Best Universities for Math Teachers 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 Math Teachers. A graph of 241K citations received by 47.6K academic papers made by 168 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 the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Math Teachers

#1 in South Africa

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

2. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Math Teachers

#2 in South Africa

#215 in the World

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

3. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Math Teachers

#3 in South Africa

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

4. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Math Teachers

#4 in South Africa

#269 in the World

Founded: 1874

5. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Math Teachers

#5 in South Africa

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

6. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Math Teachers

#6 in South Africa

#369 in the World

Founded: 1918

7. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Math Teachers

#7 in South Africa

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

8. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Math Teachers

#8 in South Africa

#459 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 Math Teachers

#9 in South Africa

#602 in the World

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

10. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Math Teachers

#10 in South Africa

#659 in the World

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

11. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Math Teachers

#681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

12. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Math Teachers

#1 in Botswana

#703 in the World

Founded: 1964

13. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Math Teachers

#11 in South Africa

#793 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

14. Pedagogical University

Mozambique | Maputo

For Math Teachers

#1 in Mozambique

#821 in the World

Founded: 1985

15. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Math Teachers

#1 in Ghana

#870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

16. Ain Shams University

For Math Teachers

#1 in Egypt

#885 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

17. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Math Teachers

#12 in South Africa

#1031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

18. University of Education, Winneba

Ghana | Winneba

For Math Teachers

#2 in Ghana

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1992

19. Cairo University

For Math Teachers

#2 in Egypt

#1086 in the World

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

20. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Math Teachers

#13 in South Africa

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

21. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Math Teachers

#3 in Egypt

#1133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

22. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Math Teachers

#14 in South Africa

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

23. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Math Teachers

#1182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

24. University of Ghana

For Math Teachers

#3 in Ghana

#1186 in the World

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

25. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Math Teachers

#1 in Uganda

#1202 in the World

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

26. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Math Teachers

#1237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

27. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Math Teachers

#1269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

28. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Math Teachers

#1307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

29. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Math Teachers

#1353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

30. Tanta University

For Math Teachers

#4 in Egypt

#1361 in the World

Founded: 1972

31. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Math Teachers

#1386 in the World

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

32. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Math Teachers

#15 in South Africa

#1440 in the World

Founded: 1916

33. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Math Teachers

#1 in Kenya

#1441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

34. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Math Teachers

#1 in Zambia

#1446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

35. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Math Teachers

#5 in Egypt

#1455 in the World

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

36. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Math Teachers

#1460 in the World

Founded: 1950

37. Helwan University

For Math Teachers

#6 in Egypt

#1506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

38. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Math Teachers

#16 in South Africa

#1522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

39. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Math Teachers

#17 in South Africa

#1523 in the World

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

40. Lagos State University

For Math Teachers

#1555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

41. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Math Teachers

#1568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

42. Central University of Technology

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Math Teachers

#18 in South Africa

#1577 in the World

Founded: 1981

43. National University of Lesotho

Lesotho | Maseru

For Math Teachers

#1 in Lesotho

#1584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1945

44. University of Malawi

For Math Teachers

#1 in Malawi

#1595 in the World

Founded: 1964

45. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Math Teachers

#19 in South Africa

#1632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

46. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Math Teachers

#2 in Kenya

#1705 in the World

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

47. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Math Teachers

#1722 in the World

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

48. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Math Teachers

#7 in Egypt

#1726 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

49. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Math Teachers

#1728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

50. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Math Teachers

#1742 in the World

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

51. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Math Teachers

#10 in Nigeria

#1789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

52. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Math Teachers

#20 in South Africa

#1803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

53. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Math Teachers

#8 in Egypt

#1826 in the World

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

54. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Math Teachers

#9 in Egypt

#1842 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

55. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Math Teachers

#1875 in the World

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

56. Walter Sisulu University

South Africa | Mthatha

For Math Teachers

#21 in South Africa

#1888 in the World

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

57. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Math Teachers

#1902 in the World

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

58. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Math Teachers

#4 in Ghana

#1945 in the World

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

59. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Math Teachers

#11 in Nigeria

#1963 in the World

Founded: 1992

60. Assiut University

For Math Teachers

#10 in Egypt

#1986 in the World

Founded: 1957

61. Benha University

For Math Teachers

#11 in Egypt

#2034 in the World

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

62. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Math Teachers

#22 in South Africa

#2056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

63. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Math Teachers

#2097 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

64. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Math Teachers

#3 in Kenya

#2147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

65. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Math Teachers

#12 in Nigeria

#2152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

66. Covenant University

For Math Teachers

#13 in Nigeria

#2186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

67. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Math Teachers

#2196 in the World

Enrollment: 8,443

68. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Math Teachers

#1 in Mauritius

#2233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

69. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Math Teachers

#2240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 36,000

70. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Math Teachers

#14 in Nigeria

#2247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

71. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Math Teachers

#15 in Nigeria

#2317 in the World

Founded: 1992

72. University of Namibia

Namibia | Windhoek

For Math Teachers

#2320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

73. University of Jos

For Math Teachers

#16 in Nigeria

#2325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,169
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1975

74. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Math Teachers

#17 in Nigeria

#2365 in the World

Founded: 1980

75. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Math Teachers

#2373 in the World

Enrollment: 29,703

76. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Math Teachers

#18 in Nigeria

#2384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

77. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Math Teachers

#2406 in the World

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

78. Minia University

For Math Teachers

#12 in Egypt

#2420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

79. University of Sfax

For Math Teachers

#2453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

80. Egerton University

For Math Teachers

#4 in Kenya

#2472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

81. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Math Teachers

#13 in Egypt

#2491 in the World

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

82. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Math Teachers

#19 in Nigeria

#2542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

83. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Math Teachers

#14 in Egypt

#2553 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

84. University of Uyo

For Math Teachers

#20 in Nigeria

#2615 in the World

Founded: 1991

85. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Math Teachers

#21 in Nigeria

#2639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

86. Eduardo Mondlane University

Mozambique | Maputo

For Math Teachers

#2 in Mozambique

#2666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1962

87. Al-Azhar University

For Math Teachers

#15 in Egypt

#2677 in the World

Founded: 1961

88. University of Tripoli - Libya

Libya | Tripoli

For Math Teachers

#1 in Libya

#2756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1957

89. University of Mostaganem

Algeria | Mostaganem

For Math Teachers

#2774 in the World

90. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Math Teachers

#16 in Egypt

#2778 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

91. University of Swaziland

Eswatini | Kwaluseni

For Math Teachers

#1 in Eswatini

#2779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

92. Bindura University of Science Education

Zimbabwe | Bindura

For Math Teachers

#2782 in the World

Founded: 1996

93. Bayero University Kano

For Math Teachers

#22 in Nigeria

#2797 in the World

Founded: 1975

94. South Valley University - Qena

For Math Teachers

#17 in Egypt

#2798 in the World

Founded: 1995

95. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Math Teachers

#23 in Nigeria

#2815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

96. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Math Teachers

#24 in Nigeria

#2831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

97. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Math Teachers

#2845 in the World

98. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Math Teachers

#18 in Egypt

#2859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

99. Fayoum University

For Math Teachers

#19 in Egypt

#2875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

100. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Math Teachers

#1 in Cameroon

#2884 in the World

Founded: 1992

Mathematics subfields in Africa

Actuarial Science27

Applied Mathematics127

Blockchain and Cryptography88

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics183

Operations Research57