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Education Diplomacy & Alumni Networks

The capacity to form the world's future leaders and keep them: flagship scholarships, exchange programmes and the alumni machinery that turns a degree into a lifelong relationship.
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World mean
6.2
of 20 · median 5.0
Range
1–20
middle half 3.0–9.0
Panel SD
±0.35
round 1 ±1.37 — the honest estimate
Leader
20
United States

Indicators

The measures seeded for this capability in the framework. They are candidate indicators: no cell in the index has a source document attached to it yet.

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 4
Advanced 9
Established 21
Transitional 16
Foundational 41
Nascent 60
Inception 46

All 197 nations

Best first. The score is the mean of the four adjudicators' round-3 integers, rounded to the nearest integer; ±SD is their spread on that cell. Where the spread is three points or more, read the number as a band rather than a value.

#NationRegionScoreBandPanel SD
1 🇺🇸United States Americas 20 Frontier ±0.50
2 🇫🇷France Europe 18 Frontier ±0.00
3 🇩🇪Germany Europe 18 Frontier ±0.00
4 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 18 Frontier ±0.43
5 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 17 Advanced ±0.43
6 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 17 Advanced ±0.00
7 🇨🇦Canada Americas 16 Advanced ±0.50
8 🇨🇳China Asia Pacific 16 Advanced ±0.00
9 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 16 Advanced ±0.00
10 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.50
11 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.00
12 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 15 Advanced ±0.43
13 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 15 Advanced ±0.50
14 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 14 Established ±0.00
15 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 14 Established ±0.00
16 🇷🇺Russia Europe 14 Established ±0.43
17 🇪🇸Spain Europe 14 Established ±0.50
18 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 14 Established ±0.50
19 🇦🇹Austria Europe 13 Established ±0.00
20 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 13 Established ±0.71
21 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 13 Established ±1.30
22 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 13 Established ±0.43
23 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 13 Established ±0.50
24 🇮🇹Italy Europe 13 Established ±0.71
25 🇳🇴Norway Europe 13 Established ±0.43
26 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 13 Established ±0.83
27 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 12 Established ±0.50
28 🇫🇮Finland Europe 12 Established ±0.43
29 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 12 Established ±0.83
30 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 12 Established ±0.00
31 🇵🇱Poland Europe 12 Established ±0.00
32 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 12 Established ±0.43
33 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 12 Established ±0.50
34 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 12 Established ±0.00
35 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 11 Transitional ±0.43
36 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 11 Transitional ±0.43
37 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 11 Transitional ±0.43
38 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 11 Transitional ±0.71
39 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 10 Transitional ±1.41
40 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 10 Transitional ±0.43
41 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 10 Transitional ±0.43
42 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 10 Transitional ±0.71
43 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 10 Transitional ±0.00
44 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 10 Transitional ±0.00
45 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 9 Transitional ±0.43
46 🇨🇱Chile Americas 9 Transitional ±0.00
47 🇬🇷Greece Europe 9 Transitional ±0.50
48 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 9 Transitional ±0.87
49 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 9 Transitional ±0.50
50 🇷🇴Romania Europe 9 Transitional ±0.00
51 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 8 Foundational ±0.43
52 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 8 Foundational ±0.71
53 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 8 Foundational ±0.00
54 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±0.50
55 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 8 Foundational ±0.50
56 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 8 Foundational ±0.43
57 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±0.50
58 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 7 Foundational ±0.43
59 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 7 Foundational ±0.71
60 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 7 Foundational ±0.50
61 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±0.50
62 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 7 Foundational ±0.71
63 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 7 Foundational ±0.00
64 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 7 Foundational ±0.43
65 🇲🇹Malta Europe 7 Foundational ±0.87
66 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 7 Foundational ±0.43
67 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 7 Foundational ±0.50
68 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±0.43
69 🇵🇪Peru Americas 7 Foundational ±0.43
70 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 7 Foundational ±0.43
71 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 7 Foundational ±0.00
72 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 7 Foundational ±0.43
73 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 7 Foundational ±0.00
74 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 7 Foundational ±0.43
75 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±0.43
76 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 6 Foundational ±0.00
77 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 6 Foundational ±0.50
78 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±0.50
79 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 6 Foundational ±0.50
80 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 6 Foundational ±0.00
81 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 6 Foundational ±0.50
82 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 6 Foundational ±0.43
83 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 6 Foundational ±0.43
84 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 6 Foundational ±0.43
85 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 6 Foundational ±0.43
86 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 6 Foundational ±0.43
87 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 6 Foundational ±0.43
88 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 6 Foundational ±0.71
89 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 6 Foundational ±0.43
90 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 6 Foundational ±0.00
