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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 547 550 516
4 419 Stellenbosch University 662 303 542
5 505 University of Kwazulu Natal 1113 513 498
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 1712 773 1094
12 904 Future University 909 2305 1062
13 925 Makerere University 1602 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 1558
17 1006 University of Nairobi 897 855 1729
18 1025 Mansoura University 3950 686 361
19 1051 Rhodes University 1260 1228 1541
20 1086 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology 2397 953 1159
21 1123 Addis Ababa University 2740 961 1112
22 1138 University of Ibadan 2924 754 1125
23 1215 University of Lagos 2224 1090 1583
24 1281 University of Nigeria 3589 916 1141
25 1320 Benha University 4816 1101 662
26 1362 Assiut University 5203 778 669
27 1395 Covenant University Ota 2858 1332 1697
28 1420 Université Cadi Ayyad Marrakech 3831 1804 1149
29 1529 Université Mohammed V de Rabat 5358 1224 832
30 1540 Zagazig University 6538 660 437
31 1611 Al Azhar University 6563 1107 430
32 1633 University of Cape Coast 3997 1284 1657
33 1639 Obafemi Awolowo University 3630 1111 1886
34 1659 Helwan University 5299 1251 1107
35 1676 Durban University of Technology 3393 1738 1907
36 1694 North West University 1892 10230 664
37 1695 Arab Academy for Science & Technology and Maritime Transport 4190 1781 1562
38 1732 Tshwane University of Technology 4329 1628 1605
39 1740 University of Port Harcourt 1046 1506 3219
40 1749 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University 5182 1387 1306
41 1780 University of Dar Es Salaam 3044 1485 2382
42 1797 Tanta University 7207 844 617
43 1844 Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2891 1882 2467
44 1855 University of Gondar 4251 1895 1852
45 1923 Kenyatta University 2276 1482 3078
46 1934 Ahmadu Bello University 4918 1238 1906
47 2000 Université Sultan Moulay Slimane Beni Mellal 2701 5177 1995
48 2023 Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah Fes 6933 1197 1128
49 2041 Kampala International University 1498 1533 3673
50 2048 Menoufia University 8165 1162 622
51 2059 University of Khartoum 4386 1968 2210
52 2137 Minia University 7999 1438 791
53 2164 Kafr El Sheikh University 8534 1124 685
54 2175 Federal University of Technology Akure 6612 1185 1600
55 2182 Université de M'sila Mohamed Boudiaf 3418 2140 2867
56 2195 University of Zimbabwe 4949 2225 2148
57 2232 University of Zambia 4669 1674 2502
58 2244 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 4029 1546 2868
59 2270 Université Hassan II de Casablanca 8359 1421 907
60 2274 MISR University for Science & Technology 2903 2723 3148
61 2281 British University in Egypt 5888 2564 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 1437 2565
65 2299 Suez Canal University 8464 1355 946
66 2301 Nnamdi Azikiwe University 6090 1317 2091
67 2315 Universidade Eduardo Mondlane 1771 5674 2965
68 2333 Université de Tébessa Larbi Tébessi 2063 2945 3624
69 2350 Landmark University 5683 2202 2138
70 2351 Université de Constantine 1 Frères Mentouri Ex Université Mentouri 5121 1476 2617
71 2365 Jimma University 6416 1802 1928
72 2383 University of Fort Hare 5178 1931 2507
73 2395 Université Ibnou Zohr d'Agadir 7224 1649 1640
74 2411 Beni Suef University 9361 948 844
75 2420 Université Ibn Tofail Kénitra 7891 1787 1330
76 2425 University of Rwanda 4807 3288 2397
77 2484 University of Mauritius 5202 2377 2536
78 2492 Bayero University Kano 6936 1519 1963
79 2517 Université de Tlemcen Abou Bekr Belkaid 5259 2131 2656
80 2538 Fayoum University 8557 1794 1231
81 2545 Université d'El Oued Hamma Lakhdar 4027 2961 3070
82 2599 University of Limpopo 5554 2110 2695
83 2609 Federal University of Technology Minna 6136 1503 2594
84 2614 Université de Biskra Mohamed Khider 6127 1939 2477
85 2624 Nelson Mandela University 3835 25205 1649
86 2629 Bahir Dar University 7784 1767 1770
87 2648 University of Botswana 4497 4471 2620
88 2662 Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar 2048 13520 2582
89 2672 Sudan University of Science & Technology 3821 3346 3316
90 2698 University for Development Studies 7045 1964 2220
91 2709 Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Alger Houari Boumediène 7324 1565 2218
92 2711 Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta 6259 1402 2777
93 2731 Sokoine University of Agriculture 5739 1406 3058
94 2741 Université Moulay Ismail Meknès 8768 1913 1510
95 2747 University of Benin 6352 1429 2803
96 2758 University of Calabar 8101 1243 2077
97 2777 German University in Cairo 6046 2352 2776
98 2818 Université de Sétif 1 Ferhat Abbas 7540 1770 2301
99 2838 Moi University 5245 2009 3353
100 2841 Egerton University 3702 2578 3939