league table

English

Noun

league table (plural league tables)

  1. (sports) A tabular display of the teams in some league in order of win percentage or points awarded, often also including number of matches played, won, lost, and drawn, goal difference, etc.
  2. (chiefly Britain) Such a listing of hospitals, schools and other institutions showing their ranking according to various indicators of performance.
    • 2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30:
      Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. […] There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school uniforms. […]

Synonyms
  • (sports ranking) points table
  • (sports ranking) standings (North America)
  • (sports ranking) ladder (Australia)

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