The IB Diploma Programme Statistical Bulletin1 Cardiff, Wales CF23 8GL Statistical queries should be...

May 2011 Examination Session

The IB Diploma Programme Statistical Bulletin

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The IB Diploma Programme statistical bulletin, May 2011 examination session

Published in November 2011

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Email: [email protected]

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Contents

Tables and graphs Page Index: key to abbreviations

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PART A: general school statistics

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1 Number of schools following the Diploma Programme 2007–2011

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2 Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by working language 2007–2011

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3 Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region 2007–2011

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PART B: registration statistics

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4 Number of schools registering candidates May 2007–May 2011

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5 Number of May session schools registering candidates May 2007–May 2011

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6 Number of schools registering candidates by working language May 2007–May 2011

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7 Number and percentage of schools registering candidates by IB region May 2007–May 2011

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8 Number of candidates registered by category May 2007–May 2011

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9 Number of candidates registered by gender May 2007–May 2011

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10 Number of candidates registered by IB region May 2007–May 2011

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11 Number of candidates registered by category, gender and IB region May 2011

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12 Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: schools with registered candidates May 1975–May 2011

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13 Number of schools that registered a particular number of candidates May 2007 –May 2011

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14 Subject registration summary May 2011

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15 Subject group registrations May 2007–May 2011

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16 Additional Diploma Programme requirements: extended essay and theory of knowledge May 2011

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17 Subject registration summary: extended essay by subject group May 2011

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18 Subject registration summary: theory of knowledge by language May 2011

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19 Nationalities of candidates registered May 2011

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20 Number of countries represented by examination session May 2007–May 2011

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21 Number of candidates registered by country May 2011

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PART C: results statistics

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22 Analysis of examination results by subject and level May 2011

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23 Diploma and retake candidates (D+R): distribution of points totals May 2011

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24 Retake candidates only (R): distribution of points totals May 2011

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25 Diploma score distribution: diploma and retake candidates (D+R) and retake candidates only (R) May 2011

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26 Extended essay results May 2011

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27 Theory of knowledge results May 2011

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28 Distribution of additional points May 2007–May 2011

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29 Mean points score worldwide May 2007–May 2011

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30 Mean grade worldwide May 2007–May 2011

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31 Pass rate worldwide May 2007–May 2011

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32 Number of diplomas and bilingual diplomas awarded May 2007–May 2011

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33 Number of diplomas awarded by IB region May 2011

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34 Percentage of candidates scoring 45 points May 2001-May 2011 43

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Index: key to abbreviations

Categories of registration Diploma Programme candidates must register in one of four categories. These are identified by one of the following letters.

D Diploma: candidates intending to complete the requirements for the award of an IB

diploma. R Retake: previous IB diploma candidates who are seeking to improve their results.

The highest grade obtained for a subject will contribute towards the IB diploma. C Certificate: candidates taking one or more subjects who are not seeking the award

of the IB diploma.

A Anticipated: candidates intending to complete the requirements for one or two standard level subjects (excluding languages ab initio and pilot subjects) at the end

of their first year of the Diploma Programme. They must complete all remaining IB diploma requirements in the corresponding examination session in the following year.

IB regions Schools that are authorized to offer the IB Diploma Programme are grouped by geographical region. The abbreviations used in the tables are the codes describing the following geographical regions:

IBAEM IB Africa, Europe and the Middle East IBAP IB Asia-Pacific IBA IB Latin America, North America and the Caribbean

Other abbreviations HL Higher level SL Standard level EE Extended essay TOK Theory of knowledge PS Pilot subjects SBS School-based syllabuses

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PART A: general school statistics

1 Number of schools following the Diploma Programme 2007–2011

Number of schools following the

Diploma Programme* 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

May session schools 1,428 1,601 1,776 1,957 2,071

November session schools

160 169 193 198 212

Total 1,588 1,770 1,969 2,155 2,283

*as of 31 May each year

Graph 1.1 Number of schools following the Diploma Programme 2007–2011

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2 Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by working language 2007–2011

Number of schools following

the Diploma Programme by

working language*

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

English 1,403 1,556 1,733 1,902 2,001

French 19 21 28 27 27

Spanish 166 193 208 226 255

Total 1,588 1,770 1969 2,155 2,283 1,092


Graph 2.1 Number of schools following the Diploma Programme by working language

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Percentage of schools following

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

English 88.35% 87.91% 88.01% 88.26% 87.65%

French 1.20% 1.19% 1.42% 1.25% 1.18%

Spanish 10.45% 10.90% 10.57% 10.49% 11.17%


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3 Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region 2007–2011

Number of schools following

the Diploma Programme by IB

region*

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

IBAEM 515 571 656 733 769

IBAP 206 240 270 307 341

IBA 867 959 1,043 1,115 1,173

Total 1,588 1,770 1,969 2,155 2,283


Graph 3.1 Number of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region 2007–2011

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

IBAEM 32.43% 32.26% 33.32% 34.01% 33.68%

IBAP 12.97% 13.56% 13.71% 14.25% 14.94%

IBA 54.59% 54.18% 52.97% 51.28% 51.38%


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PART B: registration statistics

4 Number of schools registering candidates May 2007–May 2011

Number of schools

registering candidates

May 2007 May 2008 May 2009 May 2010 May 2011

1,289 1,432 1,582 1,740 1,926

Percentage of total number of

schools 81.17% 80.90% 80.35% 80.74% 84.36%

Graph 4.1 Number of schools registering candidates May 2007–May 2011

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registering candidates forMay examination session

5 Number of May session schools registering candidates May

2007–May 2011

Number of May session schools

registering candidates


1,239 1,373 1,519 1,677 1,853

Total number of May session

schools 1,428 1,601 1,776 1,957 2,071

Percentage of all May session

schools 86.76% 85.76% 85.53% 85.69% 89.47%

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6 Number of schools registering candidates by working language May 2007–May 2011

Number of schools

registering candidates by

working language


English 1,177 1,311 1,448 1,585 1,749

French 18 18 19 22 26

Spanish 94 103 115 133 151

Total 1,289 1,432 1,582 1,740 1,926

Graph 6.1 Number of schools registering candidates by working language May 2007–May 2011

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7 Number and percentage of schools registering candidates by IB region May 2007–May 2011

