• The world’s largest provider of international education
  programmes and qualifications for 5–19 year olds

About us

University of Cambridge International Examinations is part of Cambridge Assessment, Europe's largest assessment agency and a department of the University of Cambridge.

University of Cambridge International Examinations is the world’s largest provider of international qualifications for 14-19 year olds. We are part of the University of Cambridge and a not-for-profit organisation.

We are committed to our mission of extending access to the benefits of high-quality education around the globe. Our curricula and qualifications are designed to support high-quality educational performance, developing successful students and supporting the economic performance of countries where we work at national level.

Facts & figures

• We are the world’s largest provider of international qualifications for 14–19 year olds
• Cambridge qualifications are offered in 160 countries by over 9000 schools
• We are part of Cambridge Assessment, a department of the University of Cambridge and a not-for-profit organisation.
• Each year we have around 1.5 million subject entries for Cambridge exams
• Cambridge candidate ages range from 5 to over 70
• We produce around 8 million question papers each year (2.7 million for the June session and 5.6 million for November)
• Cambridge holds more than 800 training days a year, providing over 8000 teachers from across the globe with the skills and knowledge they need to help their students succeed. More than 40,000 teachers use our teacher support site.
• Cambridge IGCSE is taken in over 120 countries (there are more than 450,000 entries a year)
• Cambridge was the first board to develop IGCSE, which celebrated its 20th birthday in September 2005
• Cambridge International AS and A Levels are taken in over 100 countries (over 90,000 entries a year)
• We are the largest provider of O Levels in the world and we offer more than 50 Cambridge O Level subjects. Every year we receive over 610,000 entries for Cambridge O Level from 76 countries.