Currently there are about 51,000 students in over 65 countries participating in the exams each year.[4] Most of the accredited schools for level A2/B1 are situated in Russia, Poland, the United States, China and Italy.[5] Leading countries offering exams for level B2/C1 of the Deutsches Sprachdiplom der Kultusministerkonferenz are Russia, Poland, Romania, Croatia and Hungary.[6] All together about 950 schools are accredited[7] by the steering committee of the Deutsches Sprachdiplom.