# List of heads of government by higher education

| Name | Title | University | Location | Degree/Program |
| Edi Rama | Prime Minister of Albania | University of Arts | Albania | |
| Aymen Benabderrahmane | Prime Minister of Algeria | National School of Administration | Algeria | |
| Xavier Espot Zamora | Prime Minister of Andorra | ESADEUniversity Ramon Llull | Spain | Master of LawsHumanities |
| João Lourenço | President of Angola | Industrial Institute of Luanda Lenin Military-Political Academy | Angola Soviet Union | |
| Gaston Browne | Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda | City Banking College University of Manchester | United Kingdom | MBA |
| Alberto Fernández | President of Argentina | University of Buenos Aires | Argentina | Law |
| Nikol Pashinyan | Prime Minister of Armenia | Yerevan State University | Armenia | Journalism(expelled before graduating) |
| Anthony Albanese | Prime Minister of Australia | University of Sydney | Australia | Degree in Economics |
| Karl Nehammer | Chancellor of Austria | University for Continuing Education Krems | Austria | Master's degree in Public relations |
| Ali Asadov | Prime Minister of Azerbaijan | Plekhanov Russian University of Economics | Soviet Union | |
| Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa | Prime Minister of Bahrain | American UniversityQueens' College, Cambridge | United States United Kingdom | Bachelor of Arts in Political science Master of Philosophy |
| Sheikh Hasina | Prime Minister of Bangladesh | Eden Mohila CollegeUniversity of Dhaka | Bangladesh | |
| Mia Mottley | Prime Minister of Barbados | Queen's CollegeLondon School of EconomicsUniversity of London | Barbados United Kingdom | Law |
| Roman Golovchenko | Prime Minister of Belarus | Moscow State Institute of International RelationsAcademy of Public Administration | Russia Belarus | |
| Alexander De Croo | Prime Minister of Belgium | Vrije Universiteit BrusselNorthwestern University | Belgium United States | |
| Johnny Briceño | List of prime ministers of Belize | St. John's CollegeUniversity of Texas at Austin | Belize United States | Bachelor's degree in Business administration |
| Patrice Talon | President of Benin | University of Dakar | Senegal | Bachelor's degree in Science |
| Lotay Tshering | Prime Minister of Bhutan | Mymensingh Medical CollegeBangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical UniversityUniversity of Canberra | Bhutan Bangladesh Australia | MBBSMBA |
| Luis Arce | President of Bolivia | Higher University of San AndrésUniversity of Warwick | Bolivia United Kingdom | Bachelor of EconomicsMaster of Economics |
| Zoran Tegeltija | Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina | University of Sarajevo | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Mokgweetsi Masisi | President of Botswana | University of BotswanaFlorida State University | Botswana United States | Master's degree in Social science education |
| Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | President of Brazil | National Service for Industrial Training | Brazil | Lathe operation |
| Hassanal Bolkiah | Sultan of Brunei | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst | United Kingdom | |
| Kiril Petkov | Prime Minister of Bulgaria | University of British ColumbiaHarvard University | Canada United States | Bachelor of CommerceMBA |
| Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni | Prime Minister of Burundi | University of Burundi | Burundi | |
| Joseph Ngute | Prime Minister of Cameroon | University of YaoundéQueen Mary University of LondonUniversity of Warwick | Cameroon United Kingdom United Kingdom | LawMaster of LawsDoctor of Law |
| Justin Trudeau | Prime Minister of Canada | McGill UniversityUniversity of British Columbia | Canada Canada | Bachelor of Arts in Literature Bachelor of Education |
| Ulisses Correia e Silva | Prime Minister of Cabo Verde | Technical University of Lisbon | Portugal | |
| Albert Pahimi Padacké | Prime Minister of Chad | University of N'Djamena | Chad | Master of Laws |
| Gabriel Boric | President of Chile | University of Chile | Chile | Law (didn't finish degree) |
