Statistics for Countries with Oldest Famous Centers of Learning

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Year	Modern Country	Centre of Learning	Founded in/by	% Correct
3	China	Taixue	Emperor Ping of Han, Chang’an	96%
970	Egypt	Al-Azhar	Cairo	96%
~300 BC	Egypt	Mouseion	Alexandria	96%
489	Iran	Jondishapur	Sassanid Empire, Persia	96%
1088	Italy	Bologna	Holy Roman Empire	96%
992	South Korea	Sungkyunkwan	Seoul	96%
425	Turkey	Pandidakterion	Constantinople	96%
200s	India	Nagarjunakonda	Ikshvaku Dynasty, Andhra Pradesh	92%
1096	UK	Oxford	Kingdom of England	92%
428 BC	Greece	The Academy	Plato	88%
335 BC	Greece	Peripatetic School	Aristotle	88%
~200s	India	Pushpagiri	Chola Dynasty, Andhra Pradesh	88%
1076	Vietnam	Quốc Tu Giám	Emperor Lý Thánh Tông, Hanoi	88%
5th century	India	Nalanda	kingdom of Magadha, Gupta Empire	85%
671	Japan	Daigakuryo	Emperor Tenji	85%
1065	Iraq	Al-Nizamiyyah	Nizam-al-Mulk, Persia	77%
800s	Japan	Ashikaga Gakko	Ashikaga, Tochigi	77%
1000s	India	Jagaddala	Pala King Ramapala, Varendra	62%
859	Morocco	Al-Karaouine	Fatima-al-Fihri, Fez	62%
682	North Korea	Gukhak	King Sinmun, Kaesong	58%
1004	Egypt	Dar Al-Hakmah	Fatimid Caliphate	54%
700s	India	Odantapura	Pala Emperor Gopala I	54%
372	(South?) Korea	Taehak	Goguryeo Kingdom	54%
5thC BC	Pakistan	Takshashila (Ancient Taxila)	Achaemenid Empire	46%
700s	Bangladesh	Somapura	Pala King Dharmapala, Naogaon	42%