教大承襲多所前師範院校在教師教育方面的深厚基礎，為香港最大的教師教育高等學府。教大在《美國新聞與世界報道》2024-2025年全球最佳大學排名中，於教育與教育研究方面位列全球第六，並在2024年QS世界大學學科排名中，於教育領域位列亞洲第五、全球第二十，領導地位受到國際肯定。
2015至2024年，教大連續10年在QS世界大學學科教育領域躋身亞洲五強，並曾高踞亞洲第二位及全球第九位。
Inheriting a solid foundation from the former teacher training institutions, EdUHK has become the largest tertiary institution specialised in teacher education in Hong Kong. EdUHK is ranked 6th globally in Education and Educational Research in the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings. In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024, EdUHK is ranked 5th in Asia and 20th in the world in Education and Training. Its leadership in the area of education is recognised internationally.
From 2015 to 2024, EdUHK has been ranked in the top 5 in Asia in Education for 10 consecutive years (2015–2024) according to the QS University Rankings by Subject, with the highest ranking of 2nd in Asia and 9th in the world.