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Noun

league table ‎(plural league tables)

1. (sports) A tabular display of the teams in some league, together with details of matches played, goals scored, points awarded 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. […]

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