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November 2007 Examination session
The IB Diploma Programme statistical bulletin
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The IB Diploma Programme statistical bulletin, November 2007 examination session
Published in May 2008
International Baccalaureate Peterson House, Malthouse Avenue, Cardiff Gate
Cardiff, Wales CF23 8GL United Kingdom
Phone: + 44 29 2954 7777 Fax: + 44 29 2054 7778 Web site: www.ibo.org
© International Baccalaureate Organization 2008
Statistical queries should be directed to the management information coordinator:
Phone: +44 29 2054 7657 Fax: +44 29 2054 7778
E-mail: [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 2003–2007
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2 Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by working language 2003–2007
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3 Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region 2003–2007
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PART B: registration statistics
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4 Number of schools registering candidates November 2003–November 2007
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5 Number of November session schools registering candidates November 2003–November 2007
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6 Number of schools registering candidates by working language November 2003–November 2007
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7 Number and percentage of schools registering candidates by IB region November 2003–November 2007
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8 Number of candidates registered by category November 2003–November 2007
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9 Number of candidates registered by gender November 2003–November 2007
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10 Number of candidates registered by IB region November 2003–November 2007
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11 Number of candidates registered by category, gender and IB region November 2007
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12 Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: schools with registered candidates November 1990–November 2007
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13 Number of schools that registered a particular number of candidates November 2003–November 2007
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14 Subject registration summary November 2007
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15 Subject group registrations November 2003–November 2007
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16 Additional Diploma Programme requirements: extended essay and theory of knowledge November 2007
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17 Subject registration summary: extended essay by subject group November 2007
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18 Subject registration summary: theory of knowledge by language November 2007
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19 Nationalities of candidates registered November 2007
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20 Number of countries represented by examination session November 2003–November 2007
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21 Number of candidates registered by country November 2007
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PART C: results statistics
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22 Analysis of examination results by subject and level November 2007
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23 Diploma and retake candidates (D+R): distribution of points totals November 2007
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24 Retake candidates only (R): distribution of points totals November 2007
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25 Diploma score distribution: diploma and retake candidates (D+R) and retake candidates only (R) November 2007
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26 Extended essay results November 2007
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27 Theory of knowledge results November 2007
