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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
1 196 University of Cape Town 264 188 281
2 324 University of the Witwatersrand 515 408 355
3 410 University of Pretoria 548 550 516
4 419 Stellenbosch University 662 301 542
5 505 University of Kwazulu Natal 1113 513 499
6 527 Cairo University 1744 671 208
7 532 University of Johannesburg 1397 675 372
8 559 Alexandria University 1389 767 442
9 668 University of South Africa 1090 1015 769
10 857 University of the Western Cape 1310 998 1124
11 903 University of Ghana 1711 773 1093
12 904 Future University 908 2304 1061
13 925 Makerere University 1601 1221 1083
14 931 Ain Shams University 3214 708 489
15 984 University of the Free State 2090 1050 1032
16 991 American University in Cairo 962 1194 1557
17 1006 University of Nairobi 897 856 1730
18 1025 Mansoura University 3951 686 361
19 1051 Rhodes University 1260 1227 1540
20 1086 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology 2400 953 1160
21 1123 Addis Ababa University 2740 961 1112
22 1138 University of Ibadan 2925 755 1125
23 1215 University of Lagos 2225 1090 1583
24 1281 University of Nigeria 3588 916 1141
25 1320 Benha University 4814 1101 662
26 1362 Assiut University 5204 779 670
27 1395 Covenant University Ota 2858 1331 1697
28 1420 Université Cadi Ayyad Marrakech 3831 1804 1149
29 1529 Université Mohammed V de Rabat 5360 1226 832
30 1540 Zagazig University 6538 660 438
31 1611 Al Azhar University 6563 1107 430
32 1633 University of Cape Coast 3997 1284 1657
33 1639 Obafemi Awolowo University 3630 1110 1886
34 1659 Helwan University 5299 1251 1108
35 1676 Durban University of Technology 3392 1737 1907
36 1694 North West University 1892 10067 664
37 1695 Arab Academy for Science & Technology and Maritime Transport 4189 1779 1562
38 1732 Tshwane University of Technology 4330 1628 1605
39 1740 University of Port Harcourt 1046 1506 3220
40 1749 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University 5181 1386 1306
41 1780 University of Dar Es Salaam 3044 1485 2382
42 1797 Tanta University 7209 845 620
43 1844 Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2890 1881 2467
44 1855 University of Gondar 4251 1894 1851
45 1923 Kenyatta University 2274 1482 3078
46 1934 Ahmadu Bello University 4918 1237 1906
47 2000 Université Sultan Moulay Slimane Beni Mellal 2700 5176 1995
48 2023 Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah Fes 6933 1196 1128
49 2041 Kampala International University 1498 1533 3673
50 2048 Menoufia University 8166 1162 623
51 2059 University of Khartoum 4385 1968 2210
52 2137 Minia University 7997 1436 790
53 2164 Kafr El Sheikh University 8534 1124 684
54 2175 Federal University of Technology Akure 6611 1185 1600
55 2182 Université de M'sila Mohamed Boudiaf 3417 2140 2867
56 2195 University of Zimbabwe 4949 2225 2148
57 2232 University of Zambia 4669 1673 2502
58 2244 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 4029 1545 2868
59 2270 Université Hassan II de Casablanca 8358 1421 907
60 2274 MISR University for Science & Technology 2904 2726 3148
61 2281 British University in Egypt 5888 2566 1786
62 2283 Egypt Japan University of Science & Technology 5131 2665 2121
63 2290 South Valley University 7711 1453 1241
64 2298 Ladoke Akintola University of Technology 4972 1435 2564
65 2299 Suez Canal University 8464 1355 947
66 2301 Nnamdi Azikiwe University 6090 1317 2091
67 2315 Universidade Eduardo Mondlane 1772 5675 2965
68 2333 Université de Tébessa Larbi Tébessi 2063 2942 3624
69 2350 Landmark University 5683 2203 2138
70 2351 Université de Constantine 1 Frères Mentouri Ex Université Mentouri 5122 1476 2618
71 2365 Jimma University 6416 1802 1928
72 2383 University of Fort Hare 5178 1933 2507
73 2395 Université Ibnou Zohr d'Agadir 7223 1649 1639
74 2411 Beni Suef University 9362 948 844
75 2420 Université Ibn Tofail Kénitra 7890 1787 1329
76 2425 University of Rwanda 4807 3290 2397
77 2484 University of Mauritius 5203 2378 2537
78 2492 Bayero University Kano 6938 1519 1965
79 2517 Université de Tlemcen Abou Bekr Belkaid 5260 2131 2656
80 2538 Fayoum University 8557 1795 1231
81 2545 Université d'El Oued Hamma Lakhdar 4027 2961 3071
82 2599 University of Limpopo 5553 2110 2695
83 2609 Federal University of Technology Minna 6136 1503 2593
84 2614 Université de Biskra Mohamed Khider 6127 1940 2477
85 2624 Nelson Mandela University 3834 24938 1648
86 2629 Bahir Dar University 7783 1765 1769
87 2648 University of Botswana 4497 4471 2620
88 2662 Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar 2048 13363 2582
89 2672 Sudan University of Science & Technology 3821 3345 3316
90 2698 University for Development Studies 7043 1964 2220
91 2709 Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Alger Houari Boumediène 7324 1566 2218
92 2711 Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta 6259 1402 2777
93 2731 Sokoine University of Agriculture 5739 1406 3057
94 2741 Université Moulay Ismail Meknès 8769 1915 1511
95 2747 University of Benin 6352 1430 2804
96 2758 University of Calabar 8101 1242 2076
97 2777 German University in Cairo 6047 2352 2776
98 2818 Université de Sétif 1 Ferhat Abbas 7540 1770 2301
99 2838 Moi University 5244 2006 3353
100 2841 Egerton University 3700 2578 3938