19 Arab universities have reserved their seats among the best universities in the world, according to the Shanghai University Ranking, and the classification is based on factors, including the level of scientific research.
Saudi Arabia
Shanghai Ranking 2022: King Abdulaziz University is the first in the Arab world / 101 globally
Universities: 65
Students (in 2023): 1,982,722
Graduates (in 2021): 80,000
Specialties: about 250
Government spending (2023): $50 billion (education and higher education)
The percentage of unemployed graduates (2022): 14.5%
Cairo University is fourth in the Arab world and 301 globally according to the Shanghai classification (Getty Images)
Egypt
Shanghai Ranking 2022: Cairo University fourth in the Arab world / 301 globally
Universities: 66
Students (2023): 3,500,000
Alumni (2020): 644 thousand
Specialties: more than 250
Government spending (2023): $2.9 billion
The percentage of unemployed graduates (2022): 48.8%
Qatar University is eighth in the Arab world and 501 globally according to the Shanghai classification (Getty Images)
Qatar
Shanghai Ranking 2022: Qatar University is eighth in the Arab world/501 globally
Universities: 34 university institutions
Students (2021): more than 39,000
Graduates (2021): 7837
Specialties: 389
Government spending (2023): $4.97 billion
American University of Beirut (Al-Jazeera)
Lebanon
Shanghai Ranking 2022: The American University of Beirut 12 in the Arab world / 701 globally
Universities: 48
Students (2021): 206 thousand
Graduates: about 35,000 annually
Specialties: about 365
Government spending (2021): $1.238 billion
The percentage of unemployed graduates (2022): 35%
University of Jordan in Amman (communication sites)
Jordan
Shanghai Ranking 2022: The University of Jordan is 13 Arab/701 globally
Universities: 37
Students (2021): 344,796
Graduates (2021): including 7,247
Specialties: 241
Government spending (2023): $141 million
The percentage of unemployed graduates (2022): 26.2%
Khalifa University (networking sites)
UAE
Shanghai Ranking 2022: Khalifa University 15 Arab / 801 globally
Universities: 61 institutions of higher education
Students (2021): 48,232
Graduates (2020): 11,497 graduates
– Majors: more than 44 (UAE University)
Government spending (2023): $2.66 billion (education and higher education)
The percentage of unemployed graduates (2020): 52.9%
Sultan Qaboos University in the Omani capital, Muscat (Getty Images)
Sultanate of Oman
Shanghai Ranking 2022: Sultan Qaboos University 17 Arab / 801 globally
Universities: 18
Students (2021): 109 thousand and 61
Graduates (2021): 15,257
Specialties: 350
Government spending (2022): $122 million
The percentage of unemployed graduates (2021): 27.2%
the two seas
Shanghai Ranking 2022: University of Applied Sciences 22 Arab / 591 globally
Universities: 21
Students (2020): more than 28 thousand
Graduates (2021): more than 8,000
Specialties: 100
Government spending (2022): $103 million
The percentage of unemployed graduates (2020): 55%
Kuwait University (Kuwaiti Press)
Kuwait
– QS University Rankings- 2023: The American University of the Middle East is 30 Arab / 702 globally
Universities: 25
Students (2021): 10 thousand and 83
Graduates (2021): 50 thousand
Specialties: more than 94
Government spending (2023): $2.097 billion
The percentage of unemployed graduates (2022): 50%
Iraq
QS Ranking 2023: University of Baghdad 47 Arabs / 944 globally
Universities: 80
Students (2021): 850 thousand
Graduates: 170,000 annually
Specialties: 290
Government spending (2021): $1,600 million
The percentage of unemployed graduates (2022): 20%
Damascus University (communication sites)
Syrian Arab Republic
Webometrics Ranking 2023: Damascus University 3511 globally
Universities: 14
Students (2022): 350 thousand
Graduates: 50,000 annually
Specialties: more than 100
Government spending (2022): $28 million
The percentage of unemployed graduates (2022): 70%
An-Najah National University in Nablus (the island)
Palestine
Webometrics 2023 Ranking: An-Najah University 1821 globally
Universities: 50 higher education institutions
Students (2020): 41,137 in Palestinian universities/43,454 in Israeli universities
Graduates (2020): 41,137
Specialties: more than 119
Government spending (2022): $200 million
The percentage of unemployed graduates (2022): 48%
To whom
QS Ranking 2023: University of Science and Technology 170 Arabs
Universities: 34
Students (2020): 846,132
Number of graduates (2020): 135,222
Specialties: more than 40
Government spending (previous budgets): $263 million
The percentage of unemployed graduates (2022): 54%
University of Khartoum (Al Jazeera)
Sudan
QS Ranking 2023: University of Khartoum, 80th in the Arab world
Universities: 88
Students (2022): 557 thousand and 719
Graduates (2020): 80,000 annually
Specialties: more than 100
Government spending (2022): $63 million
The percentage of unemployed graduates (2022): 39.5%
Djibouti
Universities: 3 universities
Students (2022): 1100
Specialties: 35
Government spending (2023): $24 million
The percentage of unemployed graduates (2022): 56.1%
Comoros
Universities: one
Students (2022): 13,931
Specialties: 23
Government spending (2022): $4 million
The percentage of unemployed graduates (2021): 41.6%
Sidi Bel Abbes University (communication sites)
Algeria
Shanghai Ranking 2022: University of Sidi Bel Abbes 201 globally
Universities: 111
Students (2022): 1,750,000
Graduates: 400,000 annually
Specialties: more than 250
Government spending (2022): $4.162 billion
– نسبة الخريجين العاطلين عن العمل (2022): 23.7%
جامعة ابن طفيل (مواقع التواصل)
المغرب
– تصنيف كيو إس 2023: جامعة الرباط الدولية المركز 100عربيا
– الجامعات: 30
– الطلبة (2022): مليون و130 ألفا و182
– الخريجون (2021): 49 ألفا و822
– التخصصات: أكثر من 200
– الإنفاق الحكومي (2022): 1.12 مليار دولار أميركي
– نسبة الخريجين العاطلين عن العمل (2022): 16%
جامعة نواكشوط (الفرنسية)
موريتانيا
– تصنيف المجلس العالي للبحث العلمي في إسبانيا 2022: جامعة نواكشوط 13837 عالميا
– الجامعات: 4
– الطلبة (2020): 22 ألفا و469
– الخريجين: 1500 سنويا
– التخصصات: أكثر من 31
– الإنفاق الحكومي (2023): 467 مليون دولار أميركي
– نسبة الخريجين العاطلين عن العمل (2021): 5.04%
جامعة سوسة (الفرنسية)
تونس
– تصنيف كيو إس 2023: جامعة تونس المنار 46 عربيا/945 عالميا
– الجامعات: 518 جامعة ومؤسسة
– الطلبة (2021): 270 ألفا و430
– الخريجون (2021): 50 ألفا و119
– التخصصات: 260
Government spending (2023): $716 million
The percentage of unemployed graduates (2022): 30.1%
University of Benghazi (French)
Libya
QS Ranking 2023: University of Benghazi 170 Arabs
Universities: 31
Students (2022): 350 thousand
Graduates (2020): 50,643
Specialties: more than 125
Government spending (2022): $58 million
The percentage of unemployed graduates (2022): 39.3%
Somalia
Universities: 97
Students (2020): 94,511
Graduates (2021): 20 thousand
Specialties: more than 50
Government spending (2022): $34 million (education and higher education)
The percentage of unemployed graduates (2022): 22.2%