Education & Knowledge
Explore universities around the world, the makeup of their student body and their global ranking. Visualise the data for individual countries and contintents or through a global lense.
Education has been in the news quite often in the past decade, mostly due to the constantly growing tuition costs for higher education and the resulting debt millions of individuals are struggling with every day. An insight into the world of universities, from the makeup of their student body, to their place in international rankings, offers a new data-based perspective on this and many other issues. When joined by socio-economic data related to the earlier stages of education and socialisation, such as access to the internet and government expenditure across different countries, we can utilise the data to fully understand the landscape of knowledge production and consumption in the world.
Data Usage
The data in this subject area can be used to research questions related to higher education as well as the economic forces involved in the education and social conditioning of individuals. It can unlock insights relevant to those who are:
- Analysing trends in university rankings and performance metrics to identify top-performing institutions and emerging trends in higher education;
- Understanding the relationship between access to education and socio-economic development, including disparities in educational attainment and opportunities;
- Assessing the impact of digital connectivity on learning outcomes, information access and educational equity.
Where to go next
The data on education intersects with subject fields related to social sciences, economy, population and demographic changes, as well as the technological revolution. When analysing the data, make sure to explore those relevant areas in order to form a better understanding of the problem you’re working on.
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Source
This subject is based on data from: The Center for World University Rankings, EveryPolitician, Harvard University Dataverse, Interpol, John Hopkins University, Shanghai University Ranking, SIPRI, Twitter, UNESCO, Wikipedia, YAHOO-FIN, YFINANCE, Auchan, Biocoop, Carrefour, Casino, Cora, E.Leclerc, Franprix, Grand-Frais, Intermarche, Lidl, U, Monoprix, MoMA, World Bank, Rijks, Tate, NASA, Reporters Without Borders
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