| Xi Jinping | General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party President of China | Tsinghua University | China | Chemical engineering |
| Li Keqiang | Premier of China | Peking University | China | Bachelor of LawsPhD in Economics |
| Iván Duque | President of Colombia | Sergio Arboleda UniversityAmerican UniversityGeorgetown University | Colombia United States United States | LawMaster of LawsMaster's degree in Public policy |
| Anatole Collinet Makosso | Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo | Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University | France | Doctor of Law |
| Rodrigo Chaves Robles | President of Costa Rica | Ohio State University | United States | Bachelor of ScienceMaster of ArtsPhD in economics |
| Andrej Plenković | Prime Minister of Croatia | University of Zagreb | Croatia | |
| Miguel Díaz-Canel | First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba President of Cuba | University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas | Cuba | |
| Nicos Anastasiades | President of Cyprus | National and Kapodistrian University of AthensUniversity College London | Greece United Kingdom | LawShipping law |
| Petr Fiala | Prime Minister of the Czech Republic | Masaryk University | Czech Republic | Czech language |
| Mette Frederiksen | Prime Minister of Denmark | Aalborg UniversityUniversity of Copenhagen | Denmark Denmark | Bachelor's degree in Social science Master's degree in African Studies |
| Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed | Prime Minister of Djibouti | University of Limoges | France | Technical sciences |
| Roosevelt Skerrit | Prime Minister of Dominica | New Mexico State University at Las CrucesUniversity of Mississippi | United States United States | |
| Luis Abinader | President of the Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo Institute of TechnologyHult International Business SchoolHarvard UniversityDartmouth College | Dominican Republic United States United States United States | EconomicsCorporate financeAdvanced Management |
| Guillermo Lasso | President of Ecuador | Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador | Ecuador | Economics (didn't finish degree) |
| Mostafa Madbouly | Prime Minister of Egypt | Cairo University | Egypt | Master's degree in engineeringPhD in engineering |
| Nayib Bukele | President of El Salvador | Central American University | El Salvador | Law (didn't finish degree) |
| Isaias Afwerki | President of Eritrea | Addis Ababa University | Ethiopia | |
| Kaja Kallas | Prime Minister of Estonia | University of TartuEstonian Business School | Estonia Estonia | Bachelor's degree in lawEMBA |
| Cleopas Dlamini | Prime Minister of Eswatini | University of Eswatini | Eswatini | |
| Abiy Ahmed | Prime Minister of Ethiopia | Microlink Information Technology College University of Greenwich Ashland UniversityAddis Ababa University | Ethiopia United Kingdom United States Ethiopia | Bachelor's degree in Computer engineering Master of Arts in Transformational leadership MBAPhD |
| Frank Bainimarama | Prime Minister of Fiji | Asian Institute of TechnologyDalhousie University | Thailand Canada | |
| Sanna Marin | Prime Minister of Finland | University of Tampere | Finland | Bachelor's degree in Administrative ScienceMaster's degree in Administrative Science |
| Rose Christiane Raponda | Prime Minister of Gabon | Gabonese Institute of Economy and Finance | Gabon | Economics and Public finance |
| Irakli Garibashvili | Prime Minister of Georgia | Tbilisi State UniversityPantheon-Sorbonne University | Georgia France | Master of International Relations |
| Olaf Scholz | Chancellor of Germany | University of Hamburg | Germany | |
| Nana Akufo-Addo | President of Ghana | New College, Oxford University of Ghana | United Kingdom Ghana | Bachelor of Science in Economics |
| Kyriakos Mitsotakis | Prime Minister of Greece | Harvard UniversityStanford UniversityHarvard Business School | United States United States United States | Bachelor's degree in Social StudiesFord Dorsey Master's in International PolicyMBA |
| Dickon Mitchell | Prime Minister of Grenada | University of the West Indies at Cave HillUniversity of the West Indies, St Augustine | Barbados Trinidad and Tobago | Bachelor of Laws |
