Often when you hear about the country United Kingdom, the first thing that goes into your mind is the Royal Family, the Westminster Abbey, the London Bridge and the Big Ben. This country is not just all about that, this also has a lot of prestigious schools and universities. In fact this is ranked as the number fourteen in the world to have the best educational system in the world and ranked twenty by having the best schools such as University of Cambridge, University of England and University of Oxford. The literacy rate of the people in United Kingdom is ninety nine percent. Education in United Kingdom is mandatory; it is from ages five to sixteen. There are also state universities that are famous are the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford. These state universities are also being run by grammar schools in the United Kingdom.

Some of the best universities are the University of Cambridge and the University of Aberdeen. The University of Cambridge is in Cambridge, England. This is also a historical structure; this is the second university in England next to the University of Oxford, which is also its rivalry when it comes to the best schools. This has been an institution since 1209 and now this university has thirty one colleges. The educational system of Cambridge focuses in sciences and humanities subjects. This university is also known for producing scientists and mathematicians, such as Charles Darwin, Isaac Newton, Jane Goodall, Stephen Hawking and many more. Well known and important discoveries in Science such as electron, electromagnetism, hydrogen and evolution are also made by alumni of this university. The electromagnetism was unified by James Clerk Maxwell, electron by J.J. Thomson, and evolution by Charles Darwin and so on.

One the other hand the University of Aberdeen, is known for being the center for research and teaching. This university is at the Old Aberdeen in Scotland. This is the fifth oldest institution in the United Kingdom, naming it as one of the ancient universities. This institution has numerous research centers and institutes such as the Center for Earl Modern Studies, Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies, Center for the Novel and the Aberdeen Center for the European Social Research and many more. Some its alumni that have a major contribution in the field of research and teaching are the philosopher Robert Adamson, the botanist C.H. Gimingham and the Nobel prize winners, George Paget Thomson, John James Richard Macleod and John Boyd Orr, these are from the fields of Physics, Physiology and Peace respectively.

These are just two of the best universities that are mentioned above. There are more than hundreds of best schools and universities in United Kingdom. Not only does this country have plenty to offer when it comes to its history, culture and tourism but also from its educational system.