Best Universities for Education Majors in Africa

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Education Majors. A graph of 713K citations received by 83.3K academic papers made by 230 universities in Africa was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Education Majors

#1 in South Africa

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

2. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Education Majors

#2 in South Africa

#209 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Education Majors

#3 in South Africa

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Education Majors

#4 in South Africa

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

5. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Education Majors

#5 in South Africa

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

6. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Education Majors

#6 in South Africa

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

7. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Education Majors

#7 in South Africa

#308 in the World

Founded: 1918

8. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Education Majors

#8 in South Africa

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

9. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Education Majors

#9 in South Africa

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 24,754
Founded: 1959

10. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Education Majors

#10 in South Africa

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

11. Pedagogical University

Mozambique | Maputo

For Education Majors

#1 in Mozambique

#588 in the World

Founded: 1985

12. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Education Majors

#11 in South Africa

#658 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

13. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Education Majors

#1 in Botswana

#662 in the World

Founded: 1964

14. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Education Majors

#12 in South Africa

#764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

15. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Education Majors

#1 in Ghana

#780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

16. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Education Majors

#1 in Nigeria

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 41,269
Founded: 1948

17. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Education Majors

#13 in South Africa

#807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 35,047
Founded: 2005

18. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Education Majors

#1 in Uganda

#904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1922

19. University of Education, Winneba

Ghana | Winneba

For Education Majors

#2 in Ghana

#908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1992

20. University of Ghana

Ghana | Legon

For Education Majors

#3 in Ghana

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 67,914
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1948

21. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Education Majors

#2 in Nigeria

#1050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

22. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Education Majors

#14 in South Africa

#1100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

23. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Education Majors

#15 in South Africa

#1126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

24. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Education Majors

#1 in Tanzania

#1146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1970

25. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Education Majors

#16 in South Africa

#1169 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

26. Cairo University

Egypt | Giza

For Education Majors

#1 in Egypt

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 207,853
Founded: 1908

27. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Education Majors

#1 in Zambia

#1197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

28. Ain Shams University

Egypt | Cairo

For Education Majors

#2 in Egypt

#1205 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

29. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Education Majors

#1 in Ethiopia

#1235 in the World

Founded: 1950

30. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Education Majors

#3 in Nigeria

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

31. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Education Majors

#4 in Nigeria

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 48,680
Founded: 1962

32. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Education Majors

#3 in Egypt

#1296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

33. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Education Majors

#1 in Kenya

#1301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1970

34. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Education Majors

#2 in Kenya

#1316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

35. Central University of Technology

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Education Majors

#17 in South Africa

#1320 in the World

Founded: 1981

36. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Education Majors

#5 in Nigeria

#1323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 32,480
Founded: 1962

37. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Education Majors

#6 in Nigeria

#1367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,645
Founded: 1975

38. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Education Majors

#18 in South Africa

#1377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

39. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Education Majors

#19 in South Africa

#1380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

40. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Education Majors

#7 in Nigeria

#1410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

41. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Education Majors

#8 in Nigeria

#1412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1991

42. Walter Sisulu University

South Africa | Mthatha

For Education Majors

#20 in South Africa

#1456 in the World

Founded: 2005

43. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Education Majors

#1 in Morocco

#1465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

44. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Education Majors

#4 in Egypt

#1469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 197,278
Founded: 1942

45. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Education Majors

#2 in Morocco

#1487 in the World

46. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ghana | Kumasi

For Education Majors

#4 in Ghana

#1507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 85,000
Founded: 1951

47. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Education Majors

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,399
Founded: 1955

48. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Education Majors

#21 in South Africa

#1573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

49. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Education Majors

#2 in Ethiopia

#1618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 57,852
Founded: 2001

50. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Education Majors

#3 in Kenya

#1628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

51. University of Namibia

Namibia | Windhoek

For Education Majors

#1 in Namibia

#1647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

52. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Education Majors

#9 in Nigeria

#1648 in the World

Founded: 1992

53. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Education Majors

#5 in Egypt

#1671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

54. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Education Majors

#6 in Egypt

#1722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 6,857
Founded: 1919

55. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

Morocco | Fez

For Education Majors

#3 in Morocco

#1732 in the World

Enrollment: 98,720
Male:Female: 54:46

56. University of Sfax

Tunisia | Sfax

For Education Majors

#1 in Tunisia

#1762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

57. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Education Majors

#7 in Egypt

#1788 in the World

Founded: 1972

58. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Education Majors

#4 in Morocco

#1794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

59. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Education Majors

#22 in South Africa

#1823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

60. University of Malawi

Malawi | Zomba

For Education Majors

#1 in Malawi

#1839 in the World

Founded: 1964

61. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Education Majors

#8 in Egypt

#1843 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

62. National University of Lesotho

Lesotho | Maseru

For Education Majors

#1 in Lesotho

#1908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1945

63. Lagos State University

Nigeria | Ojo

For Education Majors

#10 in Nigeria

#1923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

64. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Education Majors

#9 in Egypt

#1933 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

65. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Education Majors

#11 in Nigeria

#1983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

66. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Education Majors

#5 in Morocco

#2044 in the World

67. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Education Majors

#6 in Morocco

#2052 in the World

68. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Education Majors

#12 in Nigeria

#2120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

69. Assiut University

Egypt | Asyut

For Education Majors

#10 in Egypt

#2121 in the World

Founded: 1957

70. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Education Majors

#1 in Mauritius

#2137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

71. University of Swaziland

Eswatini | Kwaluseni

For Education Majors

#1 in Eswatini

#2210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

72. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Education Majors

#13 in Nigeria

#2237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

73. Great Zimbabwe University

Zimbabwe | Masvingo

For Education Majors

#2 in Zimbabwe

#2241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1999

74. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Education Majors

#14 in Nigeria

#2272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

75. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Education Majors

#3 in Ethiopia

#2275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

76. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Education Majors

#15 in Nigeria

#2281 in the World

Founded: 2000

77. University of Uyo

Nigeria | Uyo

For Education Majors

#16 in Nigeria

#2283 in the World

Founded: 1991

78. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Education Majors

#2 in Tunisia

#2313 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

79. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Education Majors

#17 in Nigeria

#2333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

80. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Education Majors

#18 in Nigeria

#2346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

81. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Education Majors

#1 in Algeria

#2361 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

82. Egerton University

Kenya | Njoro

For Education Majors

#4 in Kenya

#2414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

83. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Education Majors

#19 in Nigeria

#2463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

84. Mount Kenya University

Kenya | Thika

For Education Majors

#5 in Kenya

#2465 in the World

Founded: 2008

85. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Education Majors

#11 in Egypt

#2486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

86. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Education Majors

#12 in Egypt

#2513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 88,016
Founded: 1976

87. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Education Majors

#4 in Ethiopia

#2529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

88. Lead City University

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Education Majors

#20 in Nigeria

#2534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2005

89. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Education Majors

#13 in Egypt

#2582 in the World

Founded: 1961

90. Midlands State University

Zimbabwe | Gweru

For Education Majors

#3 in Zimbabwe

#2588 in the World

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 2000

91. Maseno University

Kenya | Maseno

For Education Majors

#6 in Kenya

#2596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

92. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Education Majors

#14 in Egypt

#2604 in the World

Founded: 1995

93. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Education Majors

#15 in Egypt

#2609 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

94. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Education Majors

#16 in Egypt

#2611 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

95. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Education Majors

#21 in Nigeria

#2626 in the World

Founded: 1980

96. University of Dodoma

Tanzania | Dodoma

For Education Majors

#2 in Tanzania

#2637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 28,949
Founded: 2007

97. Manouba University

Tunisia | Manouba

For Education Majors

#3 in Tunisia

#2644 in the World

Enrollment: 17,040

98. National University of Science and Technology

Zimbabwe | Bulawayo

For Education Majors

#4 in Zimbabwe

#2662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1991

99. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Education Majors

#17 in Egypt

#2681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,228
Founded: 2005

100. University for Development Studies

Ghana | Tamale

For Education Majors

#5 in Ghana

#2683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1992

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Africa

Broadcast Journalism45

Classics and Ancient History100

Communications and Public Relations195

Criminology and Criminal Justice64

Demography322

Early Childhood Education39

Intellectual Property and Patent Law23

International Law50

International Relations and Diplomacy27

Journalism and Digital Media69

Law362

Law Enforcement41

Library and Information science112

Linguistics327

Media Studies53

Military science22

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution31

Occupational Safety and Health54

Philosophy357

Political Economy67

Political Science364

Public Policy / Administration115

Publishing22

Radio and Television broadcasting66

Social Work32

Sociology359

Special Education27

Sports / Exercise science29

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies207

Urban and Regional planning39