| Mohamed Béavogui | Prime Minister of Guinea | Gamal Abdel Nasser University of ConakryPeter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic UniversityHarvard University | Guinea Soviet Union United States | Master's degree in Engineering Executive management |
| Nuno Gomes Nabiam | Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau | Higher Institute of Civil Aviation Engineering | Ukraine | |
| Mark Phillips | Prime Minister of Guyana | University of GuyanaPontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra | Guyana Dominican Republic | Bachelor's degree in Social science and Public Management Master of Science in Public Sector Management |
| Ariel Henry | Prime Minister of Haiti | University of MontpellierLoma Linda University | France United States | Doctorate of Medicine in Neurophysiology and Neuropathology Master of public health |
| Viktor Orbán | Prime Minister of Hungary | Eötvös Loránd UniversityPembroke College, Oxford | Hungary United Kingdom | Juris Doctor |
| Katrín Jakobsdóttir | Prime Minister of Iceland | University of Iceland | Iceland | Bachelor's degree in Icelandic Master of Arts in Icelandic literature |
| Narendra Modi | Prime Minister of India | Delhi University Gujarat University | India | Bachelor of Arts in Political science Master of Arts in Political science |
| Joko Widodo | President of Indonesia | Gadjah Mada University | Indonesia | |
| Masoud Pezeshkian | President of Iran | Iran University of Medical Sciences | Iran | Doctor of Medicine |
| Mustafa Al-Kadhimi | Prime Minister of Iraq | Al Turath University College | Iraq | Bachelor of Laws |
| Micheál Martin | Taoiseach | University College Cork | Ireland | Bachelor of ArtsMaster of Arts in Political History |
| Naftali Bennett | Prime Minister of Israel | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Israel | Bachelor of Laws |
| Patrick Achi | Prime Minister of Ivory Coast | SupélecStanford University | France United States | Engineering and Infrastructure |
| Andrew Holness | Prime Minister of Jamaica | University of the West Indies | Jamaica | Bachelor of Science in Management Studies Master of Science in Management Studies |
| Fumio Kishida | Prime Minister of Japan | Waseda University | United States | Bachelor of Laws |
| Bisher Al-Khasawneh | Prime Minister of Jordan | London School of Economics | United Kingdom | Doctorate of law |
| Älihan Smaiylov | Prime Minister of Kazakhstan | Al-Farabi Kazakh National UniversityKIMEP University | Kazakhstan Kazakhstan | Applied mathematicsMaster of Public Administration |
| Uhuru Kenyatta | President of Kenya | Amherst College | United States | |
| Taneti Maamau | President of Kiribati | University of the South PacificUniversity of SydneyUniversity of Queensland | Fiji Australia Australia | |
| Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah | Prime Minister of Kuwait | University of Kuwait | Kuwait | Bachelor's degree in Political science |
| Akylbek Japarov | Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Technical UniversityBishkek Academy of Finance and Economics | Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan | Civil engineeringFinancial systems |
| Thongloun Sisoulith | General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party President of Laos | Pedagogical College of Neo Lao Hak Sat Herzen University Russian Academy of Sciences | Laos Russia Russia | Pedagogy |
| Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš | Prime Minister of Latvia | University of Pennsylvania | United States | Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics PhD in Linguistics |
| Najib Mikati | Prime Minister of Lebanon | American University of Beirut | Lebanon | MBA |
| Moeketsi Majoro | Prime Minister of Lesotho | National University of LesothoWashington State University | Lesotho United States | Bachelor of Arts in Economics Master of Science in Agricultural economics PhD in Natural resource economics |
| George Weah | President of Liberia | DeVry University | United States | Business administration |