Number of schools

registering candidates by

IB region


IBAEM 443 500 558 618 695

IBAP 131 165 193 215 245

IBA 715 767 839 907 986

Total 1,289 1,432 1,590 1,740 1,926

*includes both May and November session schools

Graph 7.1 Number of schools registering candidates by IB region May 2007–

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Percentage of schools

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IBAEM 34.37% 34.92% 35.09% 35.52% 36.09%

IBAP 10.16% 11.52% 12.14% 12.36% 12.72%

IBA 55.47% 53.56% 52.77% 52.13% 51.19%

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8 Number of candidates registered by category May 2007–May 2011

Number of candidates

registered by category


Diploma 34,912 38,842 43,881 47,723 52,345

Retake 991 1,072 1,249 1,326 1,383

Certificate 28,119 30,821 33,650 37,220 34,725*

Anticipated 15,912 17,039 17,995 18,729 24,577*

Total 79,934 87,777 96,775 104,998 113,030

* Please note: Anticipated candidates are allowed to change their category to certificate and this will affect these figures.

Graph 8.1 Number of candidates registered by category May 2007–May 2011

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Graph 8.2 Number of candidates registered May 2007–May 2011

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Diploma 43.68% 44.25% 45.34% 45.45% 46.31%

Retake 1.24% 1.22% 1.29% 1.26% 1.22%

Certificate 35.18% 35.11% 34.77% 35.45% 30.72%*

Anticipated 19.91% 19.42% 18.59% 17.84% 21.74%*

* Please note: Anticipated candidates are allowed to change their category to certificate and this will affect these figures.

Graph 8.3 Percentages of candidates registered May 2007–May 2011

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9 Number of candidates registered by gender May 2007–May 2011


registered by gender


Female 44,833 49,002 53,706 58,494 62,449

Male 35,101 38,775 43,070 46,504 50,581

Total 79,934 87,777 96,776 104,998 113,030

Graph 9.1 Number of candidates registered by gender May 2007–May 2011

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Female 56.09% 55.83% 55.50% 55.71% 55.25%

Male 43.91% 44.17% 44.50% 44.29% 44.75%

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10 Number of candidates registered by IB region May 2007–May 2011


registered by IB region


IBAEM 16,533 18,214 20,852 22,435 24,299

IBAP 6,240 7,357 9,130 9,783 10,818

IBA 57,161 62,206 66,794 72,780 77,913

Total 79,934 87,777 96,776 104,998 113,030

Graph 10.1 Number of candidates registered by IB region May 2007–May 2011

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IBAEM 20.68% 20.75% 21.55% 21.37% 21.50%

IBAP 7.81% 8.38% 9.43% 9.32% 9.57%

IBA 71.51% 70.87% 69.02% 69.32% 68.93%

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11 Number of candidates registered by category, gender and IB region May 2011

IB region

Category

Number of candidates registered Total number of candidates registered

Regional Category

Percentage Number of female

candidates Number of male

candidates

IBAEM

Diploma 9,295 7,980 17,275 71.09%

Retake 487 563 1,050 4.32%

Certificate 2,263 2,371 4,634 19.07%

Anticipated 686 654 1,340 5.51%

12,731 11,568 24,299

IBAP

Diploma 3,843 3,852 7,695 71.13%

Retake 56 74 130 1.20%

Certificate 967 1,144 2,111 19.51%

Anticipated 419 463 882 8.15%

5,285 5,533 10,818

IBA

Diploma 15,698 11,677 27,375 35.14%

Retake 109 94 203 0.26%

Certificate 15,903 12,077 27,980 35.91%

Anticipated 12,723 9,632 22,355 28.69%

44,433 33,480 77,913

Total 62,449 50,581 113,030

Graph 11.1 Number of candidates registered by category and IB region May 2011

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12 Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: schools with registered candidates May 1975–May 2011

Year Number of

schools entered

Percentage of increase

Number of candidates examined

Percentage of increase

Average number of candidates per school

Number of diploma and

retake candidates

Average number of diploma

and retake candidates per school

1975 30 30% 1,217 19% 40.6 377 12.6

1976 37 23% 1,600 31% 43.2 567 15.3

1977 44 19% 1,966 23% 44.7 644 14.6

1978 52 18% 2,222 13% 42.7 680 13.1

1979 61 17% 2,479 12% 40.6 835 13.7

1980 76 25% 2,845 15% 37.4 1,005 13.2

1981 96 26% 3,719 31% 38.7 1,244 13.0

1982 111 16% 4,644 25% 41.8 1,505 13.6

1983 131 18% 5,021 8% 38.3 1,603 12.2

1984 163 24% 6,385 27% 39.2 2,183 13.4

1985 180 10% 7,606 19% 42.3 2,440 13.6

1986 209 16% 8,389 10% 40.1 2,679 12.8

1987 246 18% 9,387 12% 38.2 2,942 12.0

1988 270 10% 11,233 20% 41.6 3,564 13.2

1989 291 8% 11,946 6% 41.1 3,904 13.4

1990 301 3% 13,321 12% 44.3 4,287 14.2

1991 322 7% 14,749 11% 45.8 4,811 14.9

1992 346 7% 16,078 9% 46.5 5,693 16.5

1993 370 7% 17,552 9% 47.4 6,432 17.4

1994 405 9% 19,509 11% 48.2 7,331 18.1

1995 437 8% 21,361 9% 48.9 8,403 19.2

1996 455 4% 23,448 10% 51.5 9,396 20.7

1997 502 10% 26,570 13% 52.9 10,868 21.6

1998 568 13% 29,505 11% 51.9 12,476 22.0

1999 631 11% 33,143 12% 52.5 14,001 22.2

2000 678 7% 36,758 11% 54.2 15,592 23.0

2001 743 10% 40,579 10% 54.6 16,880 22.7

2002 825 11% 46,659 15% 56.6 19,796 24.0

2003 890 8% 52,110 12% 58.6 22,662 25.5

2004 974 9% 57,230 10% 58.8 25,111 25.8

2005 1,059 9% 64,081 12% 60.5 27,971 26.4

2006 1,178 11% 72,170 13% 61.3 32,126 27.3

2007 1,289 9% 79,934 11% 62.0 35,903 30.2

2008 1,432 11% 87,777 10% 61.3 39,914 30.4

2009 1,582 10% 96,776 10% 61.2 45,130 31.3

2010 1,740 10% 104,998 8% 60.3 49,049 28.2

2011 1,926 11% 113,030 8% 58.7 53,728 27.9

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Graph 12.1 Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: schools with candidates

registered May 1975–May 2011

Graph 12.2 Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: total number of candidates registered; number of diploma and retake candidates registered May 1975–May 2011

