Facts and figures


Statistics can be - although often seen as the essence of bureaucracy - an interesting thing. For the record and for
​our community as well as for all interested members of the media we'd like to offer some figures we find relevant.

In our early days we had anticipated that the majority of applicants would be families with a higher education background. But that’s not necessarily so: so far almost exactly half of our members have an academic background, the other half do not (although a strong majority of them wants their kids to go to university). Global minds are obviously much more a question of attitude than of educational levels, which is of course excellent news.
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There are excellent country profiles on the BBC’s site and a wealth of relevant and up to date data on the World Bank's website too.
For detailed information on all aspects of a country consult the CIA Factbook - it provides high quality
​profiles and in-depth analysis. 
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