Subfield · Education
Top Countries in Education Research
Indonesia ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 115 ranked countries.
Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 100 fractional works in this field.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Country | Score | Top-10% rate | Works | Citations | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 100.0 | 12.1% | 266k | 304k | #2 |
| 2 | United States | 85.4 | 23.2% | 55k | 148k | #1 |
| 3 | China | 76.8 | 23.2% | 20k | 61k | #5 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 70.8 | 30.6% | 12k | 45k | #3 |
| 5 | Australia | 66.1 | 39.4% | 7.8k | 37k | #4 |
| 6 | Türkiye | 62.2 | 24.2% | 19k | 34k | #8 |
| 7 | Germany | 59.0 | 24.5% | 8.7k | 23k | #7 |
| 8 | Spain | 56.2 | 23.5% | 11k | 30k | #10 |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 53.7 | 50.2% | 1.6k | 13k | #11 |
| 10 | Malaysia | 51.5 | 17.7% | 12k | 23k | #14 |
| 11 | South Africa | 49.5 | 32.6% | 6k | 16k | #13 |
| 12 | India | 47.6 | 15.3% | 9.4k | 16k | #19 |
| 13 | Canada | 45.9 | 24.5% | 6.2k | 18k | #6 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 44.4 | 29.8% | 2.9k | 12k | #9 |
| 15 | ?? | 42.9 | 13.0% | 14k | 17k | #24 |
| 16 | Brazil | 41.6 | 5.8% | 54k | 35k | #12 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 40.3 | 29.8% | 2.6k | 10k | #25 |
| 18 | Norway | 39.1 | 32.8% | 2.5k | 8.9k | #17 |
| 19 | Italy | 37.9 | 18.5% | 4.2k | 10k | #21 |
| 20 | Sweden | 36.9 | 27.6% | 3.3k | 9.6k | #15 |
| 21 | Finland | 35.8 | 18.8% | 4.2k | 8.9k | #16 |
| 22 | Iran | 34.9 | 19.1% | 2.9k | 7.8k | #29 |
| 23 | Philippines | 33.9 | 17.0% | 7.1k | 10k | #35 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 33.0 | 36.3% | 1k | 5k | #41 |
| 25 | Portugal | 32.2 | 17.8% | 3.5k | 6.8k | #28 |
| 26 | Taiwan | 31.3 | 36.3% | 1.3k | 7.1k | #20 |
| 27 | Pakistan | 30.5 | 14.8% | 5k | 6.3k | #43 |
| 28 | Ecuador | 29.8 | 17.1% | 5.3k | 6.5k | #46 |
| 29 | Ireland | 29.0 | 35.2% | 1.2k | 5.4k | #27 |
| 30 | Thailand | 28.3 | 22.7% | 2.7k | 6k | #39 |
| 31 | Greece | 27.6 | 30.7% | 1.5k | 5.7k | #34 |
| 32 | Israel | 27.0 | 36.0% | 1.5k | 5.4k | #23 |
| 33 | Mexico | 26.3 | 12.0% | 7.7k | 7.6k | #37 |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 25.7 | 21.7% | 1.6k | 3.6k | #50 |
| 35 | South Korea | 25.1 | 27.1% | 1.6k | 5.4k | #30 |
| 36 | New Zealand | 24.5 | 32.2% | 1.3k | 4.9k | #18 |
| 37 | Switzerland | 23.9 | 24.6% | 1.6k | 5k | #31 |
| 38 | Chile | 23.3 | 22.0% | 3.8k | 7.3k | #40 |
| 39 | France | 22.8 | 11.0% | 4.1k | 4.5k | #26 |
| 40 | Nigeria | 22.3 | 11.2% | 5.8k | 5.7k | #45 |
| 41 | Vietnam | 21.7 | 24.0% | 1.9k | 4.8k | #49 |
| 42 | Russia | 21.2 | 8.4% | 9k | 7.2k | #38 |
| 43 | Singapore | 20.7 | 25.6% | 1.4k | 4.2k | #33 |
| 44 | Japan | 20.2 | 17.3% | 2.9k | 5.7k | #36 |
| 45 | Denmark | 19.8 | 15.3% | 2.3k | 4.3k | #32 |
| 46 | Belgium | 19.3 | 25.7% | 1.3k | 3.8k | #22 |
| 47 | Peru | 18.9 | 15.2% | 4.2k | 6k | #52 |
| 48 | Ghana | 18.4 | 27.6% | 1.3k | 3.6k | #51 |
| 49 | Austria | 18.0 | 24.4% | 1.2k | 3.1k | #42 |
