Not surprisingly, Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria, has become ground central for MBA talent scouts seeking to recruit Africans to U.S. and European business schools. In the 2017 testing year, 1,267 Nigerians took the GMAT, roughly double that of the next African nation, South Africa
| Country | Mean GMAT 2017 | Total Tests | Mean GMAT 2016 | Mean GMAT 2015 | Mean GMAT 2014 | Mean GMAT 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 575575 | 88 | 485485 | 471471 | 470470 | 354354 |
| Madagascar | 558558 | 1010 | 474474 | 563563 | 478478 | 468468 |
| Tunisia | 532532 | 8282 | 505505 | 532532 | 503503 | 497497 |
| Morocco | 518518 | 374374 | 532532 | 522522 | 505505 | 505505 |
| Mauritius | 518518 | 4545 | 521521 | 554554 | 581581 | 557557 |
| South Africa | 505505 | 677677 | 515515 | 484484 | 486486 | 475475 |
| Swaziland | 503503 | 1212 | 513513 | NANA | 463463 | 446446 |
| Zimbabwe | 500500 | 186186 | 503503 | 480480 | 496496 | 488488 |
| Zambia | 496496 | 3131 | 473473 | 421421 | 425425 | 417417 |
| Algeria | 492492 | 3131 | 444444 | 452452 | 448448 | 471471 |
| Senegal | 480480 | 4444 | 439439 | 466466 | 439439 | 452452 |
| Tanzania | 477477 | 3535 | 452452 | 410410 | 356356 | 368368 |
| Sudan | 477477 | 2828 | 467467 | 438438 | 417417 | 435435 |
| Kenya | 467467 | 238238 | 463463 | 459459 | 429429 | 427427 |
| Egypt | 462462 | 529529 | 461461 | 444444 | 463463 | 463463 |
| Togo | 445445 | 2222 | 474474 | 443443 | 417417 | 428428 |
| Nigeria | 462462 | 1,2671267 | 434434 | 432432 | 425425 | 418418 |
| Benin | 454454 | 2727 | 483483 | 480480 | 398398 | 459459 |
| Rwanda | 451451 | 2424 | 411411 | 432432 | 402402 | 396396 |
| Botswana | 449449 | 2424 | 410410 | 459459 | 435435 | 444444 |
| Cameroon | 440440 | 218218 | 430430 | 407407 | 427427 | 445445 |
| Ethiopia | 437437 | 5454 | 432432 | 421421 | 400400 | 427427 |
| Ghana | 428428 | 336336 | 417417 | 416416 | 411411 | 419419 |
| Mozambique | 427427 | 1313 | 406406 | 402402 | 371371 | 369369 |
| Uganda | 426426 | 7373 | 434434 | 430430 | 421421 | 407407 |
| Nigeria | 424424 | 77 | NANA | 409409 | 505505 | 408408 |
| Angola | 433433 | 1919 | 401401 | 358358 | 348348 | 370370 |
| Republic of Congo | 421421 | 1010 | 487487 | 369369 | 314314 | 312312 |
| Mali | 420420 | 66 | 488488 | 340340 | 424424 | 433433 |
| Burundi | 418418 | 66 | NANA | 430430 | 426426 | 412412 |
| Gabon | 417417 | 77 | 398398 | 458458 | 390390 | 468468 |
| Congo | 415415 | 1616 | 353353 | 324324 | 410410 | 397397 |
| Guinea | 413413 | 1010 | 446446 | 457457 | 457457 | 382382 |
| Namibia | 395395 | 1313 | 309309 | 375375 | 393393 | 347347 |
| Lesotho | 390390 | 66 | NANA | 428428 | NANA | 490490 |
| Gambia | 375375 | 1515 | 473473 | 416416 | 380380 | 464464 |
| Malawi | 374374 | 1111 | 456456 | 422422 | 409409 | 399399 |
| Burkina Faso | 371371 | 1717 | 392392 | 388388 | 373373 | 406406 |
| Somalia | 367367 | 66 | 464464 | 370370 | 388388 | 398398 |
| Sierra Leone | 363363 | 66 | 314314 | 405405 | 317317 | 341341 |
| Liberia | 288288 | 1717 | 264264 | 349349 | 332332 | 314314 |
| Total Africa | 469469 | 54.727 | 458458 | 451451 | 445445 | 442442 |