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13 Number of schools that registered a particular number of candidates May 2007–May 2011

Graph 13.1 Number of schools that registered a particular number of candidates

May 2007–May 2011

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Number of schools that registered over 200 candidates

Number of schools

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of candidates


1–10 candidates 138 162 167 200 264

11–30 candidates 357 397 459 506 559

31–50 candidates 233 268 309 338 380

51–80 candidates 229 251 256 272 274

81–120 candidates 162 164 179 198 217

121–200 candidates 117 131 145 155 161

0ver 200 candidates 53 59 67 71 71

Total 1,289 1,432 1582 1740 1926

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14 Subject registration summary May 2011

Subject group

Subject registrations Number of subjects

English French Spanish German* Portuguese* Total Higher level

Standard level

Total

Group 1 – – – – – 66,234 49 72 121

Group 2 – – – – – 71,811 34 46 80

Group 3 91,759 890 4,559 138 0 97,346 9 10 19

Group 4 74,180 822 3,519 139 0 78,660 4 4 8

Group 5 63,235 654 3,357 0 0 67,246 2 4 6

Group 6 18,891 61 921 0 0 19,873 4 4 8

PS 664 0 0 0 0 664 1 4 5

SBS 516 0 45 0 121 861 0 16 16

Totals 249,245 2,427 12,401 277 121 402,695 103 160 263

*Subject registration in German is only allowed for History and Biology, and in Portuguese for SBS.

15 Subject group registrations May 2007–May 2011 Graph 15.1 Number of candidates registered for subject groups May 2007–May 2011

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Pilot subjects

School-based syllabuses

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16 Additional Diploma Programme requirements: extended essay and theory of knowledge May 2007–2011


registered for extended essay and theory of knowledge


Extended essay 35,828 39,827 45,403 49,621 53,828

Theory of knowledge 35,227 39,240 44,204 48,298 52,976

17 Subject registration summary: extended essay by subject group May 2011

Number of EE candidates

registered for a particular

subject group

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

PS SBS Total

8,586 3,223 27,392 7,461 1,322 4,225 633 986 53,828

Percentage of EE

candidates registered for a particular

subject group

15.95% 5.99% 50.89% 13.86% 2.46% 7.85% 1.18% 1.89% 100.00%

Graph 17.1 Subject registration summary: extended essay by subject group May 2011

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18 Subject registration summary: theory of knowledge by language May 2011

Theory of knowledge registration by language

English French Spanish German

Chinese

Total

Number of candidates registered

48,868 630 3,244 20 214 52,976

Percentage of candidates registered

92.25% 1.19% 6.12% 0.04% 0.40% 100.00%

Graph 18.1 Subject registration summary: theory of knowledge by language May 2011

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19 Nationalities of candidates registered May 2011

