The IB Diploma Programme statistical bulletin...1 Statistical queries should be directed to Management Information Coordinator: The IB Diploma Programme statistical bulletin, May 2010

May 2010 examination session

The IB Diploma Programme statistical bulletin

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The IB Diploma Programme statistical bulletin, May 2010 examination session

Published in November 2010

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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 2006–2010

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2 Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by working language 2006–2010

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3 Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region 2006–2010

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PART B: registration statistics

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4 Number of schools registering candidates May 2006–May 2010

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5 Number of May session schools registering candidates May 2006–May 2010

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6 Number of schools registering candidates by working language May 2006–May 2010

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7 Number and percentage of schools registering candidates by IB region May 2006–May 2010

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8 Number of candidates registered by category May 2006–May 2010

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9 Number of candidates registered by gender May 2006–May 2010

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10 Number of candidates registered by IB region May 2006–May 2010

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11 Number of candidates registered by category, gender and IB region May 2010

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12 Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: schools with registered candidates May 1975–May 2010

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13 Number of schools that registered a particular number of candidates May 2006 –May 2010

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14 Subject registration summary May 2010

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15 Subject group registrations May 2006–May 2010

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16 Additional Diploma Programme requirements: extended essay and theory of knowledge May 2010

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17 Subject registration summary: extended essay by subject group May 2010

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18 Subject registration summary: theory of knowledge by language May 2010

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19 Nationalities of candidates registered May 2010

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20 Number of countries represented by examination session May 2006–May 2010

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21 Number of candidates registered by country May 2010

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PART C: results statistics

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22 Analysis of examination results by subject and level May 2010

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23 Diploma and retake candidates (D+R): distribution of points totals May 2010

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24 Retake candidates only (R): distribution of points totals May 2010

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25 Diploma score distribution: diploma and retake candidates (D+R) and retake candidates only (R) May 2010

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26 Extended essay results May 2010

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27 Theory of knowledge results May 2010

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28 Distribution of additional points May 2006–May 2010

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29 Mean points score worldwide May 2006–May 2010

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30 Mean grade worldwide May 2006–May 2010

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31 Pass rate worldwide May 2006–May 2010

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32 Number of diplomas and bilingual diplomas awarded May 2006–May 2010

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33 Number of diplomas awarded by IB region May 2010

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34 Number of candidates scoring 45 points May 1999-May 2010 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 2006–2010

Number of schools following the

Diploma Programme* 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

May session schools 1,298 1,428 1,601 1,776 1,957

November session schools

143 160 169 193 198

Total 1,441 1,588 1,770 1,969 2,155

*as of 31 May each year

Graph 1.1 Number of schools following the Diploma Programme 2006–2010

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2 Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by working language 2006–2010

Number of schools following

the Diploma Programme by

working language*

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

English 1,269 1,403 1,556 1,733 1,902

French 18 19 21 28 27

Spanish 154 166 193 208 226

Total 1,441 1,588 1,770 1969 2,155 1,092


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

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

English 88.06% 88.35% 87.91% 88.01% 88.26%

French 1.25% 1.20% 1.19% 1.42% 1.25%

Spanish 10.69% 10.45% 10.90% 10.57% 10.49%


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3 Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region 2006–2010

Number of schools following

the Diploma Programme by IB

region*

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

IBAEM 463 515 571 656 733

IBAP 172 206 240 270 307

IBA 806 867 959 1,043 1115

Total 1,441 1,588 1,770 1,969 2,155


Graph 3.1 Number of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region 2006–2010

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

IBAEM 32.13% 32.43% 32.26% 33.32% 34.01%

IBAP 11.94% 12.97% 13.56% 13.71% 14.25%

IBA 55.93% 54.59% 54.18% 52.97% 51.28%


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PART B: registration statistics

4 Number of schools registering candidates May 2006–May 2010

Number of schools

registering candidates

May 2006 May 2007 May 2008 May 2009 May 2010

1,178 1,289 1,432 1,582 1,740

Percentage of total number of

schools 81.75% 81.17% 80.90% 80.35% 80.74%

Graph 4.1 Number of schools registering candidates May 2006–May 2010

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2006–May 2010

Number of May session schools

registering candidates


1,123 1,239 1,373 1,519 1,677

Total number of May session

schools 1,298 1,428 1,601 1,776 1,957

Percentage of all May session

schools 86.52% 86.76% 85.76% 85.53% 85.69%

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6 Number of schools registering candidates by working language May 2006–May 2010

Number of schools

registering candidates by

working language


English 1,078 1,177 1,311 1,448 1,585

French 17 18 18 19 22

Spanish 83 94 103 115 133

Total 1,178 1,289 1,432 1,582 1,740

Graph 6.1 Number of schools registering candidates by working language May 2006–May 2010

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7 Number and percentage of schools registering candidates by IB region May 2006–May 2010

Number of schools

registering candidates by

IB region


IBAEM 401 443 500 558 618

IBAP 114 131 165 193 215

IBA 663 715 767 839 907

Total 1,178 1,289 1,432 1,590 1,740

*includes both May and November session schools

Graph 7.1 Number of schools registering candidates by IB region May 2006–

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IBAEM 34.04% 34.37% 34.92% 35.09% 35.52%

IBAP 9.68% 10.16% 11.52% 12.14% 12.36%

IBA 56.28% 55.47% 53.56% 52.77% 52.13%

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8 Number of candidates registered by category May 2006–May 2010

Number of candidates

registered by category


Diploma 31,249 34,912 38,842 43,881 47,723

Retake 877 991 1,072 1,249 1,326

Certificate 25,272 28,119 30,821 33,650 32,090*

Anticipated 14,772 15,912 17,039 17,995 23,860*

Total 72,170 79,934 87,777 96,775 104,999

* 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 2006–May 2010

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Diploma 43.30% 43.68% 44.25% 45.34% 45.45%

Retake 1.22% 1.24% 1.22% 1.29% 1.26%

Certificate 35.02% 35.18% 35.11% 34.77% 30.56%*

Anticipated 20.47% 19.91% 19.42% 18.59% 22.73%*

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

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Graph 8.3 Percentages of candidates registered May 2006–May 2010

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9 Number of candidates registered by gender May 2006–May 2010


registered by gender


Female 40,285 44,833 49,002 53,706 58,494

Male 31,885 35,101 38,775 43,070 46,505

Total 72,170 79,934 87,777 96,776 104,999

Graph 9.1 Number of candidates registered by gender May 2005–May 2009

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Female 55.82% 56.09% 55.83% 55.50% 55.71%

Male 44.18% 43.91% 44.17% 44.50% 44.29%

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10 Number of candidates registered by IB region May 2006–May 2010


registered by IB region


IBAEM 14,884 16,533 18,214 20,852 22,435

IBAP 5,382 6,240 7,357 9,130 9,783

IBA 51,904 57,161 62,206 66,794 72,781

Total 72,170 79,934 87,777 96,776 104,999

Graph 10.1 Number of candidates registered by IB region May 2006–May 2010

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IBAEM 20.62% 20.68% 20.75% 21.55% 21.37%

IBAP 7.46% 7.81% 8.38% 9.43% 9.32%

IBA 71.92% 71.51% 70.87% 69.02% 69.32%

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11 Number of candidates registered by category, gender and IB region May 2010

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 8,700 7,340 16,040 71.50%

Retake 463 523 986 4.39%

Certificate 2,011 2,053 4,064 18.11%

Anticipated 678 667 1,345 6.00%

52.83% 47.17% 22,435

IBAP

Diploma 3,376 3,396 6,772 69.22%

Retake 47 113 160 1.64%

Certificate 946 1,027 1,973 20.17%

Anticipated 418 460 878 8.97%

48.93% 51.07% 9,783

IBA

Diploma 14,491 10,420 24,911 34.23%

Retake 90 90 180 0.25%

Certificate 14,842 11,211 26,053 35.80%

Anticipated 12,432 9,205 21,637 29.73%

57.51% 42.49% 72,781

Total 58,494 46,505 104,999

Graph 11.1 Number of candidates registered by category and IB region May 2010

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12 Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: schools with registered candidates May 1975–May 2010

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% 104,999 8% 60.3 49,049 28.2

