10 Facts about Cambridge ESOL

- Cambridge English exams can be taken in over 130 countries?
- about 3.5 million candidates take a Cambridge English exam every year?
- there are around 2,700 authorised exam centres providing Cambridge English exams worldwide?
- more than 400 employees (300 in Cambridge and 100 in 24 offices in 19 countries) work for Cambridge ESOL worldwide?
- the first Cambridge English exam (Certificate of Proficiency in English) was offered in 1913?
- there are more than 50,000 preparation centres worldwide?
- Cambridge ESOL has the largest dedicated research team of any UK-based language assessor?
- our network includes more than 20,000 examiners?
- more than 12,500 organisations recognise Cambridge English exams worldwide?
- in many cases it takes two years from the first stages of planning to students sitting the first session of the exam?
