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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
International Baccalaureate Peterson House, Malthouse Avenue, Cardiff Gate
Cardiff, Wales CF23 8GL United Kingdom
Phone: + 44 29 2954 7777 Fax: + 44 29 2054 7778 Website: www.ibo.org
© International Baccalaureate Organization 2011
Statistical queries should be directed to the Management Information Associate Manager:
Phone: +65 6579 5168 Fax: +65 6776 4369
Email: statistics@ibo.org
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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
8–27
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
*as of 31 May each year
Graph 2.1 Number of schools following the Diploma Programme by working language
2007–2011
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Percentage of schools following
the Diploma Programme by
working language*
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%
*as of 31 May each year
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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
*as of 31 May each year
Graph 3.1 Number of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region 2007–2011
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Percentage of schools following
the Diploma Programme by IB
region*
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%
*as of 31 May each year
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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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Number of schools
registering candidates forMay examination session
5 Number of May session schools registering candidates May
2007–May 2011
Number of May session schools
registering candidates
May 2007 May 2008 May 2009 May 2010 May 2011
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
May 2007 May 2008 May 2009 May 2010 May 2011
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
May 2007 May 2008 May 2009 May 2010 May 2011
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–
May 2011
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IBAEM
IBA
IBAP
Percentage of schools
registering candidates by IB
region
May 2007 May 2008 May 2009 May 2010 May 2011
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
May 2007 May 2008 May 2009 May 2010 May 2011
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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Number ofcandidatesregistered
Percentage of
candidates registered by
category
May 2007 May 2008 May 2009 May 2010 May 2011
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
Number of candidates
registered by gender
May 2007 May 2008 May 2009 May 2010 May 2011
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
Male
Percentage of
candidates registered by
gender
May 2007 May 2008 May 2009 May 2010 May 2011
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
Number of candidates
registered by IB region
May 2007 May 2008 May 2009 May 2010 May 2011
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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IBA
IBAP
Percentage of
candidates registered by
IB region
May 2007 May 2008 May 2009 May 2010 May 2011
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
02,0004,0006,000
8,00010,00012,00014,00016,00018,00020,000
22,00024,00026,00028,000
IBAEM IBAP IBA
IB region
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Retake candidates
Certificate candidates
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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 1–10 candidates
Number of schools that registered 11–30 candidates
Number of schools that registered 31–50 candidates
Number of schools that registered 51–80 candidates
Number of schools that registered 81–120 candidates
Number of schools that registered 121–200 candidates
Number of schools that registered over 200 candidates
Number of schools
that registered a particular number
of candidates
May 2007 May 2008 May 2009 May 2010 May 2011
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
05,000
10,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,00050,00055,00060,00065,00070,00075,00080,00085,00090,00095,000
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Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
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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
Number of candidates
registered for extended essay and theory of knowledge
May 2007 May 2008 May 2009 May 2010 May 2011
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
SBSPS
Group 5Group 6
Group 1
Group 2
Group 4
Group 3
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
PS
SBS
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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
Spanish
German
Fre
nch
Chinese
English
English
French
Spanish
German
Chinese
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19 Nationalities of candidates registered May 2011
Country name Number of candidates
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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Country name Number of candidates
Country name Number of candidates
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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Country name Number of candidates
Country name Number of candidates
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
represented by examination
session
May 2007 May 2008 May 2009 May 2010 May 2011
119 122 123 126 132
Graph 20.1 Number of countries represented by examination session May 2007–
May 2011
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21 Number of candidates registered by country of school May 2011
Country name Number of candidates registered
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
13
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
40
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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Country name Number of candidates registered
Country name Number of candidates registered
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
Number of candidates
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
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade
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
Number of candidates
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
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade GROUP 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade
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
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade GROUP 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade GROUP 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade
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
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade
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
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade
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
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade
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
45
6 7 3
2 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
5
3
4
2
7
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Group 3 Group 4
35
6 72
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
4
3
2
76
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Group 5 Group 6
4
3
2
1
7
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
4
3
2
17
6
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Pilot subjects School-based syllabuses
5
4
3
1 2
76
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
54
3
12
76
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
All subjects
1
2
3
76
5
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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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
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
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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1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,4002,6002,8003,0003,2003,400
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45
Points score
Nu
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ca
nd
ida
tes
Total number ofcandidates awardedpointsDiploma awarded
Diploma not awarded
Graph 25.2 Number of retake candidates only with diplomas awarded and diplomas not awarded
per points score May 2011
0102030405060708090
100110120130140150160170
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45
Points score
Nu
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ca
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Total number of candidatesawarded points
Diploma awarded
Diploma not awarded
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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
C
D E
A
B
C
D
E
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Graph 26.2 Percentage of grades awarded: extended essay May 2010
A
B
C
D E
A
B
C
D
E
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
C
B
AA
B
C
D
E
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Graph 27.2 Percentage of grades awarded: theory of knowledge May 2010
ED
CB
A
A
B
C
D
E
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
Number of candidates awarded
12,715 17,739 5,556 3,169 39,179
0.98 Percentage of candidates awarded
32.45% 45.28% 14.18% 8.09% 100.00%
May 2009
Number of candidates awarded
12,671 19,852 7,512 4,210 44,245
1.07 Percentage of candidates awarded
28.64% 44.87% 16.98% 9.52% 100.00%
May 2010
Number of candidates awarded
12,246 23,029 8,225 4,549 48,049
1.11 Percentage of candidates awarded
25.49% 47.93% 17.12% 9.47% 100.00%
May 2011
Number of candidates awarded
13,709 23,622 9,488 5,828 52,647
1.14 Percentage of candidates awarded
26.04% 44.87% 18.02% 11.07% 100.00%
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Graph 28.1 Distribution of additional points May 2011
1
2
3
00
1
2
3
Graph 28.2 Distribution of additional points May 2010
1
2
3
0
0
1
2
3
29 Mean points score worldwide May 2007–May 2011 Mean score
per examination
session
May 2007 May 2008 May 2009 May 2010 May 2011
29.56 29.57 29.51 29.55 29.61
30 Mean grade worldwide May 2007–May 2011 Mean grade
per examination
session
May 2007 May 2008 May 2009 May 2010 May 2011
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
May 2007 May 2008 May 2009 May 2010 May 2011
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
0.00%
0.05%
0.10%
0.15%
0.20%
0.25%
0.30%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Examination Session
Per
cen
tage
of
Can
did
ates
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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