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The IB Diploma Programme

Statistical Bulletin

May 2018 Examination Session

Education for a better world

The IB Diploma Programme Statistical Bulletin, May 2018 Examination Session.

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© International Baccalaureate Organization 2018

Index: Key to abbreviations

Categories of registrationDiploma Programme (DP) candidates must register in one of four categories:

Diploma: Candidates intending to complete the requirements for the award of an IB Diploma.Retake*: Previous IB Diploma candidates who are seeking to improve their results by retaking one or more subjects. The highest grade obtained for a subject will contribute towards the IB.Course: Candidates taking one or more subjects who are not seeking the award of the IB Diploma.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 the following year.

*Unless otherwise stated, retake candidates are included in the dataset.

IB RegionsSchools authorized to offer the IB Diploma Programme are grouped by geographical regions. The abbreviationsused in the tables are the codes describing the following geographical regions:

IBA: IB AmericasIBAEM: IB Africa, Europe, Middle EastIBAP: IB Asia-Pacific

Other Abbreviations

HL: Higher LevelSL: Standard LevelTOK/TK: Theory of KnowledgeEE: Extended Essay

1

Candidates163,173

Schools2,790

Countries143

First Language172

First Nationality215

Regional Distribution of Candidates

67.16% 21.36% 11.48%

IBA IBAEM IBAP

Regional Distribution of Schools

51.00% 32.83% 16.16%

IBA IBAEM IBAP

Percentage Split by Gender

56.71% 43.28%

F M X

Percentage Split by Category

17.36% 30.88% 50.75%

ANTICIPATED COURSE DIPLOMA RETAKE

Distribution of Candidates by Legal Status

34.20% 65.80%

PRIVATE STATE

Distribution of Schools by Legal Status

49.39% 50.61%

PRIVATE STATE

Session Summary

2

Subjects215

Exams615,074

Diploma Mean Grade4.79

Diploma Average TotalPoints29.76

Diploma Candidateswith 45 Points

259

Diploma Pass Rate78.18

Growth of Schools by Region

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

Num

ber o

f Sch

ools

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1,129 1,185 1,281 1,391 1,423

754 776 832 862 916328 349

374 413 451

IBA IBAEM IBAP

Number of Schools by Cohort Size 2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

<=10 Candidates11-20 Candidates21-40 Candidates41-60 Candidates61-80 Candidates81-100 Candidates101-200 Candidates>200 Candidates

238341564327215136288102

269357545358230149302100

304417606361219164309107

349433626407227185334105

404458640397250186341114

Total 2,211 2,310 2,487 2,666 2,790

Growth of Schools by Working Language

1,800

2,000

2,200

2,400

2,600

2,800

Num

ber o

f Sch

ools

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1,9912,071

2,1782,287

2,386192

209

275

342

363

ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH

Schools

3

Growth of Candidates by Region

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

Num

ber o

f Can

dida

tes

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

92,784109,594101,52996,657 107,260

27,678

34,84930,57428,996

32,70414,424

18,73015,83115,139

17,409

IBA IBAEM IBAP

Growth of Candidates by Category

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

Num

ber o

f Can

dida

tes

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

20,357 28,32321,41521,093 21,966

47,164 50,38255,25152,08649,850

66,01182,810

73,21568,35278,685

ANTICIPATED COURSE DIPLOMA RETAKE

Growth of Candidates by Gender

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

Num

ber o

f Can

dida

tes

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

F M X

Growth of Candidates

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

134,886 140,792 147,934 157,373 163,173

Candidates

4

Diploma Pass Rate and Mean Toal Points

29.0

29.5

30.0

30.5

31.0

74

76

78

80

82

84

Aver

age

Tota

l Poi

nts

Pass

Rat

e

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

30.0 29.830.2 29.930.0

79.478.2

80.8

78.479.3

Average Total Points Pass rate

Number of Diplomas Awarded by Region

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

24,759

25,716

26,516

27,574

28,187

18,312

19,632

20,674

22,021

23,237

10,351

11,104

11,825

13,219

14,550

IBA IBAEM IBAP

Percentage of Diplomas Awarded

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

22.60%

22.98%

22.51%

22.51%

22.72%

56.76%

57.86%

56.82%

55.91%

55.46%

20.64%

19.16%

20.67%

21.58%

21.82%

Bilingual diploma awarded Diploma awarded Diploma not awarded

Results(Diploma and Retake Category Candidates)

5

Number of Candidates Scoring 45 Points

100

200

300

Num

ber o

f Can

dida

tes

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

208 259278201214

Percentage of Candidates Scoring Bonus Points

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

24.02% 29.77%23.00% 28.29%26.98%

46.82%25.86%25.05%25.80%26.41%

17.90%36.63%40.45% 37.15%38.11%

11.25% 7.73%9.11% 9.52%10.14%

0 1 2 3

Total Points Distribution

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

Num

ber o

f Can

dida

tes

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

Diploma not awarded Diploma awarded Bilingual diploma awarded

Total Points and Bonus Points(Diploma and Retake Category Candidates)

