Scatter chart showing the position of each nation by number of top engineering universities per capita. Hong Kong is number 1 with 4 universities and a per capita ratio of 56.58, followed by Singapore with 2 universities and an index of 41.35, Israel with 2 and an index of 27.45, Switzerland with 2 and an index of 26.33 and Sweden with 2 and an index of 21.52. Australia and is around the median index of 12.98 and the remaining 9 nations are below the median.

Hong Kong and Singapore show a per capita performance in line with their reputation for being the world hubs of information technology. Israel and Switzerland put on a fine act too, with indexes more than twice the median value of 12.98. Although the USA place 47 of their schools in the top 100 list, they are just average (red line) and little above the median index. The presence of Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, India and China in the top 100 list provides evidence of the growing role of Asian countries in the technology realm.

 

100 Top Universities per Capita
Engineering, Technology, Computer Sciences – 2010

Country

Number

Population

Per capita

Million(Nbr/Millionx100)
Australia321.5113.95
Belgium210.7018.70
Canada433.8911.80
China51,354.150.37
Denmark15.4818.24
France162.641.60
Germany182.061.22
Hong Kong47.0756.58
India21,214.460.16
Israel27.2927.45
Italy160.101.66
Japan5127.003.94
Netherlands216.6512.01
Singapore24.8441.35
South Korea348.506.19
Sweden29.2921.52
Switzerland27.5926.33
Taiwan423.0217.37
United Kingdom761.9011.31
United States47317.6414.80
Median2 12.98

 

Sources: see Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai and UN Population Division

 

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