United Kingdom in Numbers

We know that long columns written with fancy words are sometimes boring. So, let’s travel to the heart of UK with short facts: United Kingdom in Numbers

38.000 There are more than 38,000 schools in the UK. In public schools there is an average of 20 students per teachers.

23 With 23 escalator steps, the Waterloo station is the station with the most escalators.

320 Hampstead Station is the station with the most escalator handrails.

1871 Considered the national dish of UK, the fi rst fi sh and chips establishment was opened in 1871 by a Jewish immigrant.

1911 The fi rst escalator on the London Underground was built in 1911 at Earl’s Court Station.

1485 Killed in 1485 on the battlefi eld King Richard III’s skeleton were found buried in 2013 in a park in Leicester.

113 km Nowhere in the UK is more than 113 kilometres from the coast.

4.4 million On August 3 2012, during the Olympic Games, the London Underground had its busiest day ever, with 4.4 million passengers

70.000 There are around 70,000 football teams in the UK and about 750,000 licensed football players.

38 minutes The world’s shortest war took place in 1896 between England and Zanzibar.

150 million The number of English speakers in Nigeria is higher than in the UK.

96% In UK, Cars are parked 96 percent of the time.

50% Approximately 50% of adults in the UK have not taken basic mathematics courses.

95% School in UK is compulsory between the ages of fi ve and sixteen. 95% of students receive free education in public schools.