6

Gradeawarded

No gradeawarded

Total

Studies in Language and LiteratureLanguage acquisitionIndividuals and societiesSciencesMathematicsThe artsInterdisciplinary

16,2324,278

40,45612,272

2,1346,0141,370

13645

482119136017

16,3684,323

40,93812,391

2,1476,0741,387

Total 82,756 872 83,628

Gradeawarded

No gradeawarded


99.17%98.96%98.82%99.04%99.39%99.01%98.77%

0.83%1.04%1.18%0.96%0.61%0.99%1.23%

Total 98.96% 1.04%

Grade Distribution by Subject Group A

B

C

D

E

N


2,886849

3,1821,273

495816153

4,2461,1678,6243,402

7001,352

333

5,4781,582

16,0144,979

6772,214

563

3,479660

11,8572,507

2561,507

305

14320

779111

6125

16

13645

482119136017

Total 9,654 19,824 31,507 20,571 1,200 872

% Grade Distribution by Subject Group A

B

C

D

E

N


17.63%19.64%

7.77%10.27%23.06%13.43%11.03%

25.94%27.00%21.07%27.46%32.60%22.26%24.01%

33.47%36.59%39.12%40.18%31.53%36.45%40.59%

21.25%15.27%28.96%20.23%11.92%24.81%21.99%

0.87%0.46%1.90%0.90%0.28%2.06%1.15%

0.83%1.04%1.18%0.96%0.61%0.99%1.23%

Total 11.54% 23.70% 37.68% 24.60% 1.43% 1.04%

Extended Essay

Top 10 Extended Essay Subjects

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000Number of Candidates

HISTORY

ENGLISH A

PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGY

ECONOMICS

WLD. STUDIES

BUS MAN

VISUAL ARTS

PHYSICS

ENGLISH B

A B C D E N

7

Gradeawarded

No gradeawarded

98.90% 1.10%

Gradeawarded

No gradeawarded

Total

83357 924 84281

Grade Distribution

A

B

C

D

E

N

3,794 21,871 39,961 16,930 801 924

Theory of Knowledge

% Grade Distribution by Subject Group

A

B

C

D

E

N

4.50% 25.95% 47.41% 20.09% 0.95% 1.10%

TOK Grade Distribution

0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000Number of Candidates

A

B

C

D

E

3,794

21,871

39,961

16,930

801

Number of Candidates by TOK Exam Language

0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000Number of Candidates

ENGLISH

SPANISH

CHINESE

FRENCH

GERMAN

74,581

7,186

780

685

125

8

Number of Candidates by School Country Candidates

ALBANIAANGOLAANTIGUA AND BARBUDAARGENTINAARMENIAAUSTRALIAAUSTRIAAZERBAIJANBAHAMASBAHRAINBANGLADESHBARBADOSBELGIUMBERMUDABOLIVIABOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINABOTSWANABRAZILBRUNEI DARUSSALAMBULGARIA

1611

165131292478

5269

6057616

3609032

209

53691

121

<10 <10

CAMBODIACAMEROONCANADACAYMAN ISLANDSCHILECHINACOLOMBIACOSTA RICACOTE D'IVOIRECROATIACUBACURAÇAOCYPRUSCZECH REPUBLICDENMARKDOMINICAN REPUBLICECUADOREGYPTEL SALVADORESTONIA

11944

11,13422

6854,0111,269

3321692173035

350672125

3,080488177

60

ETHIOPIAFIJIFINLANDFRANCEGABONGEORGIAGERMANYGHANAGREECEGUAM

104

593532

35

2,078220690

39

<10 <10

Candidates

GUATEMALAGUERNSEYHONDURASHONG KONGHUNGARYICELANDINDIAINDONESIAIRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OFIRAQIRELANDISLE OF MANISRAELITALYJAMAICAJAPANJERSEYJORDANKAZAKHSTANKENYA

3185

2,285202

233,9841,452

3219255678

84772

52840

562129265

<10

KOREA, REPUBLIC OFKUWAITKYRGYZSTANLAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATICREPUBLICLATVIALEBANONLESOTHOLITHUANIALUXEMBOURGMACAOMACEDONIA, THE FORMERYUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OFMALAWIMALAYSIAMALTAMAURITIUSMEXICOMONACOMONGOLIAMONTENEGROMOROCCO

560221

1424

97256104126164

2192

18745

6131

3,1953242

66

<10

MOZAMBIQUEMYANMARNAMIBIANEPALNETHERLANDSNEW ZEALANDNICARAGUANIGERIA

38571961

4,860151

2644

9

Candidates

NORWAYOMANPAKISTANPALESTINE, STATE OFPANAMAPERUPHILIPPINESPOLANDPORTUGALQATARROMANIARUSSIAN FEDERATIONRWANDASAUDI ARABIASENEGALSERBIASINGAPORESINT MAARTEN (DUTCH)SLOVAKIASLOVENIA

