World Impact Rankings 2020: Quality education
The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We use carefully calibrated indicators to provide comprehensive and balanced comparisons across three broad areas: research, outreach and stewardship.
This table on SDG 4 – quality education measures universities’ contribution to early years and lifelong learning, their pedagogy research and their commitment to inclusive education.
The list includes 676 universities from 82 countries.
View the Impact Rankings 2020 by SDG: quality education (SDG 4) methodology
The list is led by Denmark’s Aalborg University, while Lingnan University Hong Kong and Plekhanov Russian University of Economics complete the top three.
Japan is the most-represented nation in the table with 56 institutions, followed by Russia with 47 and Turkey with 35.
Explore Rating by Sustainable Development Goal
OVERALL
1
No poverty
2
Zero hunger
3
Good health and well-being
4
Quality education
5
Gender equality
6
Clean water and sanitation
7
Affordable and clean energy
8
Decent work and economic growth
9
Industry innovation and infrastructure
10
Reducing inequalities
11
Sustainable cities and communities
12
Responsible consumption and production
13
Climate action
14
Life below water
15
Life on land
16
Peace, justice and strong institutions
17
Partnerships for the goals
Rank | Name | Quality education  | Overall |
|---|