ACCA student numbers top quarter million mark

Following a record intake of students worldwide and sustained growth in its membership, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has revealed that it now has 260,000 students and 110,000 members in 170 countries worldwide.

Allen Blewitt, chief executive at the ACCA, said: ‘We are delighted with the sustained growth in our membership and the record intake of students for the past year.

Overall, total student growth was 8% and total member growth 5%. There were nearly 20,000 new students in the UK and Ireland.