| Daniel Risch | Prime Minister of Liechtenstein | St Gallen UniversityUniversity of ZurichLudwig Maximilian University of MunichUniversity of Freiburg | Switzerland Switzerland Germany Germany | Business administration |
| Ingrida Šimonytė | Prime Minister of Lithuania | University of Vilna | Lithuania | Bachelor of Arts in Business administration Master of Arts in Economics |
| Xavier Bettel | Prime Minister of Luxembourg | Nancy 2 UniversityAristotle University of Thessaloniki | France Greece | Master's degree in Public and European Law Master of Advanced Studies in Political science and Public law Maritime lawCanon law |
| Lazarus Chakwera | President of Malawi | University of MalawiUniversity of the NorthUniversity of South AfricaTrinity International University | Malawi South Africa South Africa United States | Bachelor of ArtsTheologyMaster of TheologyDoctor of Ministry |
| Ismail Sabri Yaakob | Prime Minister of Malaysia | University of Malaya | Malaysia | Bachelor of Laws |
| Robert Abela | Prime Minister of Malta | University of Malta | Malta | Law |
| David Kabua | President of the Marshall Islands | University of Hawaiʻi | United States | |
| Pravind Jugnauth | Prime Minister of Mauritius | University of BuckinghamAix-Marseille University | United Kingdom France | LawCivil law |
| Andrés Manuel López Obrador | President of Mexico | National Autonomous University of Mexico | Mexico | Bachelor of Arts in Political science |
| David Panuelo | President of the Federated States of Micronesia | Eastern Oregon University | United States | Bachelor of Arts in Political science |
| Natalia Gavrilița | Prime Minister of Moldova | Moldova State UniversityHarvard Law School | Moldova United States | Bachelor's degree in International law Master of Public Administration |
| Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene | Prime Minister of Mongolia | National University of MongoliaHarvard University | Mongolia United States | Bachelor of LawsMaster's degree in Political science Master's degree in Public policy |
| Dritan Abazović | Prime Minister of Montenegro | University of SarajevoUniversity of Montenegro | Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro | Political scienceDoctor of PhilosophyMaster's degree in International relations |
| Aziz Akhannouch | Prime Minister of Morocco | Université de Sherbrooke | Canada | |
| Adriano Maleiane | Prime Minister of Mozambique | Eduardo Mondlane UniversityUniversity of London | Mozambique United Kingdom | EconomicsMaster's degree in Managerial finance |
| Min Aung Hlaing | Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister of Myanmar | Rangoon Arts and Science University | Myanmar | Bachelor of Laws |
| Saara Kuugongelwa | Prime Minister of Namibia | Lincoln University | United States | Economics |
| Sher Bahadur Deuba | Prime Minister of Nepal | Tribhuvan University | Nepal | |
| Mark Rutte | Prime Minister of the Netherlands | Leiden University | Netherlands | Bachelor of ArtsMaster of Arts |
| Jacinda Ardern | Prime Minister of New Zealand | University of Waikato | New Zealand | Bachelor of Communications |
| Kim Jong-un | General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea President of the State Affairs | Kim Il-sung UniversityKim Il-sung Military University | North Korea North Korea | Physics |
| Dimitar Kovačevski | Prime Minister of North Macedonia | Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of SkopjeUniversity of Montenegro | North Macedonia | EconomicsMaster of EconomicsDoctorate of Economics |
| Jonas Gahr Støre | Prime Minister of Norway | Sciences Po | France | Political science |
| Shehbaz Sharif | Prime Minister of Pakistan | Government College University, Lahore | Pakistan | Bachelor of Arts |
| Surangel Whipps Jr. | President of Palau | Andrews UniversityUniversity of California, Los Angeles | United States United States | Business administration and Economics MBA |
| Mohammad Shtayyeh | Prime Minister of Palestine | Birzeit UniversityUniversity of Sussex | Palestine United Kingdom | Bachelor's degree in Business administration Doctorate in Economic development |
| Laurentino Cortizo | President of Panama | Norwich UniversityUniversity of Texas at Austin | United States United States | Bachelor of Business AdministrationMBA |
