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Top 500 Universities, 2003 - 2023

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areppim chart and statistics of 500 top world universities by nation in absolute and percent values from 2003 to 2023.

Top 500 Universities by Region
2003 - 2023   
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 EuropeNorth America
(Canada+USA+Mexico)
China aloneChina
+ Hong Kong + Macau + Taiwan
2003Number214186919
Percent of total 50042.8%37.2%1.8%3.8%
2004

Number

209194816
Percent of total 50041.8%38.7%1.6%3.2%
2005Number207192818
Percent of total 50041.4%38.4%1.6%3.6%
2006Number207190919
Percent of total 50041.4%38.0%1.8%3.8%
2007Number2091891425
Percent of total 50041.2%37.0%2.7%4.9%
2008Number2111813030
Percent of total 50042.1%36.0%6.0%6.0%
2009Number2091753030
Percent of total 50041.8%34.9%6.0%6.0%
2010Number2051782234
Percent of total 50041.0%35.6%4.4%6.8%
2011Number2071742335
Percent of total 50041.2%34.6%4.6%7.0%
2012Number2031732842
Percent of total 50040.6%34.6%5.6%8.4%
2013Number2011732842
Percent of total 50040.2%34.6%5.6%8.4%
2014Number2061683244
Percent of total 50041.2%33.6%6.4%8.8%
2015Number2061673244
Percent of total 50041.2%33.4%6.4%8.8%
2016Number2051574154
Percent of total 50041.0%31.4%8.2%10.8%
2017Number1991554557
Percent of total 50039.8%31.0%9.0%11.4%
2018Number1961585162
Percent of total 50039.2%31.6%10.2%12.4%
2019Number1941565866
Percent of total 50038.8%31.2%11.6%13.2%
2020Number1861537181
Percent of total 50037.2%30.6%14.2%16.2%
2022Number1821617485
Percent of total 50036.4%32.2%14.8%17.0%
2022Number1861477183
Percent of total 50037.2%29.4%14.2%16.6%
2023Number1861477183
Percent of total 50037.2%29.4%14.2%16.6%
Average annual change rate-0.7%-1.2%10.9%7.7%

 