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28 Distribution of additional points November 2003–November 2007
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29 Mean points score worldwide November 2003–November 2007
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30 Mean grade worldwide November 2003–November 2007
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31 Pass rate worldwide November 2003–November 2007
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32 Number of diplomas and bilingual diplomas awarded November 2003–November 2007
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33 Number of diplomas awarded by IB region November 2007
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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 IBLA IB Latin America IBNA IB 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 2003–2007
Number of schools following the
Diploma Programme* 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
May session schools 986 1,086 1,192 1,324 1,454
November session schools
129 134 143 156 169
Total 1,115 1,220 1,335 1,480 1,623
*as of 30 November each year
Graph 1.1 Number of schools following the Diploma Programme 2003–2007
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2 Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by working language 2003–2007
Number of schools following
the Diploma Programme by
working language*
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
English 970 1,065 1,169 1,302 1,429
French 17 17 18 19 18
Spanish 128 138 148 159 176
Total 1,115 1,220 1,335 1,480 1,623
*as of 30 November each year
Graph 2.1 Number of schools following the Diploma Programme by working language
2003–2007
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French
Spanish
Percentage of schools following
the Diploma Programme by
working language*
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
English 87.00% 87.30% 87.57% 87.97% 88.05%
French 1.52% 1.39% 1.35% 1.28% 1.11%
Spanish 11.48% 11.31% 11.09% 10.74% 10.84%
*as of 30 November each year
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3 Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region 2003–2007
Number of schools following
the Diploma Programme by IB
region*
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
IBAEM 346 388 424 482 531
IBAP 116 133 159 186 214
IBLA 149 161 170 182 194
IBNA 504 538 582 630 684
Total 1,115 1,220 1,335 1,480 1,623
*as of 30 November each year
Graph 3.1 Number of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region 2003–2007
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IBNA
IBLA
IBAP
Percentage of schools following
the Diploma Programme by IB
region*
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
IBAEM 31.03% 31.80% 31.76% 32.57% 32.72%
IBAP 10.40% 10.90% 11.91% 12.57% 13.19%
IBLA 13.36% 13.20% 12.73% 12.30% 11.95%
IBNA 45.20% 44.10% 43.60% 42.57% 42.14%
*as of 30 November each year
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PART B: registration statistics
4 Number of schools registering candidates November 2003–November 2007
Number of schools
registering candidates
November 2003
November 2004
November 2005
November 2006
November 2007
343 361 393 453 461
Percentage of total number of
schools 30.76% 29.59% 29.44% 30.61% 28.40%
Graph 4.1 Number of schools registering candidates November 2003–November 2007
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session
5 Number of November session schools registering candidates
November 2003–November 2007
Number of November
session schools registering candidates
November 2003
November 2004
November 2005
November 2006
November 2007
120 122 126 132 139
Total number of November
session schools 129 134 143 156 170
Percentage of all November
session schools 93.02% 91.04% 88.11% 84.61% 81.76%
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6 Number of schools registering candidates by working language November 2003–November 2007
Number of schools
registering candidates by
working language
November 2003
November 2004
November 2005
November 2006
November 2007
English 277 287 313 369 380
French 1 0 1 3 1
Spanish 65 74 79 82 80
Total 343 361 393 454 461
Graph 6.1 Number of schools registering candidates by working language November 2003–
