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Africa Ranking July 2026 – Webometrics Global Position

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

Ranking Information
WEBOMETRICS by UNIRANKS
Current Edition
July 2026
Status
2nd Edition – Final
Methodology
  • Impact — 50%
  • Openness — 10%
  • Excellence — 40%
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Data Intelligence
  • Web Growth Intelligence (GI)
  • Open Index (OI)
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Ranking World Rank University Country Impact Rank Openness Rank Excellence Rank
1 218 University of Cape Town 324 300 247
2 335 University of the Witwatersrand 588 394 268
3 361 University of Pretoria 515 800 360
4 381 Stellenbosch University 604 467 367
5 496 University of Johannesburg 1060 605 205
6 532 University of Kwazulu Natal 956 767 374
7 570 Cairo University 1106 1061 216
8 686 University of South Africa 1099 1572 517
9 708 University of Ghana 1089 1558 604
10 744 University of Gondar 783 1937 1010
11 776 Makerere University 1185 1406 715
12 809 University of Nairobi 776 2013 1178
13 820 North West University 1493 1106 523
14 856 Alexandria University 1563 1473 437
15 891 University of the Free State 1434 1462 704
16 902 University of the Western Cape 1294 1497 891
17 1021 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology 1543 1998 744
18 1043 Rhodes University 1186 1931 1269
19 1050 Addis Ababa University 1821 1377 637
20 1064 American University in Cairo 889 2864 1463
21 1151 Ain Shams University 2157 1309 449
22 1272 University of Ibadan 2028 1425 809
23 1291 University of Lagos 1550 2371 1198
24 1295 Covenant University Ota 1135 3347 1479
25 1328 Future University 1160 4670 1180
26 1394 Mansoura University 2564 1416 382
27 1442 University of Nigeria 2059 2434 850
28 1464 Assiut University 2354 1707 700
29 1505 Université Cadi Ayyad Marrakech 2032 1945 1110
30 1631 Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar 1558 2515 1744
31 1645 Nelson Mandela University 2009 2054 1318
32 1694 Durban University of Technology 1939 2559 1341
33 1700 University of Cape Coast 2184 2739 995
34 1766 University of Port Harcourt 1435 3752 1780
35 1783 Zagazig University 2886 1775 479
36 1787 Tanta University 2765 1857 615
37 1799 Benha University 2613 2103 765
38 1836 University of Dar Es Salaam 1880 3209 1460
39 1850 Université Mohammed V de Rabat 2819 1470 732
40 1875 Al Azhar University 3030 1644 451
41 1900 Landmark University 1351 5038 1731
42 1928 Universidade Eduardo Mondlane 1474 4009 1863
43 1974 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University 2650 1505 1079
44 1986 University of Rwanda 2047 3310 1406
45 2009 Kenyatta University 1754 3792 1678
46 2040 Kampala International University 1492 4587 1839
47 2094 Cape Peninsula University of Technology 1957 3325 1638
48 2172 University of Khartoum 2150 2933 1578
49 2190 Obafemi Awolowo University 2472 2598 1274
50 2208 Université de Bouira Akli Mohand Oulhadj 1097 6002 2163
51 2222 University of Zambia 2352 2468 1496
52 2227 University of Zimbabwe 2370 2703 1420
53 2314 Minia University 2972 2200 892
54 2317 Helwan University 2860 2398 985
55 2320 Université Ibnou Zohr d'Agadir 2555 2613 1318
56 2322 Université Ibn Tofail Kénitra 2657 2612 1192
57 2338 Olabisi Onabanjo University (Ogun State University) 1664 4728 1924
58 2356 Menoufia University 3082 2259 796
59 2415 Bahir Dar University 3015 1779 1075
60 2421 Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah Fes 3010 2175 989
61 2434 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 2175 3565 1704
62 2492 South Valley University 2890 2728 1081
63 2501 University of Botswana 2541 2584 1562
64 2514 Kafr El Sheikh University 3229 2390 764
65 2535 University of Ilorin 2816 2923 1166
66 2536 Tshwane University of Technology 2667 2574 1440
67 2545 Suez Canal University 3116 2344 944
68 2550 Sokoine University of Agriculture 2217 3426 1801
69 2552 Federal University of Technology Akure 2642 2907 1401
70 2563 Université Hassan II de Casablanca 3189 2003 954
71 2580 Beni Suef University 3189 2207 918
72 2599 Université Sultan Moulay Slimane Beni Mellal 2526 3210 1511
73 2629 Université de Sfax 3439 1541 817
74 2652 Jimma University 2968 2577 1171
75 2681 Ahmadu Bello University 2759 2664 1435
76 2700 Arab Academy for Science & Technology and Maritime Transport 2393 4251 1516
77 2772 Université du 20 Août 1955 de Skikda 1913 5251 1944
78 2835 Nnamdi Azikiwe University 2678 3608 1465
79 2839 University of Calabar 2730 3215 1502
80 2862 Egypt Japan University of Science & Technology 2415 3551 1830
81 2873 Strathmore University Nairobi 1700 5899 2148
82 2883 Université de M'sila Mohamed Boudiaf 2031 4737 2043
83 2909 Sohag University 2984 2920 1328
84 2973 Université Chouaib Eddoukali 2684 3295 1663
85 2976 Ghana Communication Technology University GCTU 1737 6252 2111
86 3058 University of Zululand 2524 4223 1717
87 3088 Fayoum University 3231 2951 1175
88 3114 Mekelle University 3131 1978 1566
89 3125 University for Development Studies 3061 3389 1311
90 3156 Université de Constantine 1 Frères Mentouri Ex Université Mentouri 2585 3450 1919
91 3210 Aswan University 3208 3105 1273
92 3210 Université Mohammed Premier Oujda 3200 2513 1431
93 3217 Bayero University Kano 2994 3212 1523
94 3236 Université de Tunis El Manar 3679 1737 1055
95 3239 Haramaya University (Alemaya) 3257 2452 1405
96 3244 Moi University 2609 3802 1882
97 3327 University of Fort Hare 2883 3763 1610
98 3334 Université Moulay Ismail Meknès 3136 3124 1458
99 3354 Université de Yaounde I 3499 2168 1255
100 3359 British University in Egypt 2922 3736 1587