Top 20 African Countries with Lowest Number of Universities

Alt: = "University of Reunion"

Few days ago we published article on top 20 African countries with highest number of universities. Following the reactions from our readers who also want to know African countries with lowest number of universities, we decided to do a follow up article on top 20 African countries with lowest number of universities.

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In the list of African countries and number of universities published by Statista, 6 countries: Reunion, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Central Republic of Africa, Niger and Djibouti are on at the bottom with only 1 university each.

These countries have between 1 – 9 universities, ranking lowest in Africa

  1. Reunion = 1
  2. Comoros = 1
  3. Equatorial Guinea = 1
  4. Central Republic of Africa = 1
  5. Niger = 1
  6. Djibouti = 1
  7. South Sudan = 2
  8. Lesotho = 2
  9. Chad = 2 
  10. Congo = 2
  11. Swaziland = 2
  12. Seychelles = 3
  13. Mauritania = 4
  14. Gambia = 4
  15. Togo = 5
  16. Namibia = 5
  17. Liberia = 5
  18. Cabo Verde = 8
  19. Mali = 9
  20. Mauritius = 9

Alt: = "List of African countries with lowest number of universities"


Ikechukwu Evegbu

Ikechukwu Evegbu is a graduate of Statistics with over 10 years experience as Data Analyst. Worked with Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. A prolific business development content writer. He's the Editor, Business Compiler

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