Top 500 Universities by Nation, 2003 - 2023
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Country 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr %
Argentina10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%
Australia132.6%142.8%142.8%163.2%173.3%153.0%173.4%173.4%204.0%193.8%193.8%193.8%204.0%234.6%234.6%234.6%234.6%234.6%244.8%244.8%244.8%
Austria40.8%51.0%61.2%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%61.2%61.2%51.0%40.8%61.2%61.2%71.4%71.4%61.2%61.2%
Belgium71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%
Brazil40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%51.0%61.2%61.2%61.2%71.4%61.2%61.2%61.2%61.2%61.2%61.2%61.2%61.2%61.2%61.2%61.2%61.2%
Canada244.8%234.6%234.6%224.4%224.3%214.2%224.4%234.6%224.4%224.4%234.6%214.2%204.0%193.8%193.8%183.6%183.6%193.8%204.0%193.8%193.8%
Chile10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%10.2%20.4%20.4%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%
China91.8%81.6%81.6%91.8%142.7%306.0%306.0%224.4%234.6%285.6%285.6%326.4%326.4%418.2%459.0%5110.2%5811.6%7114.2%7414.8%7114.2%7114.2%
China-Hong Kong51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%00.0%00.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%61.2%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%
China-Macau------------------------------------------------------------------------10.2%10.2%10.2%
China-Taiwan51.0%30.6%51.0%51.0%61.2%00.0%00.0%71.4%71.4%91.8%91.8%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%61.2%30.6%51.0%51.0%61.2%61.2%
Croatia00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%10.2%10.2%10.2%00.0%00.0%10.2%00.0%00.0%10.2%10.2%00.0%10.2%10.2%
Czech10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%20.4%20.4%
Denmark61.2%51.0%51.0%51.0%40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%
Egypt00.0%00.0%00.0%10.2%10.2%00.0%00.0%90.0%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%
Estonia00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%00.0%----
Finland61.2%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%61.2%51.0%61.2%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%61.2%51.0%51.0%40.8%51.0%30.6%40.8%51.0%51.0%
France224.4%224.4%214.2%214.2%234.5%234.6%234.6%224.4%214.2%204.0%204.0%214.2%224.4%224.4%204.0%193.8%214.2%173.4%173.4%163.2%163.2%
Germany428.4%438.6%408.0%408.0%418.0%408.0%408.0%397.8%397.7%377.4%387.6%397.8%397.8%387.6%377.4%367.2%306.0%306.0%285.6%316.2%316.2%
Greece20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%30.6%30.6%20.4%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%
Hungary20.4%30.6%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%----
Iceland00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%10.2%00.0%10.2%00.0%00.0%00.0%----
India30.6%30.6%30.6%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%00.0%10.2%10.2%10.2%
Iran00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%30.6%10.2%10.2%20.4%20.4%
Ireland30.6%30.6%30.6%30.6%30.6%30.6%30.6%30.6%30.6%30.6%30.6%30.6%30.6%30.6%30.6%40.8%30.6%30.6%40.8%30.6%30.6%
Israel61.2%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%61.2%71.4%71.4%71.4%61.2%71.4%61.2%61.2%51.0%61.2%61.2%61.2%61.2%61.2%61.2%61.2%
Italy224.4%234.6%234.6%234.6%203.9%224.4%214.2%224.4%224.4%204.0%193.8%214.2%204.0%193.8%163.2%153.0%163.2%173.4%193.8%173.4%173.4%
Japan367.2%367.2%346.8%326.4%336.5%316.2%316.2%255.0%244.8%214.2%204.0%193.8%183.6%163.2%173.4%163.2%142.8%142.8%122.4%132.6%132.6%
Korea, Rep. of81.6%81.6%81.6%91.8%81.6%81.6%91.8%102.0%112.2%102.0%112.2%102.0%122.4%112.2%122.4%102.0%112.2%112.2%00.0%112.2%112.2%
Luxembourg------------------------------------------------------------------------10.2%00.0%----
Malaysia00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%10.2%10.2%10.2%20.4%20.4%30.6%20.4%20.4%10.2%10.2%10.2%20.4%20.4%
Mexico10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%122.4%10.2%10.2%
Netherlands122.4%122.4%122.4%122.4%122.4%122.4%122.4%122.4%132.6%132.6%122.4%132.6%122.4%122.4%122.4%112.2%122.4%122.4%40.8%122.4%122.4%
New Zealand30.6%30.6%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%51.0%40.8%20.4%40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%30.6%40.8%40.8%
Norway30.6%40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%30.6%30.6%30.6%30.6%30.6%30.6%30.6%00.0%30.6%30.6%
Oman------------------------------------------------------------------------10.2%00.0%----
Pakistan------------------------------------------------------------------------20.4%00.0%----
Poland30.6%20.4%30.6%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%30.6%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%30.6%30.6%30.6%
Portugal10.2%10.2%10.2%00.0%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%30.6%40.8%30.6%30.6%51.0%51.0%40.8%40.8%30.6%00.0%40.8%40.8%
Qatar------------------------------------------------------------------------00.0%00.0%----
Romania------------------------------------------------------------------------20.4%00.0%----
Russia20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%30.6%30.6%40.8%40.8%30.6%40.8%20.4%20.4%
Saudi Arabia00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%10.2%20.4%20.4%30.6%40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%00.0%51.0%51.0%
Serbia00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%
Singapore20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%20.4%00.0%20.4%20.4%
Slovenia10.2%00.0%00.0%00.0%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%00.0%00.0%40.8%10.2%10.2%
South Africa40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%40.8%30.6%30.6%30.6%30.6%30.6%30.6%40.8%40.8%40.8%51.0%40.8%51.0%40.8%112.2%51.0%51.0%
Spain132.6%91.8%91.8%91.8%91.8%91.8%112.2%102.0%112.2%112.2%102.0%122.4%132.6%122.4%112.2%102.0%132.6%132.6%122.4%112.2%112.2%
Sweden102.0%102.0%112.2%112.2%112.2%112.2%112.2%112.2%112.2%112.2%112.2%112.2%112.2%112.2%112.2%112.2%112.2%112.2%112.2%102.0%102.0%
Switzerland81.6%81.6%81.6%81.6%81.6%81.6%81.6%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%71.4%81.6%81.6%81.6%81.6%81.6%71.4%71.4%71.4%
Thailand00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%10.2%00.0%10.2%10.2%10.2%00.0%----
Turkey20.4%00.0%20.4%00.0%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%20.4%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%10.2%
United Kingdom428.4%428.4%408.0%438.6%428.2%428.3%408.0%387.6%377.3%387.6%377.4%387.6%377.4%377.4%387.6%397.8%367.2%367.2%387.6%377.4%377.4%
United States16132.2%17033.9%16833.6%16733.4%16632.5%15931.6%15230.3%15430.8%15130.0%15030.0%14929.8%14629.2%14629.2%13727.4%13527.0%13927.8%13727.4%13326.6%12925.8%12725.4%12725.4%
Total500100.0%502100.3%500100.0%500100.0%510100.3%503100.3%501100.1%509100.0%504100.4%500100.0%500100.0%500100.0%500100.0%500100.0%500100.0%500100.0%500100.0%500100.0%500100.0%500100.0%500100.0%

 

Source: Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai