Best Universities for Early Childhood Education in Asia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Early Childhood Education. A graph of 51.1K citations received by 7.5K academic papers made by 62 universities in Asia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in China

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

2. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in China

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

3. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Singapore

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

4. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Israel

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

5. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Early Childhood Education

#3 in China

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

6. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Early Childhood Education

#4 in China

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

7. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in Israel

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

8. University of Haifa

For Early Childhood Education

#3 in Israel

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

9. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Turkey

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 14,928
Founded: 1956

10. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Early Childhood Education

#4 in Israel

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

11. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Early Childhood Education

#5 in China

#275 in the World

Founded: 1963

12. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in Turkey

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 4,678
Founded: 1982

13. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Early Childhood Education

#5 in Israel

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

14. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Early Childhood Education

#3 in Turkey

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

15. Indonesia University of Education

Indonesia | Bandung

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Indonesia

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

16. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Early Childhood Education

#323 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

17. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Early Childhood Education

#6 in China

#324 in the World

Founded: 1937

18. University of Macau

For Early Childhood Education

#7 in China

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

19. National Taiwan Normal University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Taiwan

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 14,080
Founded: 1922

20. Hashemite University

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Jordan

#366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

21. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Early Childhood Education

#8 in China

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

22. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Early Childhood Education

#4 in Turkey

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

23. Ewha Womans University

South Korea | Seoul

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in South Korea

#410 in the World

Enrollment: 22,268
Founded: 1886

24. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in South Korea

#414 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

25. Central China Normal University

For Early Childhood Education

#9 in China

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1903

26. United Arab Emirates University

United Arab Emirates | Al Ain

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in the United Arab Emirates

#431 in the World

Founded: 1976

27. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Early Childhood Education

#5 in Turkey

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

28. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Early Childhood Education

#6 in Turkey

#443 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

29. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Japan

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

30. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Early Childhood Education

#7 in Turkey

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

31. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in Indonesia

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

32. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Early Childhood Education

#8 in Turkey

#511 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

33. University of Jordan

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in Jordan

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

34. State Islamic University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Early Childhood Education

#3 in Indonesia

#515 in the World

Founded: 2004

35. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Early Childhood Education

#9 in Turkey

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,655
Founded: 1982

36. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Early Childhood Education

#10 in Turkey

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,086
Founded: 1957

37. State University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Early Childhood Education

#4 in Indonesia

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

38. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Early Childhood Education

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

39. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

40. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Early Childhood Education

#10 in China

#588 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

41. Usak University

For Early Childhood Education

#11 in Turkey

#597 in the World

Founded: 2006

42. Singapore University of Social Sciences

Singapore | Singapore City

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in Singapore

#604 in the World

Founded: 2005

43. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Early Childhood Education

#609 in the World

Founded: 1969

44. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Early Childhood Education

#3 in South Korea

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

45. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Early Childhood Education

#630 in the World

Founded: 1983

46. Hangzhou Normal University

China | Hangzhou

For Early Childhood Education

#11 in China

#632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1978

47. Sultan Qaboos University

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Oman

#646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1986

48. State University of Padang

Indonesia | Padang

For Early Childhood Education

#5 in Indonesia

#652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

49. Zhejiang Normal University

For Early Childhood Education

#12 in China

#666 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

50. State University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Early Childhood Education

#6 in Indonesia

#670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

51. University of Brunei Darussalam

Brunei | Gadong

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Brunei

#675 in the World

52. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Early Childhood Education

#12 in Turkey

#678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

53. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Early Childhood Education

#13 in Turkey

#682 in the World

Founded: 1992

54. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Early Childhood Education

#14 in Turkey

#685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

55. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Early Childhood Education

#15 in Turkey

#700 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

56. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Early Childhood Education

#16 in Turkey

#708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 1,153
Founded: 1975

57. Shaanxi Normal University

For Early Childhood Education

#13 in China

#710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1944

58. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Early Childhood Education

#17 in Turkey

#712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 9,817
Founded: 1975

59. Mus Alparslan University

For Early Childhood Education

#18 in Turkey

#731 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

60. State University of Semarang

Indonesia | Semarang

For Early Childhood Education

#7 in Indonesia

#736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

61. Chiba University

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in Japan

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

62. Ahmad Dahlan University

Indonesia | Yogyakarta

For Early Childhood Education

#8 in Indonesia

#756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1994

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Asia

Anthropology1524

Archaeology2496

Broadcast Journalism283

Classics and Ancient History824

Communications and Public Relations1139

Criminology and Criminal Justice186

Education Majors1590

Forensic Science320

Gender Studies464

Human Rights Law152

Intellectual Property and Patent Law346

International Law227

International Relations and Diplomacy261

Journalism and Digital Media491

Law Enforcement180

Library and Information science925

Linguistics2456

Media Studies215

Military science211

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution205

Occupational Safety and Health243

Political Economy231

Political Science2655

Public Policy / Administration409

Radio and Television broadcasting341

Special Education149

Sports / Exercise science273

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies1518

Urban and Regional planning381