November 2007
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7 Number and percentage of schools registering candidates by IB region November 2003–November 2007
Number of schools
registering candidates by
IB region
November 2003
November 2004
November 2005
November 2006
November 2007
IBAEM 131 139 172 195 207
IBAP 64 62 71 78 101
IBLA 83 92 95 93 94
IBNA 65 68 55 87 59
Total 343 361 393 453 461
Graph 7.1 Number of schools registering candidates by IB region November 2003–
November 2007
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IBAEM
IBNA
IBLA
IBAP
Percentage of schools
registering candidates by IB
region
November 2003
November 2004
November 2005
November 2006
November 2007
IBAEM 38.19% 38.50% 43.77% 43.05% 44.90%
IBAP 18.66% 17.17% 18.07% 17.22% 21.91%
IBLA 24.20% 25.48% 24.17% 20.53% 20.39%
IBNA 18.95% 18.84% 13.99% 19.21% 12.80%
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8 Number of candidates registered by category November 2003–November 2007
Number of candidates
registered by category
November 2003
November 2004
November 2005
November 2006
November 2007
Diploma 2,641 2,671 2,997 3,237 3,522
Retake 542 537 738 949 961
Certificate 1,216 1,086 1,179 1,116 *1,305
Anticipated 278 265 236 572 *700
Total 4,677 4,559 5,150 5,874 6,488
* 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 November 2003–November 2007
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Graph 8.2 Number of candidates registered November 2003–November 2007
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Percentage of
candidates registered by
category
November 2003
November 2004
November 2005
November 2006
November 2007
Diploma 56.47% 58.59% 58.19% 55.11% 54.28%
Retake 11.59% 11.78% 14.33% 16.16% 14.81%
Certificate 26.00% 23.82% 22.89% 19.00% *20.11%
Anticipated 5.94% 5.81% 4.58% 9.74% *10.79%
* 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 November 2003–November 2007
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9 Number of candidates registered by gender November 2003–November 2007
Number of candidates
registered by gender
November 2003
November 2004
November 2005
November 2006
November 2007
Female 2,496 2,370 2,739 3,023 3,137
Male 2,181 2,189 2,411 2,851 3,351
Total 4,677 4,559 5,150 5,874 6,488
Graph 9.1 Number of candidates registered by gender November 2003–November 2007
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Percentage of
candidates registered by
gender
November 2003
November 2004
November 2005
November 2006
November 2007
Female 53.37% 51.99% 53.18% 51.46% 48.35%
Male 46.63% 48.01% 46.82% 48.54% 51.65%
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10 Number of candidates registered by IB region November 2003–November 2007
Number of candidates
registered by IBO region
November 2003
November 2004
November 2005
November 2006
November 2007
IBAEM 677 630 844 977 1,059
IBAP 1,369 1,347 1,519 1,981 2,494
IBLA 2,501 2,455 2,683 2,758 2,830
IBNA 130 127 104 158 105
Total 4,677 4,559 5,150 5,874 6,488
Graph 10.1 Number of candidates registered by IB region November 2003–November 2007
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IBAEM
IBNA
IBLA
IBAP
Percentage of
candidates registered by
IB region
November 2003
November 2004
November 2005
November 2006
November 2007
IBAEM 14.48% 13.82% 16.39% 16.63% 16.32%
IBAP 29.27% 29.55% 29.50% 33.72% 38.44%
IBLA 53.47% 53.85% 52.10% 46.95% 43.62%
IBNA 2.78% 2.79% 2.02% 2.69% 1.62%
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11 Number of candidates registered by category, gender and IB region November 2007
IB region Category
Number of candidates registered Total number of candidates registered
Number of female candidates
Number of male candidates
IBAEM
Diploma 134 128 262
Retake 275 407 682
Certificate 11 19 30
Anticipated 35 50 85
IBAP
Diploma 823 882 1,705
Retake 43 89 132
Certificate 35 19 54
Anticipated 241 362 603
IBLA
Diploma 888 667 1,555
Retake 16 31 47
Certificate 576 645 1,221
Anticipated 3 4 7
IBNA
Diploma
Retake 56 44 100
Certificate
Anticipated 1 4 5
Total 3,137 3,351 6,488
Graph 11.1 Number of candidates registered by category and IB region November 2007
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12 Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: schools with registered candidates November 1990–November 2007
