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EI Licence Statistics
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The total of live EI licences as at June 30 each year:
2005 - 1583
2006 - 1549
2007 - 1494
2008 - 1495
2016 - 1801
2017 - 1836
2018 - 1868
2019 - 1924
2020 - 1945
2021 - 2014
2022 - 2102
2023 - 2149
2024 - 2216
2025 - 2243
Source pre-2009 ComReg Annual Reports
Source post-2016 ComReg Statistics page and archive.org
The EI licence total appear to be cummulative from 2009 when the Lifetime licence was introduced. Although revalidation is required every 5 years nothing seems to happen if this doesn't take place.
Exam Statistics
Date Candidates Passes Percentage
2005-2014 - 353 221 63% (10 year total)
2005 & 2006 - 66 (total for both years
2007 - 45 23 51%
2010 - 21 12 57%
2012 & 2013 - 70 49 70% (total for both years)
2014 - 24
2015 - 31
2016 & 2017 - 76 51 67% (total for both years)
2019 - 44 28 64%
2024 May - 39 31 80%
2024 Nov - 16 6 40%
2025 May - 47
2025 Nov - 31 14 45%
Source IRTS exam reports
IRTS Membership
IRTS Membership as at December 31 each year:
2001 - 983
2002 - 976
2007 - 965
2008 - 984 IRTS reported 10% of members lived outside EI
2018 - 919
2019 - 921
2020 - 983
2021 - 1077
2022 - 1082
2023 - 1069 IRTS was notified of the death of 15 members during 2043 (17 in 2024)
Note the membership figure includes amateurs in the UK and around the world in 2008 10% of members were in this category. IRTS even has some members in Australia and Japan. The number of EI licence holders who are members has not been published recently, although IRTS reported that on 1 August 2021 there were 780 licenced members, 204 unlicenced and 68 Family members, Club Membership and those entitled to free membership through disability.