Economics and Geography

Statistics at ABU

  • UTME subjects: requires Mathematics and any two of Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Geography
  • UTME subjects: JAMB's live brochure lists: Use of English, Mathematics, and any two of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and Geography.
  • O'level: English Language, Mathematics, Physics and two other subjects that must be sciences (Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Computer Science)

Statistics at UNIBEN

  • UTME subjects: requires Mathematics, Economics and any other Science subject

Statistics at UNILORIN

  • UTME subjects: requires Mathematics and any two of Chemistry, Physics, Economics and Geography
  • O'level: English Language, Mathematics and at least two of Physics, Chemistry, Further Mathematics, Economics and Geography

Statistics at UNIZIK

  • UTME subjects: JAMB's live brochure lists: Mathematics and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry, Economics and Biology or Agricultural Science
  • O'level: accept an O'level pass in English Language

Statistics at UNIPORT

  • UTME subjects: does not accept Geography
  • O'level: Chemistry, Physics and any one of Biology, Geography or Economics

Statistics at UNICAL

  • O'level: credits in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology; Further Mathematics an advantage

Other schools have their own rules too. Requirements differ between schools and can change each year. Before you register, check your chosen school's entry in the official JAMB brochure on ibass.jamb.gov.ng (Brochure, then View by institution) and the school's own admission notice.

From JAMB's brochure, checked 9 October 2026. How we check these figures

Practise these subjects

Past questions with answers and full JAMB mock exams for your UTME subjects, in the Skolra app.