The article considers the ways of modernization of the educational systems of the two polar worlds, which led to the same results — consistently high positions in international rankings. The author analyzes the prerequisites and conditions for creating a regime of confident development and advancement of educational organizations in the world market, which is the basis for creating a leading position in the country
Keywords: the educational systems of China and Germany, the ideological basis for the modernization of education, the results of modernization, positions in the global rankings of universities in China and Germany