Year
Number of
schools entered
Percentage increase
Number of candidates examined
Percentage increase
Average number of candidates per
school
Number of diploma and
retake candidates
Average number of diploma
and retake candidates per
school
1990 27 - 714 - 26.4 326 12.1
1991 34 26.0% 797 11.6% 23.4 416 12.2
1992 47 38.2% 1,144 43.5% 24.3 573 12.2
1993 54 14.9% 1,454 27.1% 27.0 779 14.4
1994 70 29.6% 1,812 24.6% 25.9 1,020 14.6
1995 71 1.4% 2,021 11.5% 28.5 1,114 15.7
1996 89 25.4% 2,402 18.9% 27.0 1,224 13.8
1997 91 2.2% 2,807 16.9% 30.8 1,517 16.7
1998 164 80.2% 3,290 17.2% 20.1 1,817 11.1
1999 247 50.6% 3,889 18.2% 15.7 2,389 9.7
2000 236 -4.5% 4,126 6.1% 17.5 2,590 11.0
2001 271 14.8% 4,217 2.2% 15.6 2,754 10.2
2002 293 8.1% 4,392 4.1% 15.0 2,943 10.0
2003 343 17.1% 4,677 6.5% 13.6 3,183 9.3
2004 361 5.2% 4,559 -2.5% 12.6 3,211 8.9
2005 393 8.9% 5,150 13.0% 13.1 3,735 9.5
2006 453 15.3% 5,874 14.1% 13.0 4,186 9.2
2007 461 1.77% 6,488 10.45% 14.1 4,483 9.7
Note: The six-month retake facility was introduced in 1998 and has a significant impact on the data after this point.
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Graph 12.1 Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: schools with candidates
registered November 1990–November 2007
Graph 12.2 Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: total number of candidates registered and number of diploma and retake candidates registered November 1990–November 2007
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13 Number of schools that registered a particular number of candidates November 2003–November 2007
Graph 13.1 Number of schools that registered a particular number of candidates
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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
November 2003
November 2004
November 2005
November 2006
November 2007
1–10 candidates 234 256 277 331 333
11–30 candidates 53 61 60 59 62
31–50 candidates 29 20 29 32 36
51–80 candidates 19 15 17 20 16
81–120 candidates 6 6 8 6 10
121–200 candidates 2 3 2 4 3
0ver 200 candidates 0 0 0 1 1
Total 343 361 393 453 461
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14 Subject registration summary November 2007
Subject group
Subject registrations Number of subjects
English French Spanish German Total Higher level
Standard level
Total
Group 1 - - - - 4,032 9 11 20
Group 2 - - - - 5,131 15 20 35
Group 3 4,124 1,341 33 5,498 13 8 21
Group 4 4,399 1,232 33 5,664 4 5 9
Group 5 3,043 1,459 4,502 2 3 5
Group 6 676 544 1,220 4 6 10
PS 80 80 1 4 5
SBS 28 1 29 0 6 6
Totals 12,350 - 4,577 66 26,156 48 63 111
15 Subject group registrations November 2003–November 2007 Graph 15.1 Number of candidates registered for subject groups November 2003–November 2007
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Pilot subjects
School-based syllabuses
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16 Additional Diploma Programme requirements: extended essay and theory of knowledge November 2003–November 2007
Number of candidates
registered for extended essay and theory of knowledge
November 2003
November 2004
November 2005
November 2006
November 2007
Extended essay 2,733 2,799 3,093 3,353 3,646
Theory of knowledge 2,719 2,720 3,045 3,321 3,595
17 Subject registration summary: extended essay by subject group November 2007
Number of EE candidates
registered for a particular
subject group
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Pilot
subjects Total
725 204 1,784 589 71 267 6 3,646
Percentage of EE
candidates registered for a particular
subject group
19.88% 5.60% 48.93% 16.15% 1.95% 7.32% 0.16% 100.00%
Graph 17.1 Subject registration summary: extended essay by subject group November 2007
Pilot Subjects
Group 5
Group 6
Group 1
Group 2Group 4
Group 3
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
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Group 6
Pilot Subjects
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18 Subject registration summary: theory of knowledge by language November 2007
Theory of knowledge registration by language
English French Spanish German Total
Number of candidates registered
2,521 1 1,073 - 3,595
Percentage of candidates registered
70.13% 0.03% 29.85% - 100.00%
