Best Universities for Education Majors in Africa

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 370K citations received by 62.8K academic papers made by 190 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

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1873

2. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Education Majors

#2 in South Africa

#200 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Education Majors

#3 in South Africa

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Education Majors

#4 in South Africa

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

5. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Education Majors

#5 in South Africa

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

6. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Education Majors

#6 in South Africa

#303 in the World

Founded: 1918

7. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Education Majors

#7 in South Africa

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

8. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Education Majors

#8 in South Africa

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 26,439
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 2004

9. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Education Majors

#9 in South Africa

#443 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

#495 in the World

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

11. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Education Majors

#1 in Botswana

#620 in the World

Founded: 1964

12. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Education Majors

#11 in South Africa

#640 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

13. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Education Majors

#12 in South Africa

#807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

14. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Education Majors

#1 in Nigeria

#824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

15. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Education Majors

#13 in South Africa

#881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

16. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Education Majors

#1 in Uganda

#948 in the World

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

17. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Education Majors

#1 in Ghana

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

18. University of Ghana

Ghana | Legon

For Education Majors

#2 in Ghana

#1020 in the World

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

19. Pedagogical University

Mozambique | Maputo

For Education Majors

#1 in Mozambique

#1127 in the World

Founded: 1985

20. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Education Majors

#14 in South Africa

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

21. Cairo University

Egypt | Giza

For Education Majors

#1 in Egypt

#1188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 257,200
Founded: 1908

22. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Education Majors

#15 in South Africa

#1212 in the World

Founded: 1916

23. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Education Majors

#16 in South Africa

#1218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 10,213
Founded: 2002

24. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Education Majors

#1 in Zambia

#1253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

25. Ain Shams University

Egypt | Cairo

For Education Majors

#2 in Egypt

#1259 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

26. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Education Majors

#2 in Nigeria

#1278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

27. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Education Majors

#1 in Tanzania

#1280 in the World

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

28. University of Education, Winneba

Ghana | Winneba

For Education Majors

#3 in Ghana

#1319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1992

29. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Education Majors

#3 in Nigeria

#1333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

30. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Education Majors

#3 in Egypt

#1352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

31. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Education Majors

#1 in Ethiopia

#1382 in the World

Founded: 1950

32. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Education Majors

#4 in Nigeria

#1401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

33. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Education Majors

#4 in Egypt

#1442 in the World

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

34. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Education Majors

#17 in South Africa

#1464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

35. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Education Majors

#1 in Kenya

#1466 in the World

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

36. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Education Majors

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 18,040
Founded: 1955

37. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Education Majors

#2 in Kenya

#1484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

38. Central University of Technology

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Education Majors

#18 in South Africa

#1493 in the World

Founded: 1981

39. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Education Majors

#5 in Nigeria

#1513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

40. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Education Majors

#19 in South Africa

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

41. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Education Majors

#1 in Morocco

#1577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

42. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Education Majors

#5 in Egypt

#1597 in the World

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

43. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Education Majors

#20 in South Africa

#1642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

44. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ghana | Kumasi

For Education Majors

#4 in Ghana

#1680 in the World

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

45. University of Malawi

Malawi | Zomba

For Education Majors

#1 in Malawi

#1740 in the World

Founded: 1964

46. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Education Majors

#6 in Nigeria

#1750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

47. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Education Majors

#6 in Egypt

#1771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

48. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Education Majors

#2 in Morocco

#1783 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

49. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Education Majors

#7 in Egypt

#1784 in the World

Founded: 1972

50. University of Sfax

Tunisia | Sfax

For Education Majors

#1 in Tunisia

#1821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

51. University of Namibia

Namibia | Windhoek

For Education Majors

#1 in Namibia

#1842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

52. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Education Majors

#21 in South Africa

#1846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

53. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Education Majors