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

registered May 1975–May 2010

Graph 12.2 Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: total number of candidates registered; number of diploma and retake candidates registered May 1975–May 2010

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13 Number of schools that registered a particular number of candidates May 2006–May 2010

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

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Number of schools that registered over 200 candidates

Number of schools

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1–10 candidates 142 138 162 167 200

11–30 candidates 302 357 397 459 506

31–50 candidates 224 233 268 309 338

51–80 candidates 213 229 251 256 272

81–120 candidates 145 162 164 179 198

121–200 candidates 106 117 131 145 155

0ver 200 candidates 46 53 59 67 71

Total 1,178 1,289 1,432 1582 1740

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14 Subject registration summary May 2010

Subject group

Subject registrations Number of subjects

English French Spanish German* Portuguese* Total Higher level

Standard level

Total

Group 1 – – – – – 60,723 46 69 115

Group 2 – – – – – 65,777 34 46 80

Group 3 84,584 757 4,039 140 0 89,523 9 10 19

Group 4 73,348 708 3,453 143 0 77,656 4 5 9

Group 5 58,284 594 3,150 0 0 62,033 2 4 6

Group 6 16,781 41 946 0 0 17,774 4 4 8

PS 536 0 0 0 0 536 1 4 5

SBS 676 0 22 0 120 818 0 15 15

Totals 234,209 2,100 11,610 283 120 374,840 100 157 257

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

15 Subject group registrations May 2006–May 2010 Graph 15.1 Number of candidates registered for subject groups May 2006–May 2010

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School-based syllabuses

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16 Additional Diploma Programme requirements: extended essay and theory of knowledge May 2006–2010


registered for extended essay and theory of knowledge


Extended essay 32,068 35,828 39,827 45,403 49,621

Theory of knowledge 31,576 35,227 39,240 44,204 48,298

17 Subject registration summary: extended essay by subject group May 2010

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

8,039 2,967 24,592 7,392 1,294 3,745 655 937 49,621

Percentage of EE

candidates registered for a particular

subject group

16.20% 5.98% 49.56% 14.90% 2.61% 7.55% 1.32% 1.89% 100.00%

Graph 17.1 Subject registration summary: extended essay by subject group May 2010

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18 Subject registration summary: theory of knowledge by language May 2010

Theory of knowledge registration by language

English French Spanish German

Chinese

Total

Number of candidates registered

44,607 537 2,946 12 196 48,298

Percentage of candidates registered

92.36% 1.11% 6.10% 0.02% 0.41% 100.00%

Graph 18.1 Subject registration summary: theory of knowledge by language May 2010

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19 Nationalities of candidates registered May 2010

Country name Number of candidates


AFGHANISTAN 107 CROATIA 82

ALBANIA 45 CUBA 59

ALGERIA 18 CYPRUS 47

AMERICAN SAMOA 2 CZECH REPUBLIC 138

ANDORRA 1 DENMARK 328

ANGOLA 13 DJIBOUTI 1

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 1 DOMINICA 4

ARGENTINA 222 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 46

ARMENIA 20 ECUADOR 536

ARUBA 1 EGYPT 254

AUSTRALIA 537 EL SALVADOR 145

AUSTRIA 248 ERITREA 18

AZERBAIJAN 14 ESTONIA 41

BAHAMAS 24 ETHIOPIA 141

BAHRAIN 204 FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) 1

BANGLADESH 117 FAROE ISLANDS 1

BARBADOS 8 FIJI 10

BELARUS 24 FINLAND 505

BELGIUM 217 FRANCE 613

BELIZE 5 GABON 2

BENIN 2 GAMBIA 8

BERMUDA 89 GEORGIA 14

BHUTAN 10 GERMANY (7) 1,726

BOLIVIA 92 GHANA 153

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 143 GREECE 580

BOTSWANA 13 GREENLAND 4

BRAZIL 472 GRENADA 1

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY 4 GUAM 2

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 17 GUATEMALA 41

BULGARIA 89 GUINEA 8

BURKINA FASO 5 GUINEA-BISSAU 2

BURUNDI 13 GUYANA 7

CAMBODIA 24 HAITI 38

CAMEROON