| 50 | Ethiopia | 17.6 | 34.8% | 856 | 2.8k | #61 |
| 51 | Colombia | 17.1 | 14.2% | 4.6k | 5.9k | #48 |
| 52 | Qatar | 16.7 | 38.0% | 352 | 2k | #55 |
| 53 | Cyprus | 16.3 | 31.5% | 645 | 2.4k | #44 |
| 54 | Jordan | 15.9 | 19.5% | 1.2k | 2.8k | #53 |
| 55 | Poland | 15.5 | 8.1% | 5k | 3.6k | #47 |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 15.2 | 17.3% | 1.7k | 2.3k | #56 |
| 57 | Hungary | 14.8 | 21.2% | 1.3k | 2.8k | #54 |
| 58 | Ukraine | 14.4 | 8.5% | 6k | 5.2k | #58 |
| 59 | Egypt | 14.1 | 15.4% | 1.2k | 2.3k | #60 |
| 60 | Romania | 13.7 | 16.1% | 1.3k | 2.5k | #59 |
| 61 | Uzbekistan | 13.4 | 4.9% | 5.9k | 2k | #67 |
| 62 | Macau | 13.0 | 42.7% | 276 | 1.5k | #62 |
| 63 | Czechia | 12.7 | 13.0% | 1.6k | 2.1k | #57 |
| 64 | Tanzania | 12.4 | 18.6% | 1.1k | 1.8k | #68 |
| 65 | Oman | 12.0 | 27.2% | 456 | 1.3k | #64 |
| 66 | Iraq | 11.7 | 8.8% | 2.1k | 2.3k | #66 |
| 67 | Nepal | 11.4 | 16.8% | 1k | 1.8k | #70 |
| 68 | Slovenia | 11.1 | 20.3% | 568 | 986 | #65 |
| 69 | Morocco | 10.8 | 20.4% | 954 | 1.6k | #78 |
| 70 | Rwanda | 10.5 | 39.2% | 295 | 1.1k | #84 |
| 71 | Uganda | 10.2 | 21.7% | 654 | 1k | #81 |
| 72 | Argentina | 9.9 | 9.2% | 2.5k | 1.9k | #63 |
| 73 | Kenya | 9.6 | 11.4% | 1.5k | 1.5k | #76 |
| 74 | Lithuania | 9.3 | 12.3% | 693 | 987 | #77 |
| 75 | Serbia | 9.0 | 19.4% | 539 | 1.1k | #75 |
| 76 | Panama | 8.7 | 14.5% | 757 | 694 | #92 |
| 77 | Palestine | 8.5 | 19.8% | 313 | 630 | #80 |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 8.2 | 11.4% | 943 | 510 | #95 |
| 79 | Lebanon | 7.9 | 31.1% | 228 | 778 | #69 |
| 80 | Brunei | 7.6 | 27.1% | 257 | 688 | #83 |
| 81 | Croatia | 7.4 | 13.9% | 741 | 996 | #74 |
| 82 | Venezuela | 7.1 | 9.6% | 780 | 797 | #79 |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 6.9 | 18.2% | 428 | 724 | #82 |
| 84 | Slovakia | 6.6 | 14.2% | 781 | 1.1k | #73 |
| 85 | Estonia | 6.4 | 29.0% | 291 | 847 | #71 |
| 86 | Kuwait | 6.1 | 19.6% | 405 | 1k | #88 |
| 87 | Bahrain | 5.9 | 20.5% | 239 | 687 | #91 |
| 88 | Zimbabwe | 5.6 | 20.1% | 431 | 619 | #89 |
| 89 | Bulgaria | 5.4 | 10.3% | 484 | 464 | #85 |
| 90 | Latvia | 5.2 | 20.0% | 320 | 685 | #86 |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 4.9 | 10.4% | 819 | 685 | #87 |
| 92 | Cambodia | 4.7 | 21.2% | 273 | 397 | — |
| 93 | Albania | 4.5 | 23.3% | 208 | 446 | — |
| 94 | Sudan | 4.2 | 9.8% | 568 | 664 | #98 |
| 95 | Cuba | 4.0 | 5.6% | 715 | 464 | #96 |
| 96 | Afghanistan | 3.8 | 17.2% | 235 | 398 | — |
| 97 | Zambia | 3.6 | 15.8% | 243 | 299 | #94 |
| 98 | Algeria | 3.4 | 10.9% | 470 | 324 | — |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.2 | 15.1% | 249 | 391 | — |
| 100 | Bolivia | 2.9 | 11.4% | 426 | 324 | #100 |
countries ranked worldwide in Education (115). rank on the composite score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field.
How spread out this pool is
Every row above on one axis — one tick each, right is a higher score. A field where the top few are far clear of everyone and one that runs down evenly look identical as a table.
One bar per band of score, counting the rows on this page.