Graph 18.1 Subject registration summary: theory of knowledge by language November 2007
Spanish
French
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English
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Spanish
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19 Nationalities of candidates registered November 2007
Country name Number of candidates
Country name Number of candidates
AFGANISTAN 4 GERMANY 152
ALBANIA 1 GHANA 3
ALGERIA 1 GREECE 12
ANGOLA 2 GUATEMALA 45
ARGENTINA 999 HONG KONG SPEC. ADMIN REGION CHINA
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ARMENIA 2 HUNGARY 6
AUSTRALIA 1,142 ICELAND 2
AUSTRIA 3 INDIA 113
AZERBAIJAN 1 INDONESIA 36
BAHAMAS 1 IRAN 9
BANGLADESH 2 IRAQ 1
BELARUS 1 IRELAND 8
BELGIUM 12 ISRAEL 6
BELIZE 1 ITALY 19
BOLIVIA 2 JAMAICA 1
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 3 JAPAN 20
BOTSWANA 9 JORDAN 2
BRAZIL 98 KAZAKHSTAN 4
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY 2 KENYA 83
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 2 KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
8
BULGARIA 2 KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 40
BURUNDI 1 LATVIA 3
CAMBODIA 2 LEBANON 7
CANADA 35 LESOTHO 1
CHILE 690 LIECHTENSTEIN 1
CHINA 129 LITHUANIA 3
COLOMBIA 64 LUXEMBORG 1
COMOROS 1 MALAWI 3
CONGO 1 MALAYSIA 59
COSTA RICA 34 MAURITIUS 77
CROATIA 6 MEXICO 12
CUBA 1 MOZAMBIQUE 4
CYPRUS 2 MYANMAR 1
CZECH REPUBLIC 6 NAMIBIA 3
DENMARK 22 NEPAL 2
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1 NETHERLANDS 37
ECUADOR 260 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 1
EGYPT 6 NEW ZEALAND 147
EL SALVADOR 2 NICARAGUA 8
ETHIOPIA 7 NIGERIA 2
FIJI 12 NORWAY 26
FINLAND 40 OMAN 1
FRANCE 20 PAKISTAN 8
GEORGIA 1 PANAMA 1
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Country name Number of candidates
Country name Number of candidates
PARAGUAY 25 SWITZERLAND 31
PERU 382 SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 2
PHILIPPINES 8 TAIWAN 9
POLAND 32 TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF 48
PORTUGAL 9 THAILAND 8
ROMANIA 4 TURKEY 8
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 14 UGANDA 9
RWANDA 8 UKRAINE 1
SAUDI ARABIA 1 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1
SENEGAL 1 UNITED KINGDOM 224
SERBIA 2 UNITED STATES 174
SINGAPORE 579 URUGUAY 98
SLOVENIA 1 VENEZUELA 9
SOLOMON ISLANDS 1 VIETNAM 6
SOUTH AFRICA 51 YUGOSLAVIA 3
SPAIN 39 ZAMBIA 3
SRI LANKA 13 ZIMBABWE 15
SWAZILAND 16 OTHER 1
SWEDEN 24
Total number of nationalities: 131 (125 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): 660
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20 Number of countries represented by examination session November 2003–November 2007
Number of countries
represented by examination
session
November 2003
November 2004
November 2005
November 2006
November 2007
71 79 86 91 88
Graph 20.1 Number of countries represented by examination session November 2003–
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21 Number of candidates registered by country November 2007
Country name Number of candidates registered
Country name Number of candidates registered
ARGENTINA 1,039 LUXEMBORG 3
AUSTRALIA 1,463 MALAWI 1
AUSTRIA 1 MALAYSIA 4
AZERBAIJAN 1 MALTA 2
BAHRAIN 1 MAURITIUS 85
BELGIUM 12 MEXICO 8
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 3 NAMBIA 1
BOTSWANA 39 NETHERLANDS 48
BRAZIL 89 NEW ZEALAND 160
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 5 NICARAGUA 10
CANADA 23 NIGERIA 1
CHILE 709 NORWAY 20
CHINA 9 PAKISTAN 1
COLOMBIA 57 PAPUA NEW GUINEA 4
COSTA RICA 49 PARAGUAY 30
CROATIA 7 PERU 419
CYPRUS 1 PHILIPPINES 7
CZECH REPUBLIC 7 POLAND 35
DENMARK 19 PORTUGAL 10
ECUADOR 266 QATAR 1
EGYPT 5 ROMANIA 1
ESTONIA 1 RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2
FIJI 36 RWANDA 13
FINLAND 41 SAUDI ARABIA 4
FRANCE 12 SINGAPORE 656
GERMANY 66 SOUTH AFRICA 3
GHANA 4 SPAIN 31
GREECE 14 SRI LANKA 7
GUATEMALA 45 SWAZILAND 81
HONG KONG 16 SWEDEN 20
HUNGARY 6 SWITZERLAND 67
ICELAND 5 TAIWAN 3
INDIA 98 TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF 34
INDONESIA 3 THAILAND 6
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF 6 TOGO 2
IRELAND 1 TURKEY 8
ITALY 16 UGANDA 5
JAPAN 16 UKRAINE 1
JORDAN 1 UNITED KINGDOM 175
KAZAKHSTAN 3 UNITED STATES 82
