Ranking Reveals World’s Top Countries for Higher Education
“The Universitas 21 Ranking was announced today (11 May 2012) at an event at Lund University in Sweden. Universitas 21, a leading global network of research universities, has developed the ranking as a benchmark for governments, education institutions and individuals. It aims to highlight the importance of creating a strong environment for higher education institutions to contribute to economic and cultural development, provide a high-quality experience for students and help institutions compete for overseas applicants.”
Overall ranking by score:
1 United States 100
2 Sweden 84
3 Canada 83
4 Finland 82
5 Denmark 81
6 Switzerland 80
7 Norway 78
8 Australia 78
9 Netherlands 77
10 United Kingdom 77
11 Singapore 75
12 Austria 74
13 Belgium 74
14 New Zealand 73
15 France 71
16 Ireland 70
17 Germany 69
17 Hong Kong 69
18 SAR 67
19 Israel 66
20 Japan 64
21 Taiwan 62
22 Korea 60
23 Portugal 60
24 Spain 60
25 Ukraine 59
25 Czech 59
26 Republic 58
27 Poland 56
28 Slovenia 56
29 Greece 55
30 Italy 54
31 Bulgaria 53
31 Russian 53
32 Federation 52
33 Romania 51
34 Hungary 51
35 Slovakia 51
36 Malaysia 50
37 Chile 49
38 Argentina 49
39 China 48
40 Brazil 47
41 Thailand 47
42 Iran 46
43 Mexico 45
44 Croatia 45
45 Turkey 44
46 South Africa 43
47 Indonesia 37
48 India 34
Stephen
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