These three Spanish universities are among the best in the world

classification is led by the University of Oxford And the top 10 is completed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Princeton University, Cambridge University, Stanford University, California Institute of Technology, University of California, Imperial College London and Yale University.

In the 21st edition of the classification 2,092 universities are visible (up from 1,907 last year) from 115 countries and territories. This represents a 9.7% year-on-year increase in the number of universities ranked, the largest increase in the last five years, and compared to a 6% increase the previous year.

Europe’s position in the global higher education sector is declining as the continent’s universities are overtaken by those in Asia, new data shows.

currently, 91 of the world’s top 200 universities are located in EuropeThere was a decrease of eight universities from 99 in 2019, and many of them are still in decline in the top 200, a trend that is particularly visible in Western Europe.

Notably, eight of the twelve top-ranked Dutch universities have fallen in the rankings this year, including Delft University of Technology, which has fallen from the top 50, from 48th to 56th. Meanwhile, the rankings of 19 of the 50 top-ranked French universities have fallen and ten institutions have achieved their worst historical rankings.

Germany has the best European institutions

In Germany and Switzerland, the picture is more mixed: the main institutions in these countries achieve good results, but others fall down the table. so, Germany is getting closer to the world’s top 25The Technical University of Munich moved up four places to 26th, the highest position ever achieved by a German institution in the ranking. However, several universities have dropped out of the top five in Germany.

And, in Switzerland, while the prestigious ETH Zurich and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have retained their high positions, five of the twelve ranked Swiss universities have fallen this year.

While Asian countries are improving, Europe is continuously declining. Mainland China is moving closer to ranking among the world’s top ten, while top universities in Japan and South Korea are also making progress.

Asia, the most represented continent in the ranking

Europe used to be the most represented continent in the ranking. However, for the second year in a row, the most represented continent is Asia. Over the past five years, Asia has been the continent that has added the most new entrants to the ranking. Of the 211 universities that have featured in the ranking for the first time since the 2021 edition, And60% are from Asia, while 17% are from Europe,

However, reforms are also taking place in European universities. The highest-ranked Belgian university, KU Leuven, is now ranked 43rd, up from 45th, while second-ranked Ghent University has moved up three places to 112th.

belgium Of which ten ranked universities are Four have improved their statusThere has been a decrease in four compared to the previous year and no change in two. Four of its institutions feature in the top 200 in the ranking.

sweden It also maintains its place in the top 50, with Karolinska Institutet coming in at 49th, up one place from last year. The ranking includes five Swedish universities in the top 200.

this country has A total of thirteen universities were rankedOf which seven improved their position compared to the previous year and three declined. This represents an improvement rate of 31 percent, which is the highest improvement rate of any country in the ranking with at least ten institutions in the ranking.

denmark is already One of the 100 best universities in the countryThe country’s highest-ranked institution, the University of Copenhagen, ranked 97th, up six places from last year. It has two other universities in the top 200 in the ranking.