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Facts & figures

• University of Cambridge International Examinations is the world’s largest provider of international education programmes and qualifications for 5 to 19 year olds.
• Over 9,000 schools in over 160 countries around the world offer Cambridge qualifications.
• We are part of Cambridge Assessment, a not-for-profit organisation and part of the world renowned University of Cambridge.
• Our candidate ages range from 5 to over 70.
• Cambridge IGCSE had its 25th birthday in September 2010.
• Cambridge IGCSE is the world’s most popular international qualification for 14-16 year olds. It is taken in 144 countries and in more than 2,900 schools around the world.
• The top ten Cambridge IGCSE subjects worldwide are:
  • Mathematics
  • English as a First Language
  • English as a Second Language
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Literature (English)
  • Information and Communication Technology
  • Business Studies
  • Geography
• Cambridge examinations are marked by around 9000 highly skilled examiners
• Annual subject entries for Cambridge exams have now grown to 1.9 million.
• There are more than 450,000 entries for Cambridge IGCSE each year.
• We produce around 5.7 million question papers each year.
• Every year we have more than 680,000 subject entries for Cambridge O Level from 80 countries
• We hold more than 16,000 training days a year providing 6,500 teachers from across the globe with the skills and knowledge they need to help their students succeed.
• In 2008, we celebrated the 150th anniversary of the formation of our parent organisation Cambridge Assessment, and in 2009 we celebrated the 800th anniversary of the University of Cambridge.
• Cambridge International A and AS Levels are taken in 120 countries with more than 340,000 subject entries each year.