717126120

97122150745

1,279322441

88180

50478

5766

1,49318

11096

SOUTH AFRICASPAINSRI LANKASUDANSWAZILANDSWEDENSWITZERLANDTAIWANTANZANIA, UNITEDREPUBLIC OFTHAILANDTOGOTUNISIATURKEYUGANDAUKRAINEUNITED ARAB EMIRATESUNITED KINGDOMUNITED STATESURUGUAYUZBEKISTAN

833,005

291718

1,2981,837

349164

9863824

9208157

1,9034,625

87,9575728

VENEZUELAVIETNAMVIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S.ZAMBIAZIMBABWE

123469

104824

Excludes withdrawn candidates.Countries with less than ten candidates shows only <10

10

Candidates

AFGHANISTANALBANIAALGERIAAMERICAN SAMOAANDORRAANGOLAANGUILLAANTIGUA AND BARBUDAARGENTINAARMENIAAUSTRALIAAUSTRIAAZERBAIJANBAHAMASBAHRAINBANGLADESHBARBADOSBELARUSBELGIUMBELIZE

417524

27

31660

8643115757

472206

2433

36610

<10<10 <10<10

BENINBERMUDABHUTANBOLIVIABOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINABOTSWANABRAZILBRITISH INDIAN OCEANTERRITORYBRUNEI DARUSSALAMBULGARIABURKINA FASOBURUNDICAMBODIACAMEROONCANADACAPE VERDECAYMAN ISLANDSCENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICCHADCHILE

802277

118

768

35199

117363

10,367

17

649

<10 <10 <10

<10 <10 <10<10

CHINACOLOMBIACOMOROSCONGOCONGO, THE DEMOCRATICREPUBLIC OF THECOSTA RICACOTE D'IVOIRECROATIACUBA

4,0931,411

19

22018

136114

<10 <10

Number of Candidates by First Nationality Candidates

CYPRUSCZECH REPUBLICDENMARKDJIBOUTIDOMINICADOMINICAN REPUBLICECUADOREGYPTEL SALVADOREQUATORIAL GUINEAERITREAESTONIAETHIOPIAFAROE ISLANDSFIJIFINLANDFRANCEFRENCH POLYNESIAGABONGAMBIA

27245649

1723,072

629270

4181

135

623990

<10<10 <10 <10<10 <10<10<10

GEORGIAGERMANYGHANAGIBRALTARGREECEGREENLANDGRENADAGUAMGUATEMALAGUERNSEYGUINEAGUINEA-BISSAUGUYANAHAITIHONDURASHONG KONGHUNGARYICELANDINDIAINDONESIA

392,321

165

683

79

83150

1,054175

335,1981,223

<10 <10<10<10 <10<10<10<10

IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OFIRAQIRELANDISLE OF MANISRAELITALYJAMAICAJAPANJERSEYJORDANKAZAKHSTAN

204116156

11186

1,40811981110

668208

11

Candidates

OTHERPAKISTANPALAUPALESTINE, STATE OFPANAMAPAPUA NEW GUINEAPARAGUAYPERUPHILIPPINESPOLANDPORTUGALPUERTO RICOQATARROMANIARUSSIAN FEDERATIONRWANDASAINT KITTS AND NEVISSAINT LUCIASAINT VINCENT AND THEGRENADINESSAMOA

13447

140

51

205854

1,343375

70101195809

58

<10 <10<10 <10<10<10

<10SAUDI ARABIASENEGALSERBIASEYCHELLESSIERRA LEONESINGAPORESLOVAKIASLOVENIASOMALIASOUTH AFRICASOUTH SUDANSPAINSRI LANKASTATELESSSUDANSURINAMESWAZILANDSWEDENSWITZERLANDSYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

34145

111

453120105

46242

3,091

85

47

1,060603175

<10<10 <10 <10 <10<10

TAIWANTAJIKISTANTANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLICOFTHAILANDTIMOR-LESTETOGO

48516

132

534

30

<10

Candidates

KENYAKOREA, DEMOCRATICPEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OFKOREA, REPUBLIC OFKUWAITKYRGYZSTANLAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATICREPUBLICLATVIALEBANONLESOTHOLIBERIALIBYALIECHTENSTEINLITHUANIALUXEMBOURGMACAOMACEDONIA, THE FORMERYUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OFMADAGASCARMALAWIMALAYSIAMALDIVES

21638

2,262175

1823

117248106

1038

191

562499

1016

691

<10

<10

MALIMALTAMARSHALL ISLANDSMARTINIQUEMAURITANIAMAURITIUSMEXICOMOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OFMONACOMONGOLIAMONTENEGROMOROCCOMOZAMBIQUEMYANMARNAMIBIANEPALNETHERLANDSNETHERLANDS ANTILLESNEW CALEDONIANEW ZEALAND

