UK universities educate the most national leaders globally, analysis shows

Students at the University of Oxford, which was found to have educated the most heads of state of any UK university, with 36 since 1990. Photograph: Andy Hall/The Observer

Universities in the UK, many of which are in the grip of a financial crisis, “educate more national leaders than any other country in the world”, according to analysis.

Research by Jisc, the UK’s higher education digital, data and technology agency, found UK institutions had educated 50 world leaders who were in post in 2022, with the US in second place with 41, followed by the Russian Federation (14) and France (six).