91 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±0.87
92 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 5 Nascent ±0.00
93 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 5 Nascent ±0.00
94 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±0.43
95 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 5 Nascent ±0.00
96 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±0.43
97 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 5 Nascent ±0.43
98 🇵🇦Panama Americas 5 Nascent ±0.43
99 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 5 Nascent ±0.50
100 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 5 Nascent ±0.43
101 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 5 Nascent ±0.00
102 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 5 Nascent ±0.43
103 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 5 Nascent ±0.43
104 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±0.50
105 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 5 Nascent ±0.50
106 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 5 Nascent ±0.50
107 🇦🇱Albania Europe 4 Nascent ±0.00
108 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 4 Nascent ±0.00
109 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 4 Nascent ±0.00
110 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 4 Nascent ±0.00
111 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 4 Nascent ±0.43
112 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.50
113 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 4 Nascent ±0.00
114 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 4 Nascent ±0.43
115 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 4 Nascent ±0.00
116 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 4 Nascent ±0.43
117 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.71
118 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 4 Nascent ±0.71
119 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 4 Nascent ±0.71
120 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.71
121 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 4 Nascent ±0.71
122 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 4 Nascent ±0.00
123 🇦🇴Angola Africa 3 Nascent ±0.00
124 🇧🇯Benin Africa 3 Nascent ±0.00
125 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.83
126 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 3 Nascent ±0.00
127 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 3 Nascent ±0.00
128 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 3 Nascent ±0.00
129 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 3 Nascent ±0.43
130 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 3 Nascent ±0.43
131 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 3 Nascent ±0.00
132 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 3 Nascent ±0.00
133 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.43
134 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 3 Nascent ±0.83
135 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 3 Nascent ±0.00
136 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 3 Nascent ±0.00
137 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.00
138 🇲🇱Mali Africa 3 Nascent ±0.43
139 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 3 Nascent ±0.50
140 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 3 Nascent ±0.50
141 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 3 Nascent ±0.43
142 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.50
143 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 3 Nascent ±0.00
144 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.43
145 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 3 Nascent ±0.00
146 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.00
147 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 3 Nascent ±0.43
148 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 3 Nascent ±0.43
149 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 3 Nascent ±0.43
150 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.50
151 🇹🇬Togo Africa 3 Nascent ±0.00
152 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 2 Inception ±0.00
153 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 2 Inception ±0.00
154 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 2 Inception ±0.43
155 🇧🇿Belize Americas 2 Inception ±0.00
156 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
157 🇨🇬Congo Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
158 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
159 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 2 Inception ±0.00
160 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
161 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
162 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
163 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
164 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
165 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
166 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
167 🇱🇾Libya Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
168 🇳🇪Niger Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
169 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.43
170 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 2 Inception ±0.71
171 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 2 Inception ±0.71
172 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
173 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 2 Inception ±0.50
174 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.43
175 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.43
176 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.43
177 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.50
178 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.43
179 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
180 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
181 🇹🇩Chad Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
182 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
183 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
184 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
185 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
186 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
187 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.71
188 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.71
189 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
190 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
191 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
192 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.71
193 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
194 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
195 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 1 Inception ±0.00
196 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
197 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43

Others in Culture, Language & Education Diplomacy

CapabilityWorld meanRangeLeader
Cultural & Language Institutes5.21–20France
Creative Industries & Cultural Export Reach6.21–20United States
Heritage & Cultural Institutions8.62–19France, Italy
Sports & Major Events7.51–20United States