18

403,873

23

622572215220

1684,704

14

174

<10 <10<10<10 <10 <10

NICARAGUANIGERNIGERIANORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDSNORWAYOMAN

42

254

53476

<10 <10

12

Candidates with Dual Nationality

12,845

Candidates

TONGATRINIDAD AND TOBAGOTUNISIATURKEYTURKMENISTANTURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDSUGANDAUKRAINEUNITED ARAB EMIRATESUNITED KINGDOMUNITED STATESUNITED STATES MINOROUTLYING ISLANDSURUGUAYUZBEKISTANVANUATUVENEZUELAVIETNAMVIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISHVIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S.WESTERN SAHARA

2425

984

51201175

4,77585,186

20

5828

306616

11

<10 <10<10

<10 <10 <10

YEMENZAMBIAZIMBABWE

254042

Excludes withdrawn candidates.Nationalities with less than ten candidates shows only <10

13

Total Points

Diploma AwardedCandidates

% Candidates

Diploma Not AwardedCandidates

% Candidates

123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445

153149493557588577

152189265376506623799

106113221615

<10

0.08%0.17%0.27%0.27%0.19%0.31%0.32%0.46%0.42%0.83%1.03%1.45%2.06%2.77%3.41%4.37%5.80%7.23%8.83%

22622988361240464420463547774720460841344045381633763111272722481917

3.43%4.53%5.47%6.13%6.70%7.03%7.24%7.15%6.98%6.27%6.13%5.78%5.12%4.72%4.13%3.41%2.91%

209624193023122781655735218511767263012

<10<10<10<10<10<10

11.46%13.23%16.53%6.71%4.46%3.05%1.92%1.01%0.64%0.37%0.14%0.16%0.07%

15361226958553259

2.33%1.86%1.45%0.84%0.39%

Total 65974 100.00% 18291 <10 100.00%

Candidates Distributed by Number of Points

14

Year on Year growth

Year Numberofschoolsentered

Percentageof increase

Number ofcandidatesexamined

Percentageof increase

Averagenumber ofcandidatesper school

Number ofdiplomaand retakecandidates

Average number ofdiploma and retakecandidates perschool

19901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009

301322346370403434452501566630674739823883970

1,0541,1761,2881,4261,579

6.98%7.45%6.94%8.92%7.69%4.15%

10.84%12.97%11.31%6.98%9.64%

11.37%7.29%9.85%8.66%

11.57%9.52%

10.71%10.73%

13,12214,52815,82217,22319,23820,92023,09926,21029,15632,65036,25140,04746,11951,38456,46963,08471,12678,86086,48595,244

10.71%

8.91%8.85%

11.70%8.74%

10.42%13.47%11.24%11.98%11.03%10.47%15.16%11.42%9.90%

11.71%12.75%10.87%

9.67%10.13%

43.645.145.746.547.748.251.152.351.551.853.854.256.058.258.259.960.561.260.660.3

4,2634,7845,6526,3757,2828,3269,330

10,78412,39513,93015,45116,74619,69422,49124,94227,76731,90635,65339,59844,759

14.214.916.317.218.119.220.621.521.922.122.922.723.925.525.726.327.127.727.828.3

201020112012201320142015201620172018

1,7281,9262,0642,1562,2112,4372,4852,6662,790

9.44%11.46%7.17%4.46%2.55%

10.22%1.97%7.28%4.65%

103,194111,276119,307127,075135,045141,828147,843157,488163,173

8.35%7.83%7.22%6.51%6.27%5.02%4.24%6.52%3.61%

59.757.857.858.961.158.259.559.158.5

48,60553,28857,18761,64467,52469,97574,58180,35884,468

28.127.727.728.630.528.730.030.130.3

15

Subjects

Studies in Language and Literature Grade DistributionSubject Candidates Mean Grade % 1 % 2 % 3 % 4 % 5 % 6 % 7

ALBANIA A LIT SLAMHARIC A LIT HLAMHARIC A LIT SLARABIC A LAL HLARABIC A LAL SLARABIC A LIT HLARABIC A LIT SLARMENIA A LIT SLBENGALI A LIT SLBOSNIAN A LIT HLBOSNIAN A LIT SLBULGARI A LIT HLBULGARI A LIT SLBURMESE A LIT HLCATALAN A LIT HLCATALAN A LIT SLCHINESE A LAL HLCHINESE A LAL SLCHINESE A LIT HLCHINESE A LIT SL

281330

144322106397

21145211431510

11649

5921,210

4971,328

6.646.546.235.215.255.285.146.105.716.125.646.106.405.405.935.575.675.825.515.40

1.53

0.08

4.861.242.838.91

9.09

0.170.250.610.68

3.3313.8918.9413.2115.01

18.18

20.001.83

12.243.574.158.37

10.29

3.577.69

16.6740.2838.5143.4031.8123.8150.0013.46

17.07

30.0023.8530.6135.9923.5739.8041.83

28.5730.7733.3337.5036.6533.9634.1042.8628.5761.5445.4556.1060.0040.0054.1344.9049.7557.0142.0442.74

