Africa's Research Concentration Gap — Top 20 Universities by EduRank (Chart 1A)
Bubble size = country population · Y-axis = global rank (lower = better) · EduRank 2025 · Section 1: Research Output Benchmarks
South Africa (60M people, ~4% of Africa) dominates the top 10. Eight of the continent's top 20 research universities are South African. Nigeria (220M people, ~16% of Africa) has no institution in the top 900 globally.
Sources: EduRank 2025 (global research output ranking); World Bank population data 2024. Bubble area proportional to country population. Global rank on Y-axis — lower number = stronger global research position. Top 20 African institutions shown.
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