Country name Number of candidates


AFGHANISTAN 66 CYPRUS 41

ALBANIA 39 CZECH REPUBLIC 149

ALGERIA 12 DENMARK 381

ANGOLA 19 DJIBOUTI 3

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 6 DOMINICA 5

ARGENTINA 219 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 59

ARMENIA 24 ECUADOR 727

ARUBA 1 EGYPT 372

AUSTRALIA 687 EL SALVADOR 205

AUSTRIA 223 ERITREA 13

AZERBAIJAN 27 ESTONIA 61

BAHAMAS 28 ETHIOPIA 125

BAHRAIN 280 FAROE ISLANDS 1

BANGLADESH 127 FIJI 9

BARBADOS 7 FINLAND 529

BELARUS 20 FRANCE 650

BELGIUM 257 FRENCH GUIANA 1

BELIZE 6 GABON 2

BENIN 6 GAMBIA 6

BERMUDA 70 GEORGIA 10

BHUTAN 14 GERMANY (7) 1,778

BOLIVIA 85 GHANA 161

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 112 GREECE 643

BOTSWANA 9 GREENLAND 5

BRAZIL 512 GRENADA 1

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY 2 GUAM 5

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 20 GUATEMALA 53

BULGARIA 111 GUINEA 5

BURKINA FASO 3 GUINEA-BISSAU 1

BURUNDI 16 GUYANA 15

CAMBODIA 33 HAITI 43

CAMEROON 19 HONDURAS 126

CANADA (2) 9,228 HONG KONG 425

CAPE VERDE 3 HUNGARY 104

CAYMAN ISLANDS 4 ICELAND 38

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 1 INDIA (6) 2,450

CHILE 342 INDONESIA 554

CHINA (10) 1,505 IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF 113

COLOMBIA 1,034 IRAQ 67

CONGO 10 IRELAND 107

CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE

9 ISLE OF MAN 1

COSTA RICA 117 ISRAEL 116

COTE D'IVOIRE 6 ITALY 718

CROATIA 76 JAMAICA 72

CUBA 51 JAPAN 616

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JERSEY 25 OMAN 73

JORDAN 405 PAKISTAN 249

KAZAKHSTAN 56 PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED 102

KENYA 175 PANAMA 36

KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF

106 PAPUA NEW GUINEA 5

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (8) 1,734 PARAGUAY 14

KUWAIT 97 PERU 167

KYRGYZSTAN 3 PHILIPPINES 405

LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

13 POLAND 807

LATVIA 77 PORTUGAL 223

LEBANON 132 PUERTO RICO 33

LESOTHO 123 QATAR 41

LIBERIA 11 ROMANIA 120

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA 13 RUSSIAN FEDERATION 381

LIECHTENSTEIN 1 RWANDA 19

LITHUANIA 112 SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 2

LUXEMBOURG 30 SAINT LUCIA 1

MACAO 4 SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 2

MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF

44 SAMOA 1

MADAGASCAR 4 SAUDI ARABIA 105

MALAWI 21 SENEGAL 33

MALAYSIA 887 SERBIA 107

MALDIVES 4 SEYCHELLES 3

MALI 5 SIERRA LEONE 13

MALTA 30 SINGAPORE 296

MAURITANIA 3 SLOVAKIA 102

MAURITIUS 50 SLOVENIA 63

MEXICO (4) 3,011 SOMALIA 37

MICRONESIA FEDERATED STATES OF 1 SOUTH AFRICA 209

MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF 13 SPAIN (9) 1,613

MONACO 1 SRI LANKA 91

MONGOLIA 33 SUDAN 43

MONTENEGRO 24 SWAZILAND 8

MOROCCO 70 SWEDEN 1,105

MOZAMBIQUE 12 SWITZERLAND 393

MYANMAR 39 SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 48

NAMIBIA 24 TAIWAN 333

NEPAL 118 TAJIKISTAN 5

NETHERLANDS (5) 2,862 TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF 98

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 27 THAILAND 489

NEW CALEDONIA 1 TIMOR-LESTE 6

NEW ZEALAND 149 TOGO 30

NICARAGUA 17 TONGA 2

NIGER 2 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 30

NIGERIA 166 TUNISIA 12

NORWAY 676 TURKEY 494

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TURKMENISTAN 3 VENEZUELA 344

UGANDA 61 VIETNAM 352

UKRAINE 113 VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH 1

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 44 VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. 11

UNITED KINGDOM (3) 5,114 WESTERN SAHARA 3

UNITED STATES (1) 59,734 YEMEN 15

UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS

13 ZAMBIA 34

URUGUAY 223 ZIMBABWE 63

UZBEKISTAN 19 OTHER 11

*Top ten countries ranks displayed in brackets

Total number of nationalities: 205 (199 are above, and 6 other nationalities are from dual nationality candidates whose second nationality is not in the above) Candidates with dual nationality (Second nationality is not included in the above): 10,885

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20 Number of countries represented by examination session May 2007–May 2011

Number of countries

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Graph 20.1 Number of countries represented by examination session May 2007–

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21 Number of candidates registered by country of school May 2011

Country name Number of candidates registered


ANGOLA 12 HUNGARY 83

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 9 ICELAND 31

ARGENTINA 189 INDIA (7) 1780

AUSTRALIA 272 INDONESIA 881

AUSTRIA 344 IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF 15

AZERBAIJAN 17 IRELAND 36

BAHAMAS 34 ISLE OF MAN 63

BAHRAIN 399 ISRAEL 18

BANGLADESH 90 ITALY 618

BELGIUM 326 JAMAICA 54

BERMUDA 86 JAPAN 439

BOLIVIA 17 JERSEY 26

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 106 JORDAN 369

BOTSWANA 3 KAZAKHSTAN 9

BRAZIL 466 KENYA 222

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 38 KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 296

BULGARIA 58 KUWAIT 159

CAMBODIA 20 LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

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CANADA (2) 9545 LATVIA 65

CAYMAN ISLANDS 14 LEBANON 141

CHILE 359 LESOTHO 127

CHINA (6) 1819 LITHUANIA 65

COLOMBIA 871 LUXEMBOURG 109

COSTA RICA 204 MACAO 14

CROATIA 57 MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF

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CUBA 13 MALAWI 33

CYPRUS 48 MALAYSIA 890

CZECH REPUBLIC 195 MALTA 53

DENMARK 372 MAURITIUS 52

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 38 MEXICO (5) 2489

ECUADOR 708 MONACO 30

EGYPT 357 MONGOLIA 10

EL SALVADOR 141 MOROCCO 72

ESTONIA 26 MOZAMBIQUE 29

ETHIOPIA 92 MYANMAR 41

FINLAND 486 NAMIBIA 10

FRANCE 482 NEPAL 26

GERMANY 1092 NETHERLANDS (4) 2907

GHANA 202 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 36

GREECE 709 NEW ZEALAND 140

GUAM 20 NICARAGUA 6

GUATEMALA 4 NIGERIA 8

HONDURAS 103 NORWAY 802

HONG KONG (9) 1416 OMAN 141

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PAKISTAN 20 SWITZERLAND (10) 1291

PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED

84 SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 26

PANAMA 54 TAIWAN 336

PERU 119 TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF 147

PHILIPPINES 409 THAILAND 794

POLAND 702 TOGO 44

PORTUGAL 218 TUNISIA 42

QATAR 164 TURKEY 457

ROMANIA 49 UGANDA 91

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 145 UKRAINE 35

RWANDA 1 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 721

SAUDI ARABIA 170 UNITED KINGDOM (3) 5017

SENEGAL 20 UNITED STATES (1) 61894

SERBIA 59 URUGUAY 213

SINGAPORE 833 UZBEKISTAN 19

SLOVAKIA 88 VENEZUELA 247

SLOVENIA 73 VIETNAM 157

SOUTH AFRICA 54 VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH 4

SPAIN (8) 1585 VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. 9

SRI LANKA 64 ZAMBIA 59

SUDAN 10 ZIMBABWE 23

SWAZILAND 39

SWEDEN 1137 Total number of candidates registered

113,030

*Top ten countries ranks displayed in brackets

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PART C: results statistics

22 Analysis of examination results by subject and level May 2011

Subject Level


Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade

GROUP 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

ALBANIAN A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

AMHARIC A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

AMHARIC A1 SL

ARABIC A1 HL 258 0 0 2 17 57 21 2 5.05

ARABIC A1 SL 307 0 0 1 19 45 32 3 5.17

AZERBAIJANI A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

BELARUSIAN A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

BENGALI A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

BENGALI A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

BOSNIAN A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

BOSNIAN A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

BULGARIAN A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

BULGARIAN A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

BURMESE A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

CATALAN A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

CATALAN A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

CHICHEWA A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

CHINESE A1 HL 360 0 0 3 14 44 34 6 5.27

CHINESE A1 SL 538 0 0 2 19 42 33 4 5.15

CROATIAN A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

CROATIAN A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

CZECH A1 HL 65 0 0 2 20 43 26 9 5.22

CZECH A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

DANISH A1 HL 113 0 0 3 8 38 31 20 5.58

DANISH A1 SL 74 0 0 3 9 31 43 14 5.55

DUTCH A1 HL 72 0 0 7 40 43 7 3 4.58

DUTCH A1 SL 155 0 1 12 38 33 14 2 4.51

DZONGKHA A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

DZONGKHA A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

ENGLISH A1 HL 39,005 0 0 5 34 44 15 2 4.74

ENGLISH A1 SL 10,341 0 0 3 24 42 26 5 5.06

ESTONIAN A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

ESTONIAN A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

FINNISH A1 HL 128 0 0 0 9 45 38 9 5.47

FINNISH A1 SL 137 0 1 2 13 33 42 9 5.41

FRENCH A1 HL 509 0 0 3 17 38 34 8 5.29

FRENCH A1 SL 308 0 1 3 19 38 31 8 5.19

GEORGIAN A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

GERMAN A1 HL 729 0 0 1 17 48 29 5 5.20

GERMAN A1 SL 437 0 0 1 15 40 30 13 5.38

GREENLANDIC A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

HEBREW A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

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Subject Level



GROUP 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

HEBREW A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

HINDI A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

HUNGARIAN A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

HUNGARIAN A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

ICELANDIC A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

ICELANDIC A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

INDONESIAN A1 HL 153 0 0 0 8 52 33 7 5.39

INDONESIAN A1 SL 194 0 0 0 8 35 41 15 5.64

ITALIAN A1 HL 219 0 0 2 37 49 10 1 4.71

ITALIAN A1 SL 115 0 1 6 37 30 20 6 4.80

JAPANESE A1 HL 124 0 0 0 0 9 66 25 6.16

JAPANESE A1 SL 79 0 0 1 5 22 42 30 5.95

KHMER A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

KHMER A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

KINYARWAND A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

KOREAN A1 HL 338 0 0 0 2 21 58 18 5.91

KOREAN A1 SL 284 0 0 0 2 15 49 33 6.13

LAO A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

LATVIAN A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

LATVIAN A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

LITHUANIAN A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

LITHUANIAN A1 SL 53 0 0 4 2 19 51 25 5.91

MACEDONIAN A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

MACEDONIAN A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

MALAY A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

MALAY A1 SL 572 0 0 0 0 2 59 39 6.37

MARATHI A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

MODERN GREEK A1 HL 276 0 0 4 21 37 27 11 5.18

MODERN GREEK A1 SL 248 0 0 0 21 34 35 10 5.33

MONGOLIAN A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

MONGOLIAN A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

NDEBELE A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

NEPALI A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

NEPALI A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

NORWEGIAN A1 HL 227 0 0 1 5 33 39 22 5.77

NORWEGIAN A1 SL 181 0 1 1 10 31 34 22 5.62

ORIYA A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

PERSIAN A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

PILIPINO A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

PILIPINO A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

POLISH A1 HL 155 0 1 3 21 42 28 6 5.13

POLISH A1 SL 432 0 1 4 26 38 26 4 4.96

PORTUGUESE A1 HL 104 0 3 8 33 28 26 3 4.75

PORTUGUESE A1 SL 91 0 1 3 24 34 29 9 5.12

PUNJABI A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

ROMANIAN A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

ROMANIAN A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

RUSSIAN A1 HL 93 0 0 4 22 42 27 5 5.08

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Subject Level


Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade GROUP 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