67.8661.5446.673.474.666.608.65

33.3321.4325.0027.2726.8340.0010.0020.1812.2410.5315.029.184.39

CROATIA A LIT HLCROATIA A LIT SLCZECH A LIT HLCZECH A LIT SLDANISH A LIT HLDANISH A LIT SLDUTCH A LAL HLDUTCH A LAL SLDUTCH A LIT HLDUTCH A LIT SLENGLISH A LAL HLENGLISH A LAL SLENGLISH A LIT HLENGLISH A LIT SL

76188041

160122128151

22126

24,83915,28441,420

7,009

4.915.395.405.685.605.845.165.195.685.444.995.114.735.04

0.01

0.010.01

2.50

0.540.240.990.36

9.33

3.757.500.632.463.150.66

1.595.542.728.504.73

22.6716.678.752.509.389.02

18.9021.19

9.52

24.4821.8930.6623.06

45.3338.8940.0022.5036.2522.9539.3743.0531.8240.4838.1540.3539.5339.99

13.3333.3338.7537.5036.8833.6136.2229.1468.1840.4826.1030.7517.3826.29

9.3311.118.75

27.5016.8831.972.365.96

7.945.184.052.935.55

Grade Distribution by Subject GroupGroup Candidates Mean Grade % 1 % 2 % 3 % 4 % 5 % 6 % 7


117,44994,270

142,717118,84299,89527,84214,059

4.975.274.624.284.324.394.18

0.010.050.261.261.840.201.22

0.671.324.059.99

10.334.799.26

6.057.03

13.4120.8318.0020.2422.34

24.7016.6727.7824.5824.1428.5926.00

37.9826.2330.4421.1522.5127.0024.44

25.0535.0618.0914.8215.7014.6312.29

5.5413.635.977.377.494.554.44

Total 615,074 4.66 0.65 5.30 13.69 24.26 27.87 20.74 7.49

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ESTONIA A LIT HLESTONIA A LIT SLFILIPIN A LIT HLFILIPIN A LIT SLFINNISH A LIT HLFINNISH A LIT SLFRENCH A LAL HLFRENCH A LAL SLFRENCH A LIT HLFRENCH A LIT SLGEORGIA A LIT HLGERMAN A LAL HLGERMAN A LAL SLGERMAN A LIT HLGERMAN A LIT SLHEBREW A LIT SLHINDI A LIT HLHINDI A LIT SLHUNGARI A LIT HLHUNGARI A LIT SL

18171157

158177436535496276

11386547661326

3550

1271743

6.336.535.455.255.535.495.135.335.165.096.185.445.345.145.026.145.765.935.765.84

0.72

1.85

0.79

0.640.572.101.333.052.54

0.780.921.674.01

1.57

2.33

9.0921.439.62

13.7123.0818.7523.4226.45

16.0620.8120.2427.16

4.008.665.882.33

16.67

54.5542.8638.4633.1442.4234.8535.6436.2327.2730.3133.3344.6035.1917.1430.0014.1729.4132.56

33.3347.0618.1825.0039.1041.1424.7135.4229.7425.7227.2744.3032.9729.2220.9951.4352.0042.5247.0634.88

50.0052.9418.1810.7112.1811.437.699.668.158.33

45.458.55

11.974.26

10.8031.4314.0032.2817.6527.91

INDONES A LAL HLINDONES A LAL SLINDONES A LIT HLINDONES A LIT SLITALIAN A LAL HLITALIAN A LAL SLITALIAN A LIT HLITALIAN A LIT SLJAPANES A LAL HLJAPANES A LAL SLJAPANES A LIT HLJAPANES A LIT SLKAZAKH A LIT SLKHMER A LIT HLKHMER A LIT SLKOREAN A LAL HLKOREAN A LAL SLKOREAN A LIT HLKOREAN A LIT SLLATVIAN A LIT HL

160179

73178109113207170121104

99126

241732

121166199450

32

5.415.535.535.545.645.665.175.045.975.556.095.934.796.596.506.095.935.876.015.63

1.78

0.22

2.55

2.25

1.465.92

1.594.17

1.650.61

0.45

10.197.308.229.556.423.54

25.2424.261.659.713.033.97

33.33

3.130.834.851.022.003.13

37.5839.3343.8435.9632.1137.1736.4128.9923.1439.8114.1423.8141.67

3.13

19.0119.3930.4621.1640.63

42.6846.6334.2536.5252.2948.6729.1332.5452.0735.9253.5441.2720.8341.1834.3843.8050.9149.2447.4446.88

7.016.74

13.7015.739.17

10.627.776.51

23.1414.5629.2929.37

58.8259.3834.7124.2419.2928.739.38

LATVIAN A LIT SLLITHUAN A LIT HLLITHUAN A LIT SLMACEDON A LIT HLMACEDON A LIT SLMALAY A LIT HLMALAY A LIT SLMOD. GR A LAL HLMOD. GR A LAL SLMOD. GR A LIT HLMOD. GR A LIT SL

