The Universitas 21 ranking showed some evidence of regional groupings within the overall higher education list. For example, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan are clustered together in the 18-22 rank range; Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Norway are concentrated in the top seven; and Latin America’s Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico are grouped together toward the bottom of the list.
“It would seem that while many countries feel they cannot hope to match the higher education system in the United States, they do want to match that of their neighbors,” reads the report.
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College rankings: Which countries have the best education systems?
A new higher education ranking focuses on evaluating quality by countries as a whole, rather than specific academic institutions. Here are some of the findings:
Regional competition may matter more than global