RUSSIAN A1 SL 134 0 1 3 25 42 22 7 5.03

SERBIAN A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

SERBIAN A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

SESOTHO A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

SESOTHO A1 SL 76 0 0 0 0 4 57 39 6.36

SHONA A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

SINHALESE A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

SLOVAK A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

SLOVAK A1 SL 52 0 0 0 2 31 40 27 5.92

SLOVENE A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

SLOVENE A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

SPANISH A1 HL 3,806 0 0 4 27 42 23 3 4.93

SPANISH A1 SL 700 0 0 6 21 37 32 5 5.10

SWAHILI A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

SWAHILI A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

SWEDISH A1 HL 349 0 0 1 8 38 37 16 5.61

SWEDISH A1 SL 343 0 0 3 11 31 43 13 5.53

TAJIK A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

TELUGU A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

THAI A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

THAI A1 SL 71 1 3 4 35 38 17 1 4.62

TIBETAN A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

TURKISH A1 HL 205 0 2 7 13 39 35 4 5.11

TURKISH A1 SL 125 0 0 4 30 34 27 5 4.98

UKRAINIAN A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

URDU A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

URDU A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

VIETNAMESE A1 HL - - - - - - - - -

VIETNAMESE A1 SL 94 0 0 0 0 3 33 64 6.61

WELSH A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

ZULU A1 SL - - - - - - - - -

GROUP 1 TOTAL 64,391 0 0 4 28 42 21 5 4.93

Subject Level



ARABIC A2 HL 117 0 0 0 1 32 62 5 5.71

ARABIC A2 SL 76 0 0 0 0 29 66 5 5.76

ARABIC AB. SL 192 1 5 13 29 32 19 1 4.47

ARABIC B HL 327 0 0 2 5 11 49 32 6.05

ARABIC B SL 191 1 1 2 7 18 46 27 5.83

CANTONESE B HL - - - - - - - - -

CANTONESE B SL - - - - - - - - -

CHINESE A2 HL 146 0 0 0 0 16 60 24 6.08

CHINESE A2 SL 193 0 0 0 0 12 66 22 6.09

CLASSICAL GREEK HL - - - - - - - - -

CLASSICAL GREEK SL - - - - - - - - -

DANISH B HL 81 1 2 10 19 12 36 20 5.25

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Subject Level



GROUP 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

DANISH B SL 53 0 4 11 17 34 17 17 5.00

DUTCH A2 HL 58 0 0 3 17 50 26 3 5.09

DUTCH A2 SL 51 0 0 0 8 33 53 6 5.57

DUTCH B HL 83 0 0 0 4 22 55 19 5.90

DUTCH B SL 59 0 0 5 12 31 44 8 5.39

ENGLISH A2 HL 6,446 0 0 0 10 53 34 3 5.29

ENGLISH A2 SL 2,027 0 0 0 10 44 39 6 5.40

ENGLISH AB. SL 112 0 0 4 13 32 38 13 5.40

ENGLISH B HL 7,441 0 0 2 10 35 44 9 5.49

ENGLISH B SL 1,341 0 0 1 4 24 52 19 5.84

FINNISH B HL - - - - - - - - -

FINNISH B SL - - - - - - - - -

FRENCH A2 HL 316 0 0 0 4 34 53 8 5.65

FRENCH A2 SL 342 0 0 2 10 36 44 7 5.44

FRENCH AB. SL 1,847 0 4 11 18 28 27 12 4.99

FRENCH B HL 3,167 0 3 10 22 27 27 11 4.97

FRENCH B SL 9,840 0 4 15 26 26 20 8 4.67

GERMAN A2 HL 365 0 0 2 9 17 31 40 5.97

GERMAN A2 SL 199 0 0 0 6 28 44 23 5.84

GERMAN AB. SL 544 0 1 12 24 32 26 6 4.87

GERMAN B HL 681 0 0 4 11 24 38 23 5.67

GERMAN B SL 1,390 0 1 9 19 33 25 13 5.12

HEBREW B SL 74 1 9 27 24 23 12 3 4.05

HINDI B HL 261 0 0 1 4 23 57 15 5.82

HINDI B SL 401 0 0 0 2 15 48 34 6.12

INDONESIAN B HL 61 0 0 0 3 21 48 28 6.00

INDONESIAN B SL - - - - - - - - -

ITALIAN AB. SL 641 0 4 10 22 29 17 18 5.00

ITALIAN B HL 191 0 1 2 9 13 34 41 5.99

ITALIAN B SL 299 0 8 24 24 17 13 14 4.44

JAPANESE A2 HL 100 0 0 0 0 13 41 46 6.33

JAPANESE A2 SL - - - - - - - - -

JAPANESE AB. SL 345 0 1 8 19 30 27 16 5.21

JAPANESE B HL 90 0 0 7 11 10 36 37 5.84

JAPANESE B SL 375 0 0 6 34 26 19 14 5.01

KOREAN B HL 50 0 0 4 10 10 20 56 6.14

KOREAN B SL - - - - - - - - -

LATIN HL 200 0 4 8 9 20 27 33 5.56

LATIN SL 711 2 11 16 22 22 17 12 4.50

MALAY AB. SL - - - - - - - - -

MANDARIN AB. SL 527 0 5 8 20 24 23 21 5.13

MANDARIN B HL 568 0 0 0 4 22 53 21 5.89

MANDARIN B SL 1,151 0 0 2 11 21 29 36 5.86

MODERN GREEK A2 HL - - - - - - - - -

MODERN GREEK A2 SL - - - - - - - - -

NORWEGIAN B HL 78 0 0 4 13 21 38 24 5.67

NORWEGIAN B SL - - - - - - - - -

PILIPINO A2 HL - - - - - - - - -

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Subject Level



PILIPINO A2 SL - - - - - - - - -

PORTUGUESE A2 HL 143 0 0 0 7 55 34 4 5.35

PORTUGUESE A2 SL - - - - - - - - -

PORTUGUESE B HL - - - - - - - - -

PORTUGUESE B SL 55 0 2 4 13 16 25 40 5.80

RUSSIAN AB. SL 61 0 0 5 25 31 16 23 5.28

RUSSIAN B HL 75 0 0 1 0 8 31 60 6.48

RUSSIAN B SL 114 1 0 5 13 16 25 39 5.77

SPANISH A2 HL 574 0 0 2 16 32 45 6 5.39

SPANISH A2 SL 241 0 0 1 10 41 38 10 5.46

SPANISH AB. SL 3,566 0 1 9 24 32 24 10 4.99

SPANISH B HL 4,669 0 1 5 9 26 38 21 5.59

SPANISH B SL 15,029 0 2 9 25 29 29 6 4.92

SWAHILI AB. SL - - - - - - - - -

SWEDISH A2 HL - - - - - - - - -

SWEDISH A2 SL - - - - - - - - -

SWEDISH B HL 91 0 0 5 14 29 33 19 5.45

SWEDISH B SL 93 2 2 10 18 34 25 9 4.89

THAI A2 HL - - - - - - - - -

THAI A2 SL 51 0 0 0 0 0 39 61 6.61

GROUP 2 TOTAL 69,191 0 2 7 17 31 32 11 5.17

*Environmental Systems & Societies is a trans-disciplinary subject, appearing in groups 3 and 4.

Subject Level



BUSINESS & MANANGEMENT

HL 4,643 0 3 12 28 34 19 4 4.66

BUSINESS & MANANGEMENT

SL 3,569 0 5 13 21 32 21 8 4.76

ECONOMICS HL 8,957 0 2 9 19 28 27 15 5.12

ECONOMICS SL 6,139 0 5 13 20 26 25 11 4.84

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS & SOCIETIES*

SL 6,014 1 10 21 28 26 12 3 4.15

GEOGRAPHY HL 2,979 0 1 8 22 32 25 12 5.07

GEOGRAPHY SL 2,380 0 6 20 21 29 17 7 4.51

HISTORY HL 32,402 0 5 18 35 30 10 2 4.29

HISTORY SL 5,598 0 4 11 30 36 17 3 4.59

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY

HL 1,387 0 4 29 37 26 4 0 3.98

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY

SL 1,859 0 4 25 38 25 7 1 4.08

PHILOSOPHY HL 1,399 0 0 7 27 41 21 4 4.86

PHILOSOPHY SL 1,673 0 5 14 28 30 18 4 4.56

PSYCHOLOGY HL 4,738 0 6 12 29 31 17 4 4.50

PSYCHOLOGY SL 7,599 1 13 18 27 23 13 5 4.18

SOCIAL & CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

HL 341 0 7 13 18 29 24 9 4.77

SOCIAL & CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

SL 1,178 0 1 8 32 38 18 3 4.72

GROUP 3 TOTAL 92,855 0 5 15 29 30 16 5 4.50

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Subject Level



GROUP 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

BIOLOGY HL 20,858 1 9 17 25 27 17 5 4.39

BIOLOGY SL 14,264 1 9 20 28 25 14 4 4.27

CHEMISTRY HL 10,767 1 9 17 21 24 21 8 4.54

CHEMISTRY SL 11,400 2 14 21 24 20 13 6 4.08

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY HL 675 0 2 15 31 35 14 3 4.50

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY SL 647 0 8 22 32 28 8 2 4.12

