45 Best universities for Math Teachers in Nigeria

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Math Teachers. A graph of 22.5K citations received by 8.6K academic papers made by 45 universities in Nigeria 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 Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Math Teachers

#11 in Africa

#681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

2. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Math Teachers

#23 in Africa

#1182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

3. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Math Teachers

#26 in Africa

#1237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

4. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Math Teachers

#27 in Africa

#1269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

5. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Math Teachers

#28 in Africa

#1307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

6. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Math Teachers

#29 in Africa

#1353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

7. Lagos State University

For Math Teachers

#40 in Africa

#1555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

8. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Math Teachers

#49 in Africa

#1728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

9. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Math Teachers

#50 in Africa

#1742 in the World

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

10. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Math Teachers

#51 in Africa

#1789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

11. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Math Teachers

#59 in Africa

#1963 in the World

Founded: 1992

12. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Math Teachers

#65 in Africa

#2152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

13. Covenant University

For Math Teachers

#66 in Africa

#2186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

14. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Math Teachers

#70 in Africa

#2247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

15. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Math Teachers

#71 in Africa

#2317 in the World

Founded: 1992

16. University of Jos

For Math Teachers

#73 in Africa

#2325 in the World

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

17. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Math Teachers

#74 in Africa

#2365 in the World

Founded: 1980

18. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Math Teachers

#76 in Africa

#2384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

19. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Math Teachers

#82 in Africa

#2542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

20. University of Uyo

For Math Teachers

#84 in Africa

#2615 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Math Teachers

#85 in Africa

#2639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

22. Bayero University Kano

For Math Teachers

#93 in Africa

#2797 in the World

Founded: 1975

23. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Math Teachers

#95 in Africa

#2815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

24. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Math Teachers

#96 in Africa

#2831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

25. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Math Teachers

#109 in Africa

#3091 in the World

Founded: 1988

26. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Math Teachers

#117 in Africa

#3187 in the World

Founded: 1975

27. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Math Teachers

#118 in Africa

#3198 in the World

Founded: 2000

28. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Math Teachers

#121 in Africa

#3219 in the World

Enrollment: 16,092
Male:Female: 57:43
Founded: 1981

29. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Math Teachers

#123 in Africa

#3225 in the World

Founded: 2000

30. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Math Teachers

#124 in Africa

#3292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 17,672
Founded: 1981

31. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Math Teachers

#125 in Africa

#3303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

32. Kogi State University

Nigeria | Anyigba

For Math Teachers

#130 in Africa

#3369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1999

33. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Math Teachers

#131 in Africa

#3388 in the World

Founded: 1988

34. Tai Solarin University of Education

Nigeria | Ijebu-Ode

For Math Teachers

#133 in Africa

#3397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2005

35. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Math Teachers

#134 in Africa

#3419 in the World

Founded: 1975

36. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Math Teachers

#135 in Africa

#3421 in the World

Founded: 1988

37. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Math Teachers

#148 in Africa

#3574 in the World

Enrollment: 4,680
Founded: 1988

38. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Math Teachers

#149 in Africa

#3616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1999

39. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Math Teachers

#151 in Africa

#3658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

40. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Math Teachers

#157 in Africa

#3755 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

41. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Math Teachers

#161 in Africa

#3805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

42. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Math Teachers

#164 in Africa

#3821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2011

43. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Math Teachers

#165 in Africa

#3835 in the World

Founded: 2009

44. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Math Teachers

#166 in Africa

#3836 in the World

Founded: 2004

45. Ondo State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Okitipupa

For Math Teachers

#168 in Africa

#3855 in the World

Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Math Teachers in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ibadan, Ilorin, Ife, and Nsukka.

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