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Africa Ranking January 2026 – Webometrics Global Position

Explore Africa’s January 2026 Webometrics ranking across global visibility, research excellence, openness, and academic performance. See how it compares worldwide.

Ranking World Rank University Country Impact Rank Openness Rank Excellence Rank
1 241 University of Cape Town 300 232 318
2 333 University of the Witwatersrand 558 387 407
3 371 University of Pretoria 543 500 521
4 382 Stellenbosch University 627 333 506
5 405 Cairo University 1774 658 232
6 434 University of Johannesburg 1363 692 337
7 494 University of Kwazulu Natal 1133 527 517
8 517 Alexandria University 1404 795 457
9 588 University of South Africa 1091 974 770
10 658 Ain Shams University 3202 722 478
11 662 Mansoura University 3959 631 376
12 667 Future University 922 2279 1076
13 687 North West University 1942 31021 713
14 741 University of Ghana 1678 791 1072
15 761 University of the Western Cape 1313 955 1125
16 778 Makerere University 1641 1207 1143
17 826 University of the Free State 2070 1089 1002
18 845 University of Nairobi 927 840 1762
19 849 American University in Cairo 980 1168 1576
20 867 Zagazig University 6543 651 428
21 879 Al Azhar University 6563 1100 431
22 887 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology 2403 947 1161
23 889 Rhodes University 1260 1220 1532
24 890 Addis Ababa University 2733 965 1107
25 897 University of Ibadan 2917 753 1117
26 899 Assiut University 5203 770 670
27 917 Benha University 4816 1083 667
28 975 University of Lagos 2228 1042 1577
29 1003 Tanta University 7204 861 610
30 1004 Université Cadi Ayyad Marrakech 3841 1759 1155
31 1008 University of Nigeria 3625 900 1176
32 1042 Université Mohammed V de Rabat 5409 1176 867
33 1048 University of Gondar 4228 1943 1829
34 1052 Helwan University 5287 1257 1089
35 1132 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University 5165 1392 1292
36 1138 Menoufia University 8207 1134 668
37 1153 Kafr El Sheikh University 8515 1145 675
38 1161 Minia University 7989 1416 787
39 1185 Durban University of Technology 3429 1776 1940
40 1198 University of Cape Coast 3962 1256 1623
41 1212 Covenant University Ota 2894 1288 1727
42 1215 Suez Canal University 8487 1326 974
43 1219 Arab Academy for Science & Technology and Maritime Transport 4236 1746 1596
44 1219 Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah Fes 6944 1237 1130
45 1232 Nelson Mandela University 3849 17780 1656
46 1234 Obafemi Awolowo University 3642 1067 1888
47 1250 University of Port Harcourt 1025 1530 3194
48 1272 Université Hassan II de Casablanca 8359 1448 905
49 1276 University of Ilorin 5123 13508 1475
50 1282 South Valley University 7737 1483 1260
51 1286 Université Sultan Moulay Slimane Beni Mellal 2685 5199 1987
52 1296 Beni Suef University 9360 983 844
53 1301 Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2904 1867 2479
54 1306 Landmark University 5690 2185 2138
55 1313 Universidade Eduardo Mondlane 1771 5665 2967
56 1320 Université Ibnou Zohr d'Agadir 7224 1642 1635
57 1333 Université de Sfax 10899 23214 857
58 1341 Tshwane University of Technology 4346 1628 1620
59 1342 Ahmadu Bello University 4880 1209 1859
60 1344 Université de Tunis El Manar 8886 16185 986
61 1353 Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar 2049 20018 2580
62 1357 University of Dar Es Salaam 3072 1471 2409
63 1377 Université Ibn Tofail Kénitra 7860 1787 1308
64 1382 University of Khartoum 4427 1954 2255
65 1392 Fayoum University 8544 1799 1222
66 1401 Sohag University 8484 19096 1284
67 1415 Jimma University 6404 1795 1913
68 1423 University of Zimbabwe 4921 2175 2114
69 1437 Federal University of Technology Akure 6630 1197 1616
70 1450 University of Rwanda 4817 3254 2403
71 1463 University of Zambia 4654 1674 2495
72 1477 British University in Egypt 5886 2556 1786
73 1478 Kenyatta University 2253 1506 3058
74 1487 Egypt Japan University of Science & Technology 5116 2660 2113
75 1506 Université de Constantine 1 Frères Mentouri Ex Université Mentouri 5145 1464 2641
76 1506 Bahir Dar University 7810 1797 1787
77 1512 Nnamdi Azikiwe University 6079 1310 2076
78 1513 Université de Carthage (7 de Novembre) 10053 21233 1224
79 1515 University of Botswana 4496 4507 2616
80 1517 Aswan University 11870 2043 1118
81 1517 Kampala International University 1533 1548 3715
82 1518 Université Moulay Ismail Meknès 8793 1890 1536
83 1533 Université de Monastir 10931 26156 1095
84 1539 Bayero University Kano 6925 1522 1952
85 1543 Université de Biskra Mohamed Khider 6125 1945 2483
86 1543 Université Mohammed Premier Oujda 7912 28487 1569
87 1564 Université de M'sila Mohamed Boudiaf 3404 2138 2852
88 1580 Ladoke Akintola University of Technology 4980 1424 2570
89 1603 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 4015 1532 2856
90 1624 Université Abdelmalek Essaadi 12168 1755 1869
91 1628 University of Fort Hare 5184 1875 2511
92 1635 Université de Sétif 1 Ferhat Abbas 7587 1734 2333
93 1672 Université de Tlemcen Abou Bekr Belkaid 5225 2159 2624
94 1697 University of Calabar 8085 1275 2049
95 1701 University for Development Studies 7055 1937 2226
96 1705 Sokoine University of Agriculture 5783 1371 3101
97 1705 Université d'Abomey Calavi 7953 2812 2661
98 1708 University of Mauritius 5240 2351 2575
99 1714 Federal University of Technology Minna 6182 1481 2635
100 1717 Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Alger Houari Boumediène 7308 1563 2203