PHYSICS HL 7,439 0 7 20 25 23 15 11 4.50

PHYSICS SL 9,703 1 11 27 24 18 11 8 4.10

GROUP 4 TOTAL 75,753 1 10 20 25 23 15 6 4.31

Subject Level



GROUP 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

COMPUTER SCIENCE HL 461 1 8 11 17 24 22 17 4.88

COMPUTER SCIENCE SL 726 1 7 12 16 25 25 15 4.93

FURTHER MATHS SL 134 13 16 7 16 19 15 15 4.16

MATHEMATICAL STUDIES

SL 22,832 1 5 14 23 29 21 7 4.66

MATHEMATICS HL 9,960 1 9 17 26 25 15 7 4.37

MATHEMATICS SL 30,136 1 10 19 19 24 19 8 4.44

GROUP 5 TOTAL 64,249 1 8 16 21 26 19 8 4.51

Subject Level



GROUP 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

FILM HL 852 0 3 12 29 33 18 6 4.67

FILM SL 450 0 5 15 32 30 15 3 4.43

MUSIC HL 1,123 0 2 18 28 34 14 4 4.51

MUSIC SL 1,928 0 2 19 36 28 14 1 4.37

THEATRE HL 1,890 0 2 16 32 28 17 7 4.61

THEATRE SL 1,004 0 2 10 31 33 17 6 4.71

VISUAL ARTS HL 6,999 0 3 11 24 24 28 10 4.90

VISUAL ARTS SL 4,506 1 7 19 27 22 19 5 4.39

GROUP 6 TOTAL 18,752 0 4 15 28 26 21 6 4.64

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Subject Level



PILOT SUBJECTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

DANCE HL 136 0 0 4 24 26 30 15 5.28

DANCE SL - - - - - - - - -

SPORTS EXERCISE & HEALTH SCIENCE

SL 62 0 2 16 29 29 15 10 4.68

TEXT AND PERFORMANCE

SL 77 0 0 5 26 26 38 5 5.12

WORLD RELIGIONS SL 237 0 2 11 21 32 23 12 5.00

PS TOTAL 547 0 1 9 24 29 25 12 5.03

Subject

Level Number of candidates

Percentage of candidates awarded grades

Mean grade SCHOOL-BASED SYLLABUSES

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

ART HISTORY SL 135 1 14 35 20 14 10 6 3.87

ASTRONOMY SL - - - - - - - - -

BEGINNERS’ HINDI SL - - - - - - - - -

BEGINNERS’ NYNORSK

SL - - - - - - - - -

CHILE & THE PACIFIC BASIN

SL - - - - - - - - -

CHINESE STUDIES SL - - - - - - - - -

CLASSICAL GREEK & ROMAN STUDIES

SL - - - - - - - - -

BRAZILIAN SOCIAL STUDIES

SL 113 0 11 17 29 17 23 4 4.35

HUMAN RIGHTS SL - - - - - - - - -

MARINE SCIENCE SL - - - - - - - - -

PEACE & CONFLICT STUDIES

SL 86 0 0 2 12 27 45 14 5.57

POLITICAL THOUGHT SL 69 0 0 4 6 33 39 17 5.59

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY

SL - - - - - - - - -

TURKEY IN THE 20TH CENTURY

SL 151 0 0 8 19 33 30 9 5.14

WORLD ARTS & CULTURES

SL - - - - - - - - -

WORLD POLITICS & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

SL 76 0 1 5 38 29 25 1 4.75

SBS TOTAL 819 0 4 11 19 26 30 10 4.98

ALL SUBJECTS TOTAL 386,557 0 5 13 25 29 20 7 4.66

Figures for subject level combinations with a candidature of less than fifty are not detailed, but are included in Group level and Overall totals.

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Graph 22.1 Grade distribution by subject group May 2011

Group 1 Group 2

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35

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23 Diploma and retake candidates (D+R): distribution of points totals May 2011

Total Points

Diploma awarded Diploma not awarded Total number of candidates awarded each points score

Cumulative Number of candidates

Percentage of candidates



0 1 0.00% 1 0.00%

1 0.00%

2 3 0.01% 3 0.01%

3 11 0.02% 11 0.03%

4 20 0.04% 20 0.07%

5 18 0.03% 18 0.10%

6 20 0.04% 20 0.14%

7 23 0.04% 23 0.18%

8 20 0.04% 20 0.22%

9 39 0.07% 39 0.29%

10 48 0.09% 48 0.38%

11 64 0.12% 64 0.50%

12 65 0.12% 65 0.62%

13 98 0.18% 98 0.81%

14 141 0.27% 141 1.07%

15 204 0.38% 204 1.46%

16 314 0.59% 314 2.05%

17 443 0.83% 443 2.88%

18 551 1.04% 551 3.92%

19 810 1.52% 810 5.44%

20 957 1.80% 957 7.24%

21 1,290 2.43% 1,290 9.67%

22 1,584 2.98% 1,584 12.65%

23 1,948 3.66% 1,948 16.31%

24 1,254 2.36% 1,038 1.95% 2,292 20.62%

25 1,745 3.28% 833 1.57% 2,578 25.47%

26 2,254 4.24% 614 1.15% 2,868 30.86%

27 2,778 5.22% 372 0.70% 3,150 36.79%

28 3,211 6.04% 43 0.08% 3,254 42.91%

29 3,317 6.24% 24 0.05% 3,341 49.19%

30 3,316 6.24% 25 0.05% 3,341 55.48%

31 3,164 5.95% 12 0.02% 3,176 61.45%

32 3,064 5.76% 8 0.02% 3,072 67.23%

33 2,828 5.32% 6 0.01% 2,834 72.56%

34 2,550 4.80% 4 0.01% 2,554 77.36%

35 2,284 4.30% 5 0.01% 2,289 81.67%

36 2,085 3.92% 1 0.00% 2,086 85.59%

37 1,768 3.33% 1 0.00% 1,769 88.92%

38 1,519 2.86% 2 0.00% 1,521 91.78%

39 1,260 2.37% 1 0.00% 1,261 94.15%

40 1,053 1.98% 1 0.00% 1,054 96.13%

41 739 1.39% 739 97.52%

42 563 1.06% 563 98.58%

43 389 0.73% 389 99.31%

44 240 0.45% 240 99.76%

45 125 0.24% 125 100.00%

41,506 78.07% 11,662 21.93% 53,168 100.00%

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24 Retake candidates only (R): distribution of points totals May 2011

Total Points

Diploma awarded Diploma not awarded Total number of candidates awarded each points score

