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Country Profile
Japan
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The brand new, 2016 edition of the QS Higher
Education System Strength Rankings is
out now.
Japan is ranked:
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The brand new, 2016 edition of the QS Higher
Education System Strength Rankings is
out now.
Japan is ranked:
10th worldwide.
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But how do we rank the strength
of a country’s higher education
system?
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This looks at overall national system
strength, based on performance in
international rankings.
The country’s score is based on the number of its institutions which are ranked 700 or above in
the QS World University Rankings®, divided by the average position of
those universities.
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For system strength, Japan is ranked:
10th worldwide.
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Scores in this category are calculated based on the number of places
available at universities ranked
within the global top 500, divided by an
indicator of population size.
Japan is ranked:
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Scores in this category are calculated based on the number of places
available at universities ranked
within the global top 500, divided by an
indicator of population size.
Japan is ranked:
24th worldwide.
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3. Flagship
Institution
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This is a normalized score, based on the place
each nation’s top university occupies in the
QS World University Rankings®.
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The United Kingdom’s top university is the
University of Cambridge, which is
ranked in joint-3rd place worldwide.
For flagship institution, Japan is ranked:
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The United Kingdom’s top university is the
University of Cambridge, which is
ranked in joint-3rd place worldwide.
For flagship institution, Japan is ranked:
11th worldwide.
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The fourth and final indicator aims to assess the impact of national investment in higher
education, by comparing each nation’s financial
situation to its performance in the
international rankings.
Japan is ranked:
8th worldwide.
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Find out more about the world’s strongest higher
education systems.
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The QS Higher Education
System Strength Rankings 2016 are out now!