Best Universities for Anesthesiology 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 Anesthesiology. A graph of 486K citations received by 48.5K academic papers made by 119 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. Cairo University

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Egypt

#227 in the World

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

2. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Anesthesiology

#1 in South Africa

#234 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. Ain Shams University

For Anesthesiology

#2 in Egypt

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

4. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Anesthesiology

#2 in South Africa

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

5. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Anesthesiology

#3 in South Africa

#425 in the World

Founded: 1918

6. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Anesthesiology

#3 in Egypt

#428 in the World

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

7. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Anesthesiology

#4 in Egypt

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

8. Assiut University

For Anesthesiology

#5 in Egypt

#460 in the World

Founded: 1957

9. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Anesthesiology

#4 in South Africa

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

10. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Anesthesiology

#6 in Egypt

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

11. Tanta University

For Anesthesiology

#7 in Egypt

#585 in the World

Founded: 1972

12. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Anesthesiology

#5 in South Africa

#600 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

13. Al-Azhar University

For Anesthesiology

#8 in Egypt

#640 in the World

Founded: 1961

14. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Anesthesiology

#9 in Egypt

#703 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

15. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Anesthesiology

#736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

16. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Anesthesiology

#10 in Egypt

#789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

17. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Anesthesiology

#11 in Egypt

#818 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

18. Benha University

For Anesthesiology

#12 in Egypt

#857 in the World

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

19. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Anesthesiology

#6 in South Africa

#886 in the World

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

20. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Anesthesiology

#894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

21. Minia University

For Anesthesiology

#13 in Egypt

#916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

22. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Anesthesiology

#955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

23. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Anesthesiology

#980 in the World

Founded: 1950

24. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Anesthesiology

#988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

25. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Uganda

#1022 in the World

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

26. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Kenya

#1052 in the World

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

27. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Anesthesiology

#1114 in the World

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

28. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1123 in the World

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

29. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Anesthesiology

#1136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

30. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Anesthesiology

#1169 in the World

31. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Anesthesiology

#14 in Egypt

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

32. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Anesthesiology

#1191 in the World

33. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Anesthesiology

#1237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

34. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Anesthesiology

#1262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 49,103
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1954

35. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Anesthesiology

#1311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

36. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Ghana

#1322 in the World

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

37. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Anesthesiology

#7 in South Africa

#1330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

38. University of Ghana

For Anesthesiology

#2 in Ghana

#1356 in the World

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

39. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Sudan

#1357 in the World

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

40. Fayoum University

For Anesthesiology

#15 in Egypt

#1361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

41. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Anesthesiology

#1381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

42. University of Sfax

For Anesthesiology

#1394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

43. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Anesthesiology

#1421 in the World

44. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Anesthesiology

#8 in South Africa

#1422 in the World

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

45. South Valley University - Qena

For Anesthesiology

#16 in Egypt

#1423 in the World

Founded: 1995

46. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Anesthesiology

#9 in South Africa

#1467 in the World

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

47. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Anesthesiology

#1504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

48. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Tanzania

#1558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

49. University of Malawi

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Malawi

#1570 in the World

Founded: 1964

50. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Anesthesiology

#1623 in the World

Enrollment: 29,703

51. Bayero University Kano

For Anesthesiology

#10 in Nigeria

#1628 in the World

Founded: 1975

52. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Anesthesiology

#1631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

53. University of Jos

For Anesthesiology

#11 in Nigeria

#1666 in the World

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

54. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Anesthesiology

#17 in Egypt

#1676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

55. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Zambia

#1689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

56. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Anesthesiology

#12 in Nigeria

#1697 in the World

Founded: 1975

57. Helwan University

For Anesthesiology

#18 in Egypt

#1764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

58. Aswan University

For Anesthesiology

#19 in Egypt

#1772 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

59. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

South Africa | Pretoria

For Anesthesiology

#10 in South Africa

#1782 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

60. University of Kinshasa

DR Congo | Kinshasa

For Anesthesiology

#1 in the DR Congo

#1821 in the World

Founded: 1954

61. Lagos State University

For Anesthesiology

#13 in Nigeria

#1843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

62. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Anesthesiology

#1887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1991

63. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Anesthesiology

#14 in Nigeria

#1888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

64. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Anesthesiology

#11 in South Africa

#1909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

65. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Senegal

#1912 in the World

Founded: 1918

66. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Anesthesiology

#12 in South Africa

#1938 in the World

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

67. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Anesthesiology

#1959 in the World

68. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Anesthesiology

#13 in South Africa

#1965 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

69. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Anesthesiology

#15 in Nigeria

#1986 in the World

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

70. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Anesthesiology

#16 in Nigeria

#2020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

71. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Anesthesiology

#2039 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

72. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Anesthesiology

#14 in South Africa

#2061 in the World

Founded: 1916

73. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Anesthesiology

#2064 in the World

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

74. University of Benghazi

Libya | Benghazi

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Libya

#2070 in the World

Founded: 1955

75. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Anesthesiology

#2083 in the World

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

76. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Anesthesiology

#20 in Egypt

#2100 in the World

Founded: 2010

77. University of Tripoli - Libya

Libya | Tripoli

For Anesthesiology

#2 in Libya

#2127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1957

78. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Anesthesiology

#21 in Egypt

#2130 in the World

Founded: 2010

79. University of Uyo

For Anesthesiology

#17 in Nigeria

#2133 in the World

Founded: 1991

80. Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Uganda | Mbarara

For Anesthesiology

#2 in Uganda

#2134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1989

81. Misr University for Science and Technology

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Anesthesiology

#22 in Egypt

#2156 in the World

Founded: 1996

82. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Anesthesiology

#2157 in the World

Founded: 1993

83. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Anesthesiology

#18 in Nigeria

#2182 in the World

Founded: 1975

84. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Anesthesiology

#3 in Ghana

#2233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

85. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Anesthesiology

#2244 in the World

Enrollment: 30,414
Male:Female: 75:25
Founded: 1976

86. University of Douala

Cameroon | Douala

For Anesthesiology

#2259 in the World

Founded: 1977

87. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Anesthesiology

#19 in Nigeria

#2269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

88. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Anesthesiology

#2 in Kenya

#2271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

89. Walter Sisulu University

South Africa | Mthatha

For Anesthesiology

#15 in South Africa

#2276 in the World

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

90. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Anesthesiology

#20 in Nigeria

#2281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

91. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Anesthesiology

#16 in South Africa

#2286 in the World

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

92. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Anesthesiology

#2341 in the World

Founded: 1992

93. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Anesthesiology

#21 in Nigeria

#2411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

94. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Anesthesiology

#2425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

95. University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Anesthesiology

#4 in Ghana

#2429 in the World

Founded: 2011

96. University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Mali

#2430 in the World

Founded: 2011

97. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Anesthesiology

#22 in Nigeria

#2436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

98. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Anesthesiology

#23 in Nigeria

#2457 in the World

Founded: 2000

99. Modern Sciences and Arts University

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Anesthesiology

#23 in Egypt

#2471 in the World

Founded: 1996

100. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Anesthesiology

#24 in Nigeria

#2493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

Medicine subfields in Africa

Anatomy and Physiology197

Bioethics/Medical Ethics41

Biomedical Engineering28

Clinical Psychology126

Critical Care Nursing101

Epidemiology103

Family medicine197

Forensic Science47

Gastroenterology and Hepatology139

Health Science194

Healthcare Management (MHA)178

Medical Physics24

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)167

Occupational Therapy21

Oncology and Cancer research158

Ophthalmology63

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine123

Pharmacology202

Physical Therapy123

Plastic Surgery29

Public Health310

Radiation Therapy51

Radiology and Nuclear medicine213

Respiratory Therapy31

Sonography and Ultrasound26

Sports / Exercise science21

Sports Medicine60