Cumulative Number of candidates



Percentage of

candidates

0 0.00%

1 0.00%

2 0.00%

3 0.00%

4 0.00%

5 0.00%

6 1 0.08% 1 0.08%

7 0.08%

8 0.08%

9 1 0.08% 1 0.16%

10 0.16%

11 1 0.08% 1 0.24%

12 2 0.16% 2 0.40%

13 0.40%

14 0.40%

15 2 0.16% 2 0.55%

16 6 0.47% 6 1.03%

17 8 0.63% 8 1.66%

18 5 0.40% 5 2.06%

19 18 1.42% 18 3.48%

20 28 2.22% 28 5.70%

21 31 2.45% 31 8.15%

22 62 4.91% 62 13.05%

23 113 8.94% 113 21.99%

24 104 8.23% 59 4.67% 163 34.89%

25 87 6.88% 43 3.40% 130 45.17%

26 83 6.57% 39 3.09% 122 54.83%

27 76 6.01% 18 1.42% 94 62.26%

28 67 5.30% 2 0.16% 69 67.72%

29 62 4.91% 2 0.16% 64 72.78%

30 43 3.40% 2 0.16% 45 76.34%

31 45 3.56% 45 79.91%

32 42 3.32% 42 83.23%

33 45 3.56% 45 86.79%

34 32 2.53% 32 89.32%

35 22 1.74% 22 91.06%

36 25 1.98% 25 93.04%

37 24 1.90% 24 94.94%

38 23 1.82% 23 96.76%

39 16 1.27% 16 98.02%

40 13 1.03% 1 0.08% 14 99.13%

41 5 0.40% 5 99.53%

42 3 0.24% 3 99.76%

43 3 0.24% 3 100.00%

44 100.00%

45 100.00%

820 64.87% 444 35.13% 1,264 100.00%

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25 Diploma score distribution: diploma and retake candidates (D+R) and retake candidates only (R) May 2011

Graph 25.1 Number of diploma and retake candidates with diplomas awarded and diplomas not awarded per points score May 2011

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Graph 25.2 Number of retake candidates only with diplomas awarded and diplomas not awarded

per points score May 2011

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26 Extended essay results May 2011

EE grade awarded

per subject group

A B C D E

Total of candidates

awarded grade

Total of all registered candidates

Percentage of

candidates awarded

grade

Group 1 1,746 2,339 2,876 1,262 72 8,295 8,361 99.21%

Group 2 764 817 1,046 463 20 3,110 3,136 99.17%

Group 3 2,699 6,007 10,103 6,717 814 26,340 26,577 99.11%

Group 4 663 1,586 2,836 1,840 219 7,144 7,221 98.93%

Group 5 154 256 421 370 50 1,251 1,267 98.74%

Group 6 769 1,023 1,326 831 104 4,053 4,086 99.19%

PS 131 183 205 77 4 600 608 98.68%

SBS 89 158 377 286 35 945 950 99.47%

Total 7,015 12,369 19,190 11,846 1,318

51,738 52,206 99.10%

Percentage of candidates awarded a particular grade

13.56% 23.91% 37.09% 22.90% 2.55%

Graph 26.1 Percentage of grades awarded: extended essay May 2011

A

B

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D E

A

B

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D

E

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Graph 26.2 Percentage of grades awarded: extended essay May 2010

A

B

C

D E

A

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27 Theory of knowledge results May 2011

TOK grade awarded

A B C D E

Total of candidates

awarded grade

Total of all registered candidates

Percentage of

candidates awarded

grade

Number of candidates awarded grade

4,669 16,561 21,270 9,027 253

51,781 52,154 99.28% Percentage of candidates awarded grade

9.02% 31.98% 41.08% 17.43% 0.49%

Graph 27.1 Percentage of grades awarded: theory of knowledge May 2011

ED

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Graph 27.2 Percentage of grades awarded: theory of knowledge May 2010

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28 Distribution of additional points May 2007–May 2011

Additional points 0 1 2 3 Total Mean points

May 2007

Number of candidates awarded

11,115 15,976 5,296 2,862 35,249

1.00 Percentage of candidates awarded

31.53% 45.32% 15.02% 8.12% 100.00%

May 2008


12,715 17,739 5,556 3,169 39,179


32.45% 45.28% 14.18% 8.09% 100.00%

May 2009


12,671 19,852 7,512 4,210 44,245


28.64% 44.87% 16.98% 9.52% 100.00%

May 2010


12,246 23,029 8,225 4,549 48,049


25.49% 47.93% 17.12% 9.47% 100.00%

May 2011


13,709 23,622 9,488 5,828 52,647


26.04% 44.87% 18.02% 11.07% 100.00%

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Graph 28.1 Distribution of additional points May 2011

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Graph 28.2 Distribution of additional points May 2010

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29 Mean points score worldwide May 2007–May 2011 Mean score

per examination

session


29.56 29.57 29.51 29.55 29.61

30 Mean grade worldwide May 2007–May 2011 Mean grade

per examination

session


4.68 4.69 4.66 4.65 4.66

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31 Pass rate worldwide May 2007–May 2011 Pass rate per examination

session


78.78% 79.02% 78.71% 78.06% 77.99%

32 Number of diplomas and bilingual diplomas awarded May 2007–May 2011

33 Number of diplomas awarded by IB region May 2011

Number of bilingual diplomas awarded

IBAEM IBAP IBA Total

7,496 2,543 2,727 12,766

Number of all diplomas awarded (includes bilingual diplomas)

15,484 6,826 19,197 41,507

34 Percentage of diploma candidates scoring 45 points May 2001-May 2011

Candidates scoring 45

May 2001

May 2002

May 2003

May 2004

May 2005

May 2006

May 2007

May 2008

May 2009

May 2010

May 2011

0.21% 0.20% 0.22% 0.21% 0.24% 0.27% 0.18% 0.19% 0.19% 0.20% 0.23%

Graph 34.1 Percentage of candidates scoring 45 points May 2001 - May 2011

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Examination session

Number of bilingual

diplomas awarded

Number of all diplomas awarded (includes bilingual

diplomas)

Percentage of bilingual diplomas out of all diplomas awarded

May 2007 8,609 28,078 30.66%

May 2008 9,721 31,285 31.07%

May 2009 10,930 35,181 31.07%

May 2010 11,712 37,920 30.89%

May 2011 12,766 41,507 30.76%

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