#7 in Nigeria

#1847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

54. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Education Majors

#3 in Kenya

#1864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

55. Walter Sisulu University

South Africa | Mthatha

For Education Majors

#22 in South Africa

#1877 in the World

Enrollment: 27,039
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 2005

56. Lagos State University

Nigeria | Ojo

For Education Majors

#8 in Nigeria

#1897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

57. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Education Majors

#9 in Nigeria

#1902 in the World

Founded: 1992

58. National University of Lesotho

Lesotho | Maseru

For Education Majors

#1 in Lesotho

#1972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1945

59. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Education Majors

#10 in Nigeria

#1979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

60. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Education Majors

#1 in Mauritius

#1996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

61. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Education Majors

#8 in Egypt

#2048 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

62. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

Morocco | Fez

For Education Majors

#3 in Morocco

#2049 in the World

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

63. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Education Majors

#2 in Ethiopia

#2079 in the World

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

64. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Education Majors

#9 in Egypt

#2161 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

65. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Education Majors

#1 in Algeria

#2196 in the World

Enrollment: 8,443

66. Assiut University

Egypt | Asyut

For Education Majors

#10 in Egypt

#2201 in the World

Founded: 1957

67. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Education Majors

#4 in Morocco

#2218 in the World

Enrollment: 29,703

68. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Education Majors

#5 in Morocco

#2228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 36,000

69. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Education Majors

#11 in Nigeria

#2260 in the World

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

70. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Education Majors

#12 in Nigeria

#2282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

71. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Education Majors

#11 in Egypt

#2441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

72. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Education Majors

#13 in Nigeria

#2451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

73. Great Zimbabwe University

Zimbabwe | Masvingo

For Education Majors

#2 in Zimbabwe

#2479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 14,164
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1999

74. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Education Majors

#12 in Egypt

#2513 in the World

Founded: 1995

75. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Education Majors

#6 in Morocco

#2533 in the World

Enrollment: 22,270
Male:Female: 52:48

76. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Education Majors

#14 in Nigeria

#2556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

77. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Education Majors

#13 in Egypt

#2567 in the World

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

78. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Education Majors

#15 in Nigeria

#2588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

79. University of Swaziland

Eswatini | Kwaluseni

For Education Majors

#1 in Eswatini

#2592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

80. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Education Majors

#14 in Egypt

#2602 in the World

Founded: 1961

81. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Education Majors

#15 in Egypt

#2608 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

82. Eduardo Mondlane University

Mozambique | Maputo

For Education Majors

#2 in Mozambique

#2619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1962

83. Egerton University

Kenya | Njoro

For Education Majors

#4 in Kenya

#2638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

84. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Education Majors

#2 in Tunisia

#2645 in the World

85. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Education Majors

#2 in Algeria

#2689 in the World

86. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Education Majors

#3 in Tunisia

#2706 in the World

87. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Education Majors

#3 in Algeria

#2707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

88. University of Uyo

Nigeria | Uyo

For Education Majors

#16 in Nigeria

#2725 in the World

Founded: 1991

89. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Education Majors

#17 in Nigeria

#2747 in the World

Founded: 1980

90. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Education Majors

#18 in Nigeria

#2758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

91. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Education Majors

#19 in Nigeria

#2810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

92. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Education Majors

#3 in Ethiopia

#2834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

93. Midlands State University

Zimbabwe | Gweru

For Education Majors

#3 in Zimbabwe

#2854 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 2000

94. Manouba University

Tunisia | Manouba

For Education Majors

#4 in Tunisia

#2898 in the World

Enrollment: 16,315

95. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Education Majors

#1 in Sudan

#2920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 41,030
Founded: 1956

96. Bayero University Kano

Nigeria | Kano

For Education Majors

#20 in Nigeria

#2949 in the World

Founded: 1975

97. Namibia University of Science and Technology

Namibia | Windhoek

For Education Majors

#2 in Namibia

#2965 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1985

98. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Education Majors

#1 in Cameroon

#3014 in the World

Founded: 1992

99. Mount Kenya University

Kenya | Thika

For Education Majors

#5 in Kenya

#3024 in the World

Founded: 2008

100. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Education Majors

#21 in Nigeria

#3027 in the World

Founded: 2000

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Africa

Broadcast Journalism40

Classics and Ancient History76

Communications and Public Relations170

Criminology and Criminal Justice49

Demography303

Early Childhood Education37

Intellectual Property and Patent Law25

International Law44

International Relations and Diplomacy27

Journalism and Digital Media51

Law349

Law Enforcement37

Library and Information science85

Linguistics306

Media Studies37

Military science19

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution28

Occupational Safety and Health50

Philosophy341

Political Economy48

Political Science351

Public Policy / Administration95

Publishing25

Radio and Television broadcasting65

Social Work33

Sociology352

Special Education24

Sports / Exercise science21

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies169

Urban and Regional planning29