133775481918

17955

10637

327

5.385.895.796.586.746.226.296.115.835.625.45

1.33

1.24

7.692.789.33

2.23

4.765.41

14.55

61.5427.7820.006.25

11.113.91

16.3631.4345.9534.67

15.3847.2248.0029.1726.3255.5656.4256.3640.0029.7337.46

15.3822.2221.3364.5873.6833.3337.4327.2723.8118.9212.07

17


MONGOLI A LIT SLNEPALI A LIT SLNORWEGI A LAL HLNORWEGI A LAL SLNORWEGI A LIT HLNORWEGI A LIT SLPERSIAN A LIT HLPERSIAN A LIT SLPOLISH A LIT HLPOLISH A LIT SLPORTUGU A LAL HLPORTUGU A LAL SLPORTUGU A LIT HLPORTUGU A LIT SLROMANIA A LIT HLROMANIA A LIT SLRUSSIAN A LAL HLRUSSIAN A LAL SLRUSSIAN A LIT HLRUSSIAN A LIT SL

15291822

168108

1141

169794292158

578015233693

124290

6.476.195.825.735.475.313.913.765.615.395.355.525.485.556.276.135.635.375.424.85

2.44

4.88

0.250.34

1.650.69

2.425.71

27.2734.151.191.902.760.64

5.00

3.318.68

13.9413.3354.5539.028.33

15.1918.9712.748.93

11.25

8.5719.3515.7029.17

6.673.70

29.4131.8235.1539.0518.1812.2035.7136.0830.3435.0342.8627.50

4.35

37.1435.4828.9334.38

40.0074.0758.8263.6430.9127.62

7.32

38.1034.0534.8336.9439.2936.2573.3378.2637.1434.4131.4020.14

53.3322.2211.764.55

17.5814.29

16.6712.5312.7614.658.93

20.0026.6717.3917.1410.7519.016.94

SERBIAN A LIT HLSERBIAN A LIT SLSESOTHO A LIT HLSESOTHO A LIT SLSLOVAK A LIT SLSLOVENE A LIT HLSLOVENE A LIT SLSPANISH A LAL HLSPANISH A LAL SLSPANISH A LIT HLSPANISH A LIT SLSWAHILI A LIT HLSWAHILI A LIT SLSWEDISH A LAL HLSWEDISH A LAL SLSWEDISH A LIT HLSWEDISH A LIT SLTHAI A LAL HLTHAI A LAL SLTHAI A LIT HL

52362910697210

2,3771,1076,132

641153973

142177265

3211812

6.025.976.316.205.456.266.304.904.904.584.876.205.745.335.415.515.455.845.724.80

0.02

0.891.021.681.27

0.57

1.96

2.90

7.2510.4513.039.02

2.63

1.431.143.09

3.928.33

18.842.78

24.6027.2031.5127.22

7.89

15.2810.7115.9113.133.137.69

30.00

13.7311.1110.3410.0027.542.78

10.0040.6727.2936.0434.0213.3318.4250.0038.5730.1134.7531.2530.7760.00

50.9855.5648.2860.0031.8859.7250.0021.8426.9215.2421.2053.3355.2620.8343.5734.0933.5943.7543.5910.00

29.4125.0041.3830.0018.8434.7240.004.757.122.477.28

33.3315.7913.895.71

18.1815.4421.8817.95

THAI A LIT SLTURKISH A LIT HLTURKISH A LIT SLUKRAINI A LIT SLURDU A LIT SLVIETNAM A LIT HLVIETNAM A LIT SL

32321328

143271

125

4.345.645.646.366.285.255.33

9.380.310.62

1.64

21.880.631.86

1.473.28

31.255.66

10.84

3.134.41

13.93

9.3837.1127.24

9.38

64.7136.89

18.7540.2538.3964.2943.7526.4730.33

9.3816.0421.0535.7143.752.94

13.93

18

Language Acquisition Grade DistributionSubject Candidates Mean Grade % 1 % 2 % 3 % 4 % 5 % 6 % 7

ARABIC AB. SLARABIC B HLARABIC B SLCHINESE B HLCHINESE B SLCLASS.GREEK HLCLASS.GREEK SLDANISH B HLDANISH B SLDUTCH B HLDUTCH B SLENGLISH AB. SLENGLISH B HLENGLISH B SLFINNISH B HLFINNISH B SLFRENCH AB. SLFRENCH B HLFRENCH B SLGERMAN AB. SL

