International Education
Facts and figures
We are the world’s largest provider of international education programmes and qualifications for 3 to 19 year olds.
Working with
more
than
100000
schools in over
160 countries
around the world
Cambridge Pathway - a clear path for educational success from age 3 to 10
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We are the world’s largest provider of international education programmes and qualifications for 3 to 19 year olds.
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Over 10000 schools in more than 160 countries offer Cambridge programmes and qualifications. Every year, nearly a million Cambridge learners prepare for their future with an education from Cambridge.
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Our teaching and learning resources are trusted by more than 1.5 million teachers and learners worldwide.
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We are part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a not-for-profit organisation and part of the world-renowned University of Cambridge.
Programmes and qualifications
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The Cambridge Pathway has five stages, including Cambridge Early Years which was launched globally in 2023.
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Cambridge Primary is taught in more than 2500 schools in over 120 countries. There are over 130000 entries for Cambridge Primary Checkpoint every year.
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Cambridge Lower Secondary is taught in more than 4000 schools in nearly 140 countries. Every year we receive over 130000 entries for Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint, our tests for 11 to 14 year olds.
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Cambridge IGCSETM is the world’s most popular international qualification for 14 to 16 year olds. It is taken in over 150 countries and in nearly 6000 schools around the world.
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2022 marked the 35th anniversary of the first Cambridge IGCSE exam.
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More than 275000 students worldwide took Cambridge IGCSE and O Level exams in our June 2023 series.
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We are the world’s biggest provider of O Level qualifications. Cambridge O Level is taught in over 50 countries.
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Cambridge International AS & A Levels are taught in over 130 countries. Over 270000 students around the world took Cambridge International AS & A Level exams in our June 2023 series.
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Over 2350 universities in 90 countries formally recognise Cambridge qualifications, including all UK universities and over 1000 in the US.
Delivering exams worldwide
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The first Cambridge exams were taken in Trinidad in 1864 by six candidates.
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There were more entries for our June 2023 exam series than ever before. Over 576 000 students in 147 countries sat Cambridge exams.
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We produce over 9 million question papers every year.
"Cambridge provides students with an outstanding education and helps them become respectful and tolerant human beings."
Professional development
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Over 230 institutions around the world run Cambridge Professional Development Qualifications to help teachers and school leaders develop their practice.
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We run almost 2000 online and face-to-face professional development courses for teachers and school leaders every year.
Bringing together a community of experts
We bring together the collective knowledge of experts worldwide and our diverse community of educators in 160 countries, and support them to learn from one another, and share ideas and information.