Best Pediatrics Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Pediatrics

#1 in South Africa #92 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

2

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Pediatrics

#2 in South Africa #118 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

3

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Pediatrics

#4 in South Africa #176 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

4

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Pediatrics

#1 in Egypt #256 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

5

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Pediatrics

#5 in South Africa #353 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

6

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Pediatrics

#1 in Nigeria #362 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

7

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Pediatrics

#1 in Ghana #364 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

8

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

For Pediatrics

#7 in Ethiopia #617 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

9

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Pediatrics

#2 in Ghana #625 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

10

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Pediatrics

#8 in South Africa #823 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

11

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

For Pediatrics

#3 in Ghana #871 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

12

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Pediatrics

#9 in South Africa #891 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

13

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Pediatrics

#15 in South Africa #1663 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

14

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Pediatrics

#16 in South Africa #1681 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

15

Cameroon | Bamenda

University of Bamenda

For Pediatrics

#5 in Cameroon #1612 in the World

58% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

16

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

For Pediatrics

#18 in Egypt #1783 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

17

Kenya | Njoro

Egerton University

For Pediatrics

#5 in Kenya #1745 in the World

33% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

18

Nigeria | Uturu

Abia State University

For Pediatrics

#29 in Nigeria #1652 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

19

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For Pediatrics

#4 in Nigeria #537 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

20

Togo | Lome

University of Lome

For Pediatrics

#1 in Togo #1086 in the World

50% Acceptance

44,860 Enrollment

1970 Founded

21

Egypt | Damietta

Damietta University

For Pediatrics

#23 in Egypt #2191 in the World

76% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

22

Ethiopia | Debre Markos

Debre Markos University

For Pediatrics

#8 in Ethiopia #722 in the World

62% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

2005 Founded

23

Mali | Bamako

University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako

For Pediatrics

#1 in Mali #840 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

24

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

Rivers State University

For Pediatrics

#21 in Nigeria #1311 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

25

South Africa | Durban

Durban University of Technology

For Pediatrics

#17 in South Africa #2162 in the World

75% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2002 Founded

26

Zambia | Kitwe

Copperbelt University

For Pediatrics

#2 in Zambia #1932 in the World

19% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

27

Egypt | Port Said

Port Said University

For Pediatrics

#22 in Egypt #2065 in the World

66% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2010 Founded

28

Ghana | Ho

University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Pediatrics

#5 in Ghana #983 in the World

48% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

29

Nigeria | Ikeji-Arakeji

Joseph Ayo Babalola University

For Pediatrics

#40 in Nigeria #1923 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

30

Nigeria | Jos

University of Jos

For Pediatrics

#13 in Nigeria #928 in the World

10% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

31

Sudan | Khartoum

Neelain University

For Pediatrics

#4 in Sudan #1654 in the World

71% Acceptance

11,203 Enrollment

1993 Founded

32

DR Congo | Kinshasa

University of Kinshasa

For Pediatrics

#1 in DR Congo #704 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1954 Founded