| James Marape | Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea | University of Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea | Bachelor of Arts |
| Mario Abdo Benítez | President of Paraguay | Post University | United States | Marketing |
| Aníbal Torres | President of the Council of Ministers of Peru | National University of San Marcos | Peru | Bachelor of LawsMaster of ArtsDoctorate |
| Rodrigo Duterte | President of the Philippines | Lyceum of the Philippines UniversitySan Beda College Alabang | Philippines Philippines | Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Laws |
| Mateusz Morawiecki | Prime Minister of Poland | University of WrocławWroclaw University of TechnologyWrocław University of EconomicsUniversity of HamburgUniversity of Basel | Poland Poland Poland Germany Switzerland | Bachelor of Arts in History MBA Master of Advanced Studies |
| António Costa | Prime Minister of Portugal | University of Lisbon | Portugal | Law |
| Mikhail Mishustin | Prime Minister of Russia | STANKIN | Russia | Systems engineering |
| Édouard Ngirente | Prime Minister of Rwanda | National University of RwandaSaint-Louis University, BrusselsUniversité catholique de Louvain | Rwanda Belgium Belgium | Bachelor of Arts in Economics Master of Science in Agricultural economics PhD in Economics |
| Timothy Harris | List of prime ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis | University of the West Indies at Cave HillUniversity of the West Indies, St AugustineConcordia University | Barbados Trinidad and Tobago Canada | Bachelor of Science in Accounting Master of Science in Accounting PhD in Accounting |
| Philip J. Pierre | Prime minister of Saint Lucia | Saint Mary's College University of the West Indies | Saint Lucia Jamaica | Bachelor of Arts in Economics MBA |
| Ralph Gonsalves | Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | University of the West IndiesUniversity of Manchester | Jamaica United Kingdom | Bachelor's degree in Economics Master's degree in Government Doctorate in Government |
| Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa | Prime Minister of Samoa | Victoria University of Wellington | New Zealand | |
| Luca Beccari | San Marino Secretary for Foreign Affairs | University of Urbino | Italy | Accounting and Economics |
| Jorge Bom Jesus | Prime Minister of Sao Tome | University of ToulouseUniversity of São Tomé and Príncipe | France São Tomé and Príncipe | Bachelor of Arts in French and Portuguese literature Master of Arts in Portuguese PhD in Public administration |
| Macky Sall | President of Senegal | University of DakarFrench Institute of Petroleum | Senegal France | |
| Ana Brnabić | Prime Minister of Serbia | Northwood UniversityUniversity of Hull | United States United Kingdom | Bachelor of Business AdministrationMBA |
| Wavel Ramkalawan | President of the Seychelles | St Paul's Theological College, MauritiusUniversity of Birmingham | Mauritius United Kingdom | Theological studiesTheology |
| Jacob Jusu Saffa | Chief Minister of Sierra Leone | Fourah Bay CollegeInstitute for Economic Development and Planning | Sierra Leone Senegal | Bachelor of Science in Economics Master of Arts in Economic development |
| Lee Hsien Loong | Prime Minister of Singapore | University of CambridgeHarvard University | United Kingdom United States | MathematicsMaster's degree in Computer science Master of Public Administration |
| Eduard Heger | Prime Minister of Slovakia | University of Economics in Bratislava | Slovakia | Engineering |
| Janez Janša | Prime Minister of Slovenia | University of Ljubljana | Slovenia | Defense Studies |
| Mohamed Hussein Roble | Prime minister of Somalia | Somali National UniversityKTH Royal Institute of Technology | Somalia Sweden | Bachelor of Science in Civil engineering Master of Arts in Environmental engineering and Sustainable engineering |
| Cyril Ramaphosa | President of South Africa | University of LimpopoUniversity of South Africa | South Africa South Africa | LawLegal education |
| Yoon Suk-yeol | President of South Korea | Seoul National University | South Korea | Bachelor of LawsMaster of Laws |
