Grand tours
When was there last a genuine British royal tour of Colombia? While the late Queen never visited the country, the then Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall spent several days there in October and November 2014. They visited the Peace and Reconciliation Centre in Bogota, and Charles attended a conference on the ‘Health of the Oceans’. The last working royal to visit was Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, last November, when she attended United Nations events tackling violence against women and girls.
Burning question
Which European countries are most affected by forest fires? Average percentage of land area burned each year:
Portugal 1.02
Greece 0.38
Cyprus 0.3
Croatia 0.24
Italy 0.19
Spain 0.16
Bulgaria, Romania 0.09
Source: European Forest Fire Information Service
Making the grade
Which groups of school-leavers are most likely to go to university? Percentage progressing to higher education by 19:
Asian female (not FSM*) 77
Black female (not FSM) 75
Asian male (not FSM) 64
Asian female (FSM) 64
Black female (FSM) 61
Black male (not FSM) 58
White female (not FSM) 52
Asian male (FSM) 48
Black male (FSM) 42
White male (not FSM) 38
White female (FSM) 24
White male (FSM) 15
* free school meals Source: DfE
Banged up
How does England and Wales’s incarceration rate of 134 per 100,000 compare globally?
Highest
US 655
Greece 552
Cyprus 520
Croatia 464
Italy 405
Spain 364
Bulgaria, Romania 323
Lowest
Central African Republic 16
Guinea 25
Congo 27
Democratic Republic of the Congo 29
Mali, India 33
Nigeria 37
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