KENYA 90 URUGUAY 106
LATVIA 3 VENEZUELA 3
LEBANON 12 ZIMBABWE 25
LESOTHO 1 Total number of candidates registered
6,488 LITUANIA 2
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PART C: results statistics
22 Analysis of examination results by subject and level November 2007
Subject Level
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade GROUP 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
AFRICANS A1 SL 1 100 4.00
CHINESE A1 HL 40 3 18 70 10 5.88
CHINESE A1 SL 72 1 4 61 33 6.26
ENGLISH A1 HL 1,172 0 3 24 40 26 7 5.10
ENGLISH A1 SL 802 2 15 48 29 6 5.23
FRENCH A1 HL 20 5 5 25 30 10 25 5.10
FRENCH A1 SL 30 3 37 20 33 7 5.03
GERMAN A1 HL 14 7 43 21 21 7 4.79
GERMAN A1 SL 7 14 57 29 6.14
INDONESIAN A1 HL 3 33 67 6.67
INDONESIAN A1 SL 3 67 33 6.33
JAPANESE A1 HL 11 18 55 27 6.09
JAPANESE A1 SL 3 33 67 5.33
KOREAN A1 HL 18 33 67 6.67
KOREAN A1 SL 6 33 67 6.33
PORTUGUESE A1 HL 34 3 35 38 21 3 4.85
PORTUGUESE A1 SL 5 40 40 20 4.80
SISWATI A1 SL 6 17 83 6.83
SPANISH A1 HL 1,262 0 5 29 44 18 4 4.86
SPANISH A1 SL 367 4 25 35 32 5 5.09
GROUP 1 TOTAL 3,876 0 3 23 41 26 7 5.09
Subject Level
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade GROUP 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
ENGLISH A2 HL 811 1 23 53 20 3 4.99
ENGLISH A2 SL 216 3 28 40 25 3 4.98
ENGLISH B HL 1,188 1 2 12 39 40 6 5.34
ENGLISH B SL 384 0 3 13 34 40 10 5.42
FRENCH A2 HL 15 33 53 7 7 4.87
FRENCH A2 SL 7 14 43 43 5.29
FRENCH AB INITIO HL 162 2 11 29 28 19 10 4.80
FRENCH B HL 117 6 16 22 41 15 5.42
FRENCH B SL 500 0 4 17 33 28 16 5.33
GERMAN A2 HL 27 19 48 30 4 5.19
GERMAN A2 SL 12 50 25 25 5.75
GERMAN B HL 82 10 26 27 17 21 5.13
GERMAN B SL 92 3 22 39 28 8 5.15
INDONESIAN AB INITIO SL 37 14 57 27 3 5.19
INDONESIAN B HL 10 10 30 10 50 6.00
INDONESIAN B SL 39 3 26 18 33 21 5.44
ITALIAN B HL 24 8 29 21 29 13 5.08
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ITALIAN B SL 31 6 16 26 32 19 5.42
JAPANESE AB INITIO SL 63 8 10 17 35 30 5.70
JAPANESE B SL 62 8 23 23 27 19 5.27
LATIN HL 3 33 33 33 6.00
LATIN SL 30 27 17 40 17 5.47
MANDARIN AB INITIO SL 24 4 25 25 46 6.13
MANDARIN B HL 34 12 44 44 6.32
MANDARIN B SL 371 1 5 4 12 79 6.63
PORTUGUESE A2 HL 39 21 72 8 5.87
PORTUGUESE A2 SL 6 50 50 5.50
PORTUGUESE B SL 18 11 50 22 17 5.44
SPANISH A2 HL 61 18 70 11 5.93
SPANISH A2 SL 24 13 67 21 6.08
SPANISH AB INITIO SL 342 0 1 5 15 33 31 15 5.30
SPANISH B HL 34 6 12 35 47 6.24
SPANISH B SL 7 14 57 29 4.86
SWAHILI B HL 9 11 89 5.89
SWAHILI B SL 19 26 21 37 16 5.42
GROUP 2 TOTAL 4,919 0 1 3 16 34 31 15 5.38
Subject Level
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade GROUP 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
HL 443 1 11 26 34 20 9 4.89
BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
SL 373 0 5 16 22 30 19 8 4.67
ECONOMICS HL 819 2 11 21 28 24 14 5.01
ECONOMICS SL 464 1 14 16 19 23 27 5.29
GEOGRAPHY HL 370 0 2 7 24 28 27 12 5.07
GEOGRAPHY SL 201 1 5 18 25 26 16 9 4.55
HISTORY OF AFRICA HL 33 3 9 39 33 15 5.48
HISTORY OF AMERICAS
HL 322 1 13 36 33 14 3 4.53
HISTORY OF ASIA/MIDDLE EAST
HL 5 40 60 6.60
HISTORY OF ASIA/OCEANIA
HL 131 3 14 19 35 29 5.73
HISTORY OF EUROPE HL 570 1 6 19 35 27 12 5.17
HISTORY SL 585 2 10 30 29 20 9 4.81
ISLAMIC HISTORY HL 4 75 25 6.25
ITGS* HL 125 2 9 28 26 22 14 4.96
ITGS* SL 105 2 22 24 29 20 4 4.54
PHILOSOPHY HL 97 3 18 28 37 14 5.42
PHILOSOPHY SL 24 13 46 33 8 5.38
PSYCHOLOGY HL 234 1 2 15 30 35 16 5.43
PSYCHOLOGY SL 128 1 1 5 14 33 27 19 5.34
SOCIAL & CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
HL 92 1 21 37 23 15 3 4.40
SOCIAL & CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
SL 62 2 29 48 18 3 4.92
GROUP 3 TOTAL 5,187 0 2 10 23 29 23 12 4.99 *ITGS = INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY
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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 935 0 6 20 24 21 20 10 4.56
BIOLOGY SL 1,249 0 7 22 28 23 16 4 4.32
CHEMISTRY HL 941 0 5 14 18 15 21 27 5.13
CHEMISTRY SL 713 1 12 20 17 14 18 19 4.59
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY HL 53 13 19 42 23 4 4.85
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY SL 20 5 5 20 50 15 5 4.80
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
SL 202 0 4 24 16 30 17 8 4.53
PHYSICS HL 616 0 6 17 16 18 18 25 5.02