3101,027

485970

2,5691716

21851

147130

2,10015,171

2,3843142

3,8273,854

12,2511,358

4.645.895.646.325.936.596.335.584.786.015.504.455.755.846.326.124.945.175.024.99

1.32

0.05

0.190.050.05

5.30

0.820.210.51

6.67

5.88

5.360.030.13

3.081.911.802.46

15.560.793.300.313.46

5.5811.760.683.08

23.950.711.15

10.3811.098.49

10.95

19.876.257.842.188.46

6.67

14.8819.615.44

10.7723.755.366.58

4.88

22.5618.8023.6819.21

29.8020.3423.517.77

17.785.886.67

19.0731.3714.2932.3121.9325.4321.583.23

17.0725.9419.6927.2029.78

20.2048.1248.4543.7329.2729.41

36.7423.5351.7040.7717.1954.8147.9161.2939.0228.3832.5629.6627.25

7.9524.5016.0845.8040.5264.7180.0023.727.84

27.8913.087.76

13.6622.6535.4839.029.48

15.899.13

10.35GERMAN B HLGERMAN B SLHEBREW B SLHINDI B HLHINDI B SLINDONESIAN B HLINDONESIAN B SLITALIAN AB. SLITALIAN B HLITALIAN B SLJAPANESE AB. SLJAPANESE B HLJAPANESE B SLKOREAN B HLKOREAN B SLLATIN HLLATIN SLMALAY AB. SLMANDARIN AB. SLNORWEGIAN B HL

1,5661,873

45498912216163637203406379119339

6466

3041,056

461,348

118

5.785.135.385.445.776.176.154.875.964.694.986.055.206.175.254.393.926.245.485.52

0.16

1.660.68

0.492.22

2.06

1.525.38

8.9713.90

1.570.89

2.458.878.891.410.22

0.61

11.276.40

23.0414.250.853.61

9.23

22.9228.47

8.515.36

7.6020.8311.1111.243.410.470.61

25.5610.8426.3312.635.08

24.701.59

20.0021.9324.61

12.9913.39

23.0527.2731.1134.7426.848.847.98

28.108.37

18.4825.2722.8832.2319.0521.5415.6117.9513.3319.3324.11

42.8831.6020.0047.3957.7663.7265.0323.4929.5614.9429.3030.5126.5139.6835.3817.2810.3348.8932.5433.93

24.0210.9326.675.22

11.7726.9825.779.37

44.8315.7013.1740.6812.9539.6813.8511.634.05

37.7825.0722.32

NORWEGIAN B SLPORTUGUESE B HLPORTUGUESE B SLRUSSIAN AB. SLRUSSIAN B HLRUSSIAN B SLSPANISH AB. SLSPANISH B HLSPANISH B SLSWAHILI AB. SL

786155

10476

1027,1928,101

20,74455

5.425.925.915.546.456.084.965.385.085.56

0.100.050.01

2.60

2.271.110.681.82

7.79

5.882.632.008.936.507.871.82

14.2913.3312.7315.691.327.00

24.4114.9721.2412.73

23.3815.0018.1828.436.58

14.0029.0323.8532.3625.45

24.6838.3334.5518.6327.6335.0025.0237.2028.9438.18

27.2733.3334.5531.3761.8442.0010.2316.328.91

20.00

19

Language Acquisition Grade DistributionSubject Candidates Mean Grade % 1 % 2 % 3 % 4 % 5 % 6 % 7

SWAHILI B HLSWAHILI B SLSWEDISH B HLSWEDISH B SL

4666

154115

5.875.525.575.13

5.336.31

2.1712.1210.0023.42

26.0930.3024.0032.43

54.3551.5244.0027.03

17.396.06

16.6710.81

20

Individuals and Societies Grade DistributionSubject Candidates Mean Grade % 1 % 2 % 3 % 4 % 5 % 6 % 7

ART HISTORY SLBRAZ.SOC.STUD SLBUS MAN HLBUS MAN SLCHILE & PAC. SLCL.GK.ROM.ST. SLECONOMICS HLECONOMICS SLGEOGRAPHY HLGEOGRAPHY SLGLOB. POL HLGLOB. POL SLHISTORY HLHISTORY SLITGS HLITGS SLPHILOSOPHY HLPHILOSOPHY SLPOLITICAL TH. SLPSYCHOLOGY HL

182144

13,1657,112

4014

15,9699,1785,2983,5941,688

93244,434

7,6211,3881,4911,8002,235

3610,954

4.894.734.704.935.156.005.134.725.234.845.134.834.264.564.424.274.944.725.564.70

0.61

0.200.25

0.160.540.060.25

0.260.380.150.55

0.18

0.17

4.242.084.343.14

2.764.250.743.681.321.814.983.281.825.561.012.31

3.46

8.4817.3611.5310.76

8.0617.517.53

11.634.877.23

17.4310.5315.6720.679.38

12.55

10.56

24.8526.3927.3820.5122.50

17.5019.3517.3024.6519.4127.8036.5331.5136.3030.9123.3026.9516.6724.88

27.2722.9227.6532.2445.0035.7129.5826.3130.4626.1736.3637.9729.2236.7331.7826.5135.1533.0422.2237.28

