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Top 500 Universities, 2003 - 2024

 Breakdown :   By region  |   By country


areppim chart and statistics of 500 top world universities by nation in absolute and percent values from 2003 to 2024.

The fear that Asian peoples will overtake the West and come to rule the world has been called the "yellow peril". If such a peril exists, it may well lie in the educational effort that Eastern nations are developing, particularly in the fields of science-technology-engineering and mathematics, and which have already enabled them to rise to world leadership in many industrial and technical fields.

China, for example, has risen from underdevelopment to become the world's second-largest economy in just four decades. To what extent this economic prowess is correlated with the brisk entry of Chinese universities into the top 500 club is difficult to tell. The fact remains that Chinese universities are seriously eroding the share traditionally held by Western institutions, particularly American ones, as the chart clearly shows.

A revealing figure is that of the number of engineers trained by the two countries' universities. In 2019, the USA trained almost 150,000 (according to the American Society for Engineering Education), while China produced almost 1.3 million (according to Statista).

Top 500 Universities by Region
2003 - 2024   
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YearEuropeNorth 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%
2024Number18413490102
Percent of total 50036.8%26.8%18.0%20.4%
Average annual change rate-0.7%-1.5%11.6%8.3%

 

Top 500 Universities by Nation, 2003 - 2024
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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 2024
Nbr % 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%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%255.0%
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%40.8%
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%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%40.8%
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%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%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%9018.0%
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%51.0%
China-Macau------------------------------------------------------------------------10.2%10.2%10.2%20.4%
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%51.0%
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%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%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%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%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%40.8%
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%183.6%
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%357.0%
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%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%----10.2%
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%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%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%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%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%183.6%
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%112.2%
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%122.4%
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%10.2%
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%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%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%30.6%
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%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%20.4%
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%30.6%
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%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%61.2%
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%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%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%40.8%
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%102.0%
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%91.8%
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%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%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%357.0%
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%11422.8%
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%500100.0%

 

Source: Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai