Times Higher Education 2027: African Countries’ Representation in World University Rankings

In the 2027 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking, 21 countries out of 54 African countries were represented. Egypt has the highest number of universities in THE ranking, having 40 of its universities featured on the list, followed by Algeria, which had 31 universities on the list.

Highlights:

• 33 African countries didn’t have representation.
• East Africa has the highest representation, with seven countries from the region.
• Regionally, no university from Central Africa made THE 2027 World University Ranking.
• Out of six countries in North Africa, only Sudan has no representation.
• Only three out of 16 countries from Western Africa – Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal – have representation.
• All countries in Northern Africa were represented except Sudan.

Number of universities represented per African country

So, how many universities from each of the 54 African countries made the 2027 THE World University Ranking?

Northern Africa

1. Algeria: 31
2. Egypt: 40
3. Libya: 1
4. Morocco: 12
5. Sudan: None
6. Tunisia: 11

Western Africa

1. Benin: None
2. Burkina Faso: None
3. Cabo Verde: None
4. Mauritania:
5. Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast): None
6. The Gambia: None
7. Ghana: 5
8. Guinea: None
9. Guinea-Bissau: None
10. Liberia: None
11. Mali: None
12. Niger Republic: None
13. Nigeria: 29 (See the list of ranked universities in Nigeria)
14. Senegal: 1
15. Sierra Leone: None
16. Togo: None

Central (Middle) Africa

1. Angola: None
2. Cameroon: None
3. Central African Republic: None
4. Chad: None
5. Congo (Republic of the Congo): None
6. Democratic Republic of the Congo: None
7. Equatorial Guinea: None
8. Gabon: None
9. São Tomé and Príncipe: None

Eastern Africa

1. Burundi: None
2. Comoros: None
3. Djibouti: None
4. Eritrea: None
5. Ethiopia: 1
6. Kenya: 2
7. Madagascar: None
8. Malawi: 1
9. Mauritius: 1
10. Rwanda: 1
11. Seychelles: None
12. Somalia: None
13. South Sudan: None
14. Tanzania: 3
15. Uganda: 2

Southern Africa

1. Botswana: 2
2. Eswatini (Swaziland): None
3. Lesotho: None
4. Mozambique: 1
5. Namibia: 1
6. South Africa: 17
7. Zambia: 1
8. Zimbabwe: 1

Regional representation

Number of countries from each region that featured in THE World Rankings are:

1. North Africa: 5
2. West Africa: 3
3. Central Africa: None
4. Eastern Africa: 7
5. Southern Africa: 6