23.0322.2223.2721.1627.5028.5728.2022.9129.8623.0930.3519.559.49

15.1012.8313.1923.6918.4650.0020.14

11.529.035.64

11.945.00

35.7113.749.12

14.0610.537.695.652.072.491.462.617.476.51

11.113.51

PSYCHOLOGY SLSOC.CUL.ANTH. HLSOC.CUL.ANTH. SLTURK 20TH CEN SLWLD ART CULT SLWORLD RELIG. SL

10,803689

2,197447

551,251

4.374.924.565.515.954.70

0.49

0.33

0.08

7.881.312.620.68

1.01

16.3911.3913.072.711.82

13.36

27.5324.2329.9913.323.64

28.57

28.6132.1235.9927.9923.6432.94

15.5818.9815.0939.2840.0019.16

3.5311.972.91

16.0330.914.87

Sciences Grade DistributionSubject Candidates Mean Grade % 1 % 2 % 3 % 4 % 5 % 6 % 7

ASTRONOMY SLBIOLOGY HLBIOLOGY SLCHEMISTRY HLCHEMISTRY SLCOMPUTER SC. HLCOMPUTER SC. SLDESIGN TECH. HLDESIGN TECH. SLMARINE SCI. SLNOS SLPHYSICS HLPHYSICS SLSPORTS EX SCI HLSPORTS EX SCI SL

4230,98020,50416,38315,398

2,0221,9111,1891,089

184182

12,95612,787

3632,852

4.934.354.234.463.994.283.804.494.014.314.444.664.064.963.92

0.810.691.242.831.974.05

0.29

0.521.88

1.41

7.327.46

10.048.64

15.3611.4017.933.748.30

10.187.146.51

13.843.33

13.17

12.2019.9122.0817.8522.6618.7623.8714.2029.4922.1616.4817.5524.518.06

29.22

12.2026.9225.0623.1423.4623.3022.6231.9729.4922.1630.7722.8122.7425.0023.48

29.2722.8023.1222.1916.2921.3316.6331.9719.9225.7520.8821.7018.1029.1717.49

26.8316.6313.2317.6613.2115.439.29

15.659.77

11.9820.3316.6110.9121.9411.28

12.205.475.809.286.197.825.622.472.737.784.40

14.308.01

12.503.96

21

Mathematics Grade DistributionSubject Candidates Mean Grade % 1 % 2 % 3 % 4 % 5 % 6 % 7

FURTH. MATHS HLMATH.STUDIES SLMATHEMATICS HLMATHEMATICS SL

26736,25314,84148,534

4.854.224.754.26

2.282.661.041.48

10.2710.977.07

10.86

18.2517.3113.9019.77

11.4125.7119.8724.36

12.5523.3123.3921.70

17.4914.4621.0514.97

27.765.58

13.706.86

The Arts Grade DistributionSubject Candidates Mean Grade % 1 % 2 % 3 % 4 % 5 % 6 % 7

DANCE HLDANCE SLFILM HLFILM SLMUSIC HLMUSIC SLTHEATRE HLTHEATRE SLVISUAL ARTS HLVISUAL ARTS SL

368344

2,7091,3011,4502,3062,8211,3109,8835,350

4.974.364.463.954.624.424.884.284.483.96

0.420.90

0.050.150.970.090.10

1.123.285.989.773.302.393.107.563.178.05

8.1226.5718.3027.5916.7418.2310.7118.9118.6030.16

23.8128.0627.1228.8223.9234.6624.4529.9328.7329.85

33.6120.6025.7422.9133.3326.2627.5125.7429.4122.69

26.0516.1215.577.88

16.0216.0623.9611.1015.837.56

7.285.376.872.136.682.35

10.125.794.171.58

Interdisciplinary Subjects Grade DistributionSubject Subject Groups Candidates Mean Grade % 1 % 2 % 3 % 4 % 5 % 6 % 7

ENV. AND SOC.SLLIT AND PERFSL

Individuals andsocieties/SciencesStudies inLanguage andLiterature/The Arts

13,649

410

4.16

4.63

1.25

0.26

9.43

3.59

22.55

15.38

26.07

23.59

24.22

32.05

12.04

20.77

4.44

4.36

22

Subjects with less than 10 registrationsSubject Subject groups

ALBANIA A LIT HLARMENIA A LIT HLAZERBAI A LIT HLAZERBAI A LIT SLB/RUSIA A LIT SLBENGALI A LIT HLBURMESE A LIT SLDZONGKH A LIT SLFAROESE A LIT SLGEORGIA A LIT SLHEBREW A LIT HLICELAND A LIT HLICELAND A LIT SLKINYARW A LIT SLKURDISH A LIT SLLAO A LIT HLLAO A LIT SLMALAGAS A LIT SLMARATHI A LIT SLMONGOLI A LIT HL

Studies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and Literature

NEPALI A LIT HLPUNJABI A LIT SLSHONA A LIT SLSINHALE A LIT SLSLOVAK A LIT HLSOMALI A LIT SLTAJIK A LIT SLTAMIL A LIT SLTELUGU A LIT SLTIBETAN A LIT SLTIGRINY A LIT SLUKRAINI A LIT HLURDU A LIT HLBEG. HINDI SL

Studies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureStudies in Language and LiteratureLanguage acquisition

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