| Pedro Sánchez | Prime Minister of Spain | Complutense University of MadridUniversité libre de BruxellesIESE Business SchoolUniversidad Camilo José Cela | Spain Belgium Spain Spain | Licentiate in Economics Politics and Economics Business Leadership PhD |
| Ranil Wickremesinghe | Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | University of Colombo | Sri Lanka | Law |
| Anura Kumara Dissanayake | President of Sri Lanka | University of Kelaniya | Sri Lanka | Bachelor of Science in Physical Science |
| Harini Amarasuriya | Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | University of Delhi Macquarie University University of Edinburgh | India  Australia  Scotland | Bachelor of Arts in Sociology Masters of Arts in Applied Anthropology and Development PhD in Social Anthropology |
| Chan Santokhi | President of Suriname | Nederlandse Politieacademie | Netherlands | |
| Magdalena Andersson | Prime Minister of Sweden | Stockholm School of Economics | Sweden | Master's degree in Economics |
| Hussein Arnous | Prime Minister of Syria | University of Aleppo | Syria | Civil engineering |
| Kokhir Rasulzoda | Prime Minister of Tajikistan | Agricultural University of TajikistanRussian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration | Tajikistan Russia | Hydraulic engineeringTechnical science |
| Kassim Majaliwa | Prime Minister of Tanzania | Mtwara Teacher Training College University of Dar es Salaam | Tanzania Tanzania | TeachingBachelor of Education |
| Prayut Chan-o-cha | Prime Minister of Thailand | National Defence College of ThailandChulachomklao Royal Military Academy | Thailand Thailand | |
| Siaosi Sovaleni | Prime Minister of Tonga | University of AucklandUniversity of OxfordUniversity of the South Pacific | New Zealand United Kingdom Fiji | Bachelor of Arts in Computer science Master's degree MBA |
| Keith Rowley | Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago | University of the West Indies - MonaUniversity of the West Indies at St. Augustine | Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago | Master of SciencePhD |
| Najla Bouden | Prime Minister of Tunisia | Mines ParisTech | France | PhD in Earthquake engineering |
| Serdar Berdimuhamedow | President of Turkmenistan | Turkmen Agricultural University Named after S.A. NiyazovDiplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian FederationTurkmen Academy of Sciences | Turkmenistan Russia Turkmenistan | EngineeringInternational relationsPhD in Technical sciences |
| Denys Shmyhal | Prime Minister of Ukraine | Lviv Polytechnic | Ukraine | Economic sciences |
| Boris Johnson | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Eton College | United Kingdom | |
| Joe Biden | President of the United States | University of DelawareSyracuse University | United States United States | Bachelor's degree in History and Political science Juris Doctor |
| Luis Lacalle Pou | President of Uruguay | Catholic University of Uruguay | Uruguay | Law |
| Abdulla Aripov | Prime Minister of Uzbekistan | Tashkent University of Information Technologies | Uzbekistan | |
| Nguyễn Phú Trọng | General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam | Vietnam National University, HanoiNational Academy of Public Administration (Vietnam)Russian Academy of Sciences | Vietnam Vietnam | Bachelor's degree in Philology |
| Nguyễn Xuân Phúc | President of Vietnam | National Economics UniversityNational Academy of Public Administration | Vietnam | Bachelor's degree in economic management |
| Phạm Minh Chính | Prime Minister of Vietnam | Hanoi UniversityTechnical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest | Vietnam Romania | Romanian and Civil engineering Doctor of Law |
| Hakainde Hichilema | President of Zambia | University of ZambiaUniversity of Birmingham | Zambia United Kingdom | Bachelor's degree in Economics and Business administration MBA |
| Emmerson Mnangagwa | President of Zimbabwe | University of LondonUniversity of Zambia | United Kingdom Zambia | Bachelor of Laws |
|Dr.Muhammad Yunus |Chief Adviser of Interim Government of Bangladesh |University of Dhaka |Former Professor university of Chittagong |Noble Peace prize Laureate in 2006