33

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

For Pediatrics

#4 in Egypt #474 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

34

Kenya | Eldoret

Moi University

For Pediatrics

#2 in Kenya #736 in the World

93% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

35

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

Niger Delta University

For Pediatrics

#22 in Nigeria #1368 in the World

38% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

36

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Pediatrics

#3 in Nigeria #452 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

37

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

For Pediatrics

#4 in Tunisia #1119 in the World

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

38

Algeria | Oran

University of Oran 1

For Pediatrics

#2 in Algeria #1940 in the World

64% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

39

Ethiopia | Debre Berhan

Debre Berhan University

For Pediatrics

#10 in Ethiopia #890 in the World

68% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

40

Mauritania | Nouakchott

University of Science, Technology and Medicine

For Pediatrics

#1 in Mauritania #1866 in the World

58% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

41

Nigeria | Abeokuta

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

For Pediatrics

#42 in Nigeria #1970 in the World

32% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

42

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Pediatrics

#6 in South Africa #745 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

43

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Zambia

For Pediatrics

#1 in Zambia #478 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

44

Egypt | Beni Suef

Beni-Suef University

For Pediatrics

#15 in Egypt #1192 in the World

79% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

2005 Founded

45

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

For Pediatrics

#4 in Ghana #934 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

46

Nigeria | Okitipupa

Ondo State University of Science and Technology

For Pediatrics

#41 in Nigeria #1967 in the World

49% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

2008 Founded

47

Nigeria | Kano

Bayero University Kano

For Pediatrics

#7 in Nigeria #622 in the World

29% Acceptance

45,810 Enrollment

1975 Founded

48

Sudan | Khartoum

Omdurman Islamic University

For Pediatrics

#6 in Sudan #2023 in the World

64% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1912 Founded

49

DR Congo | Lubumbashi

University of Lubumbashi

For Pediatrics

#2 in DR Congo #1338 in the World

64% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1955 Founded

50

Egypt | Zagazig

Zagazig University

For Pediatrics

#6 in Egypt #497 in the World

75% Acceptance

117,299 Enrollment

1974 Founded

51

Kenya | Nairobi

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Pediatrics

#4 in Kenya #1226 in the World

16% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

52

Nigeria | Iwo

Bowen University

For Pediatrics

#37 in Nigeria #1851 in the World

47% Acceptance

4,751 Enrollment

2001 Founded

53

Senegal | Thies

University of Thies

For Pediatrics

#3 in Senegal #2216 in the World

54% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

2007 Founded

54

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

For Pediatrics

#5 in Tunisia #1310 in the World

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

55

Algeria | Algiers

University of Algiers 1

For Pediatrics

#3 in Algeria #2036 in the World

62% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

56

Ethiopia | Adama

Adama Science and Technology University

For Pediatrics

#15 in Ethiopia #1802 in the World

68% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

57

Morocco | Tetouan

Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Pediatrics

#6 in Morocco #2170 in the World

60% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

58

Nigeria | Owerri

Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Pediatrics

#38 in Nigeria #1901 in the World

20% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1980 Founded

59

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Pediatrics

#13 in South Africa #1380 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

60

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Pediatrics

#1 in Zimbabwe #451 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

61

Egypt | Nasser City

Sohag university

For Pediatrics

#12 in Egypt #954 in the World

75% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

62

Ivory Coast | Bouake

Alassane Ouattara University

For Pediatrics

#2 in Ivory Coast #1998 in the World

35% Acceptance

60,189 Enrollment

1992 Founded

63

Nigeria | Auta Balifi

Bingham University

For Pediatrics

#36 in Nigeria #1845 in the World

49% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

64

Nigeria | Akure

Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Pediatrics

#35 in Nigeria #1843 in the World

49% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1981 Founded

65

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Pediatrics

#1 in Sudan #500 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

66

DR Congo | Kisangani

University of Kisangani

For Pediatrics

#3 in DR Congo #1983 in the World

64% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1963 Founded

67

Egypt | Cairo

Al-Azhar University

For Pediatrics

#11 in Egypt #819 in the World

77% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1961 Founded

68

Kenya | Nairobi

Kenyatta University

For Pediatrics

#3 in Kenya #1188 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

69

Nigeria | Ekpoma

Ambrose Alli University

For Pediatrics

#30 in Nigeria #1715 in the World

47% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

70

Senegal | Saint-Louis

University Gaston Berger

For Pediatrics

#2 in Senegal #2184 in the World

46% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1990 Founded

71

Tunisia | Monastir

University of Monastir

For Pediatrics

#2 in Tunisia #972 in the World

51% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

72

Algeria | Batna

University of Batna 1

For Pediatrics

#5 in Algeria #2176 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

73

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

Arba Minch University

For Pediatrics

#9 in Ethiopia #774 in the World

71% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1986 Founded

74

Morocco | Kenitra

Ibn Tofail University

For Pediatrics

#4 in Morocco #1412 in the World

61% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

75

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

Afe Babalola University

For Pediatrics

#44 in Nigeria #2020 in the World

78% Acceptance

4,751 Enrollment

2009 Founded

76

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Pediatrics

#3 in South Africa #149 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

77

Egypt | Qena

South Valley University – Qena

For Pediatrics

#16 in Egypt #1425 in the World

64% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1995 Founded

78

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

For Pediatrics

#1 in Ivory Coast #1468 in the World

32% Acceptance

60,189 Enrollment

1964 Founded

79

Nigeria | Birnin Kebbi

Federal University, Birnin Kebbi

For Pediatrics

#39 in Nigeria #1917 in the World

52% Acceptance

7,000 Enrollment

2013 Founded

80

Nigeria | Ojo

Lagos State University

For Pediatrics

#11 in Nigeria #901 in the World

25% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1983 Founded

81

Tanzania | Mwanza

Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Pediatrics

#2 in Tanzania #1127 in the World

74% Acceptance

2,100 Enrollment

1994 Founded

82

Cameroon | Bangangte

University of the Mountains

For Pediatrics

#6 in Cameroon #2080 in the World

63% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

83

Egypt | Mansoura

Mansoura University

For Pediatrics

#5 in Egypt #482 in the World

70% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1972 Founded

84

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For Pediatrics

#1 in Kenya #342 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

85

Nigeria | Enugu

Enugu State University of Science and Technology

For Pediatrics

#20 in Nigeria #1210 in the World

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

86

Senegal | Dakar

Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Pediatrics

#1 in Senegal #688 in the World

68% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1918 Founded

87

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

For Pediatrics

#1 in Tunisia #694 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

88

Benin | Abomey-Calavi

University of Abomey-Calavi

For Pediatrics

#1 in Benin #1216 in the World

63% Acceptance

20,400 Enrollment

1970 Founded

89

Ethiopia | Mekelle

Mekelle University

For Pediatrics

#5 in Ethiopia #573 in the World

88% Acceptance

17,030 Enrollment

1991 Founded

90

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Pediatrics

#5 in Morocco #1417 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

91

Nigeria | Uyo

University of Uyo

For Pediatrics

#26 in Nigeria #1611 in the World

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

92

South Sudan | Juba

University of Juba

For Pediatrics

#1 in South Sudan #1912 in the World

63% Acceptance

8,975 Enrollment

1975 Founded

93

Egypt | Faiyum

Fayoum University

For Pediatrics

#14 in Egypt #1162 in the World

76% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2005 Founded

94

Kenya | Kisumu

Great Lakes University of Kisumu

For Pediatrics

#8 in Kenya #2018 in the World

83% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

95

Nigeria | Okada

Igbinedion University Okada

For Pediatrics

#43 in Nigeria #2017 in the World

68% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1999 Founded

96

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

For Pediatrics

#18 in Nigeria #1104 in the World

15% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

97

Tanzania | Arusha

Tumaini University Makumira

For Pediatrics

#6 in Tanzania #1677 in the World

72% Acceptance

2,100 Enrollment

1997 Founded

98

Chad | N'Djamena

University of N’Djamena

For Pediatrics

#1 in Chad #1581 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

99

Egypt | Alexandria

Alexandria University

For Pediatrics

#3 in Egypt #413 in the World

60% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

1942 Founded

100

Liberia | Monrovia

University of Liberia

For Pediatrics

#1 in Liberia #2186 in the World

83% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

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