- There are 54 countries in Africa today, according to the United Nations(Top Universities of the Africa in the 2022). The full list is shown in the table below, with current population and sub region (based on the United Nations official statistics).
- Dependencies (or dependent territories, dependent areas) or Areas of Special Sovereignty (autonomous territories)
| # | Country | Total Universities | Population (2022) | Subregion |
| 1 | Nigeria | 100 | 206,139,589 | Western Africa |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 30 | 114,963,588 | Eastern Africa |
| 3 | Egypt | 50 | 102,334,404 | Northern Africa |
| 4 | DR Congo | 25 | 89,561,403 | Middle Africa |
| 5 | Tanzania | 30 | 59,734,218 | Eastern Africa |
| 6 | South Africa | 25 | 59,308,690 | Southern Africa |
| 7 | Kenya | 50 | 53,771,296 | Eastern Africa |
| 8 | Uganda | 40 | 45,741,007 | Eastern Africa |
| 9 | Algeria | 30 | 43,851,044 | Northern Africa |
| 10 | Sudan | 05 | 43,849,260 | Northern Africa |
| 11 | Morocco | 35 | 36,910,560 | Northern Africa |
| 12 | Angola | 15 | 32,866,272 | Middle Africa |
| 13 | Mozambique | 10 | 31,255,435 | Eastern Africa |
| 14 | Ghana | 60 | 31,072,940 | Western Africa |
| 15 | Madagascar | 08 | 27,691,018 | Eastern Africa |
| 16 | Cameroon | 15 | 26,545,863 | Middle Africa |
| 17 | Côte d’Ivoire | 15 | 26,378,274 | Western Africa |
| 18 | Niger | 07 | 24,206,644 | Western Africa |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 10 | 20,903,273 | Western Africa |
| 20 | Mali | 10 | 20,250,833 | Western Africa |
| 21 | Malawi | 15 | 19,129,952 | Eastern Africa |
| 22 | Zambia | 40 | 18,383,955 | Eastern Africa |
| 23 | Senegal | 20 | 16,743,927 | Western Africa |
| 24 | Chad | 06 | 16,425,864 | Middle Africa |
| 25 | Somalia | 15 | 15,893,222 | Eastern Africa |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 15 | 14,862,924 | Eastern Africa |
| 27 | Guinea | 06 | 13,132,795 | Western Africa |
| 28 | Rwanda | 20 | 12,952,218 | Eastern Africa |
| 29 | Benin | 20 | 12,123,200 | Western Africa |
| 30 | Burundi | 15 | 11,890,784 | Eastern Africa |
| 31 | Tunisia | 40 | 11,818,619 | Northern Africa |
| 32 | South Sudan | 05 | 11,193,725 | Eastern Africa |
| 33 | Togo | 04 | 8,278,724 | Western Africa |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 07 | 7,976,983 | Western Africa |
| 35 | Libya | 20 | 6,871,292 | Northern Africa |
| 36 | Congo | 25 | 5,518,087 | Middle Africa |
| 37 | Liberia | 05 | 5,057,681 | Western Africa |
| 38 | Central African Republic | 02 | 4,829,767 | Middle Africa |
| 39 | Mauritania | 05 | 4,649,658 | Western Africa |
| 40 | Eritrea | 05 | 3,546,421 | Eastern Africa |
| 41 | Namibia | 04 | 2,540,905 | Southern Africa |
| 42 | Gambia | 03 | 2,416,668 | Western Africa |
| 43 | Botswana | 12 | 2,351,627 | Southern Africa |
| 44 | Gabon | 12 | 2,225,734 | Middle Africa |
| 45 | Lesotho | 02 | 2,142,249 | Southern Africa |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 01 | 1,968,001 | Western Africa |
| 47 | Equatorial Guinea | 01 | 1,402,985 | Middle Africa |
| 48 | Mauritius | 10 | 1,271,768 | Eastern Africa |
| 49 | Eswatini | 05 | 1,160,164 | Southern Africa |
| 50 | Djibouti | 01 | 988,000 | Eastern Africa |
| 51 | Comoros | 01 | 869,601 | Eastern Africa |
| 52 | Cabo Verde | 08 | 555,987 | Western Africa |
| 53 | Sao Tome & Principe | 02 | 219,159 | Middle Africa |
| 54 | Seychelles | 03 | 98,347 | Eastern Africa |
Top Universities of the Africa in the 2022.