<p>Actualy the number of people who passed the first exams is quite large. These numbers are just for 2008:</p>
<p>Exam 1: 5629
Exam 2: 4342
Exam 3: 2643 (Both combined)
Exam 4: 1637
Exam 5: 428
Exam 6: 293
Exam 7: 273
Exam 8: 201
Exam 9: 188</p>