The University of Barcelona is in the top 100 worldwide in Education, according to the new edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023. In this international ranking, Education UB is in position 68 worldwide and has obtained the first position among the Spanish universities.

This international ranking assesses the position of 1,595 institutions worldwide in disciplines linked to the knowledge fields of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences and Management, Life Sciences and Medicine, and Engineering and Technology. The University of Barcelona is listed among the top 100 universities worldwide in Life Sciences and Medicine (position 57), Natural Sciences (65), and Arts and Humanities (97).

Regarding the analyzed disciplines, the UB is one of the top 50 worldwide in Philosophy (46 worldwide), Medicine (46), Library and Information Sciences (47), and Archaeology (47). Apart from these, the University is also listed among the top 100 worldwide in Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Biological Sciences, Psychology, Environmental Sciences, Education, Modern Languages, Physics and Astronomy, Law, Chemical Engineering, Anatomy and Physiology, Anthropology, Marine and Earth Sciences, Geology, Geophysics, Hospitality and Leisure Management, Nursing, Social Politics and Management and Sports-related subjects.

In Spain, the UB is the top institution in 20 knowledge disciplines: Philosophy, Medicine, Archaeology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Psychology, Education, Chemical Engineering, Anatomy and Physiology, Anthropology, Marine and Earth Sciences, Geology, Geophysics, Nursing, Social Politics and Management, Sports-related subjects, Chemistry, English Language and Literature, and Materials Science.