PHYSICS SL 645 0 9 24 23 20 14 9 4.32
GROUP 4 TOTAL 5,374 0 7 19 21 20 18 14 4.64
Subject Level
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade GROUP 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
COMPUTER SCIENCE HL 20 5 15 30 25 25 5.45
COMPUTER SCIENCE SL 51 2 14 16 27 24 14 4 4.14
MATHEMATICAL STUDIES
SL 1,349 1 4 12 29 27 18 9 4.70
MATHEMATICS HL 765 0 8 18 15 18 23 19 4.86
MATHEMATICS SL 2,041 0 6 20 21 21 22 10 4.62
GROUP 5 TOTAL 4,226 0 6 17 23 22 21 11 4.69
Subject Level
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade GROUP 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DANCE HL 3 33 67 5.67
MUSIC HL 84 4 15 26 39 15 5.48
MUSIC COMPOSITION SL 5 40 40 20 5.80
MUSIC GROUP PERFORMANCE
SL 2 50 50 5.50
MUSIC SOLO PERFORMANCE
SL 25 4 20 52 20 4 5.00
THEATRE ARTS HL 141 1 13 18 43 21 4 4.78
THEATRE ARTS SL 27 15 48 30 7 3.30
VISUAL ARTS HL 596 2 7 23 35 22 10 5.01
VISUAL ARTS OPTION A
SL 266 4 31 43 18 5 4.88
VISUAL ARTS OPTION B
SL 9 22 22 22 22 11 4.78
GROUP 6 TOTAL 1,158 0 1 8 24 37 22 8 4.95
Subject Level
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade PILOT SUBJECTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
ECOSYSTEMS & SOCIETIES*
SL 26 4 4 38 19 23 12 4.00
FILM HL 10 10 10 40 10 30 5.40
MALAY B SL 19 5 58 37 6.32
TAMIL B SL 5 40 60 6.60
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TEXT & PERFORMANCE**
SL 14 7 57 29 7 4.36
* Trans-disciplinary subject groups 3 and 4 ** Trans-disciplinary subject groups 1 and 6
PS TOTAL 114 2 2 20 24 22 14 17 4.71
Subject
Level Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade SCHOOL-BASED
SYLLABUSES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
ANCIENT HISTORY SL 9 33 67 6.67
CHILE & PACIFIC BASIN
SL 1 100 4.00
CLASSICAL GREEK & ROMAN STUDIES
SL 17 6 18 53 24 5.94
HISTORICAL & CONTEMPORARY BRAZILIAN STUDIES
SL 37 3 30 27 11 24 5 4.41
PEACE & CONFLICT STUDIES
SL 5 20 20 20 40 5.80
ART HISTORY SL 2 50 50 4.50
SBS TOTAL 71 0 1 17 18 11 32 20 5.15
ALL SUBJECTS TOTAL 24,925 0 3 11 21 29 24 12 4.95
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Graph 22.1 Grade distribution by subject group November 2007
Group 1 Group 2
4
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Group 3 Group 4
3
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Group 5 Group 6
4
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Pilot subjects School-based syllabuses
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All subjects
1
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54
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23 Diploma and retake candidates (D+R): distribution of points totals November 2007
Total Points
Diploma awarded Diploma not awarded
Cumulative Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates
0 0.00%
1 0.00%
2 0.00%
3 1 0.02% 0.02%
4 1 0.02% 0.05%
5 0.05%
6 2 0.05% 0.09%
7 0.09%
8 1 0.02% 0.12%
9 2 0.05% 0.16%
10 1 0.02% 0.19%
11 5 0.12% 0.30%
12 2 0.05% 0.35%
13 2 0.05% 0.40%
14 4 0.09% 0.49%
15 4 0.09% 0.58%
16 7 0.16% 0.75%
17 12 0.28% 1.02%
18 34 0.79% 1.82%
19 32 0.75% 2.56%
20 53 1.23% 3.80%
21 81 1.89% 5.68%
22 109 2.54% 8.22%
23 191 4.45% 12.67%
24 132 3.07% 83 1.93% 17.68%
25 187 4.35% 65 1.51% 23.54%
26 169 3.94% 42 0.98% 28.46%
27 221 5.15% 38 0.88% 34.49%
28 260 6.05% 7 0.16% 40.71%
29 229 5.33% 46.04%
30 220 5.12% 1 0.02% 51.19%
31 219 5.10% 1 0.02% 56.31%
32 211 4.91% 1 0.02% 61.25%
33 208 4.84% 1 0.02% 66.12%
34 209 4.87% 70.98%
35 177 4.12% 75.10%
36 147 3.42% 78.53%
37 155 3.61% 82.14%
38 161 3.75% 85.89%
39 135 3.14% 89.03%
40 117 2.72% 91.76%
41 108 2.52% 94.27%
42 103 2.40% 96.67%
43 76 1.77% 98.44%
44 44 1.02% 99.46%
45 23 0.54% 100.00%
3,511 81.77% 783 18.23% 4,294
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24 Retake candidates only (R): distribution of points totals November 2007
Total Points
Diploma awarded Diploma not awarded
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 0.00%
7 0.00%
8 0.00%
9 0.00%
10 0.00%
11 0.00%
12 0.00%
13 0.00%
14 2 0.25% 0.25%
15 2 0.25% 0.50%
16 1 0.12% 0.62%
17 3 0.37% 0.99%
18 4 0.50% 1.49%
19 8 0.99% 2.48%
20 12 1.49% 3.98%
21 26 3.23% 7.20%
22 44 5.47% 12.67%
23 97 12.05% 24.72%
24 48 5.96% 51 6.34% 37.02%
25 67 8.32% 35 4.35% 49.69%
26 42 5.22% 23 2.86% 57.76%
27 53 6.58% 20 2.48% 66.83%
28 61 7.58% 2 0.25% 74.66%
29 35 4.35% 79.01%
30 22 2.73% 81.74%
31 30 3.73% 85.47%
32 13 1.61% 87.08%
33 19 2.36% 89.44%
34 20 2.48% 91.93%
35 15 1.86% 93.79%
36 12 1.49% 95.28%
37 9 1.12% 96.40%
38 14 1.74% 98.14%
39 4 0.50% 98.63%
40 1 0.12% 98.76%
41 5 0.62% 99.38%
42 1 0.12% 99.50%
43 4 0.50% 100.00%
44 100.00%
45 100.00%
475 59.01% 330 40.99% 805
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25 Diploma score distribution: diploma and retake candidates (D+R) and retake candidates only (R) November 2007
Graph 25.1 Number of diploma and retake candidates with diplomas awarded and diplomas not awarded per points score November 2007
0
20
40
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Graph 25.2 Number of retake candidates only with diplomas awarded and diplomas not awarded
per points score November 2007
0
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100
110
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Points score
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Diploma not awarded
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26 Extended essay results November 2007
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 1 181 232 215 74 5 707 710 99.58%
Group 2 57 46 53 36 5 197 199 99.00%
Group 3 245 407 703 314 40 1,709 1,727 98.96%
Group 4 48 91 255 141 36 571 577 98.96%
Group 5 14 12 27 8 6 67 69 97.10%
Group 6 70 54 90 43 4 261 261 100.00%
PS 1 1 3 5 5 100.00%
Total 616 843 1,343 619 96
3,517 3,548 99.13%
Percentage of candidates awarded a particular grade
17.51% 23.97% 38.19% 17.60% 2.73%
Graph 26.1 Percentage of grades awarded: extended essay November 2007
A
B
C
DE
A
B
C
D
E
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27 Theory of knowledge results November 2007
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
252 1,152 1,490 608 38
3,540 3,564 99.33% Percentage of candidates awarded grade
7.12% 32.54% 42.09% 17.18% 1.07%
Graph 27.1 Percentage of grades awarded: theory of knowledge November 2007
ED
C
B
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E
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28 Distribution of additional points November 2003–November 2007
Graph 28.1 Distribution of additional points November 2007
1
2
3
00
1
2
3
Additional points 0 1 2 3 Total Mean points
November 2003
Number of candidates awarded
873 1,316 526 408 3,123
1.15 Percentage of candidates awarded
27.95% 42.14% 16.84% 13.06% 100.00%
November 2004
Number of candidates awarded
839 1,261 588 383 3,071
1.17 Percentage of candidates awarded
27.32% 41.06% 19.15% 12.47% 100.00%
November 2005
Number of candidates awarded
1,032 1,574 578 385 3,569
1.09 Percentage of candidates awarded
28.92% 44.10% 16.20% 10.79% 100.00%
November 2006
Number of candidates awarded
1,209 1,707 652 445 4,013
1.08 Percentage of candidates awarded
30.13% 42.54% 16.25% 11.09% 100.00%
November 2007
Number of candidates awarded
1,252 1,918 762 468 4,400
1.10 Percentage of candidates awarded
28.45% 43.59% 17.32% 10.64% 100.00%
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29 Mean points score worldwide November 2003–November 2007 Mean score
per examination
session
November 2003
November 2004
November 2005
November 2006
November 2007
29.91 30.29 30.11 30.05 30.73
30 Mean grade worldwide November 2003–November 2007 Mean grade
per examination
session
November 2003
November 2004
November 2005
November 2006
November 2007
4.79 4.87 4.87 4.89 4.95
31 Pass rate worldwide November 2003–November 2007
Pass rate per examination
session
November 2003
November 2004
November 2005
November 2006
November 2007
80.35% 80.84% 81.03% 81.36% 81.29%
32 Number of diplomas and bilingual diplomas awarded November 2003–November 2007
33 Number of diplomas awarded by IB region November 2007
Number of bilingual diplomas awarded
IBAEM IBAP IBLA IBNA Total
310 176 987 3 1,476
Number of all diplomas awarded (includes bilingual diplomas)
583 1,624 1,274 30 3,511
Examination session
Number of bilingual
diplomas awarded
Number of all diplomas awarded (includes bilingual
diplomas)
Percentage of bilingual diplomas in all
diplomas awarded
November 2003 1,126 2,462 45.74%
November 2004 1,170 2,494 46.91%
November 2005 1,353 2,914 46.43%
November 2006 1,561 3,260 47.88%
November 2007 1,476 3,511 42.04%
