League tables have been defined as "weighted combinations of performance indicator scores where the total is used to rank institutions such as schools, universities and hospitals." While publishers of league tables say that their main purpose is to inform students and prospective students, particularly those abroad with limited access to information, this is not entirely the case as the main purpose of league tables is to sell newspapers. The other main purpose of league tables is to promote a particular kind of higher education as being intrinsically superior: the kind of higher education provided by those institutions that regularly appear in the higher positions. In this article, the author provides his views on the limitations of league tables in disseminating information about the quality of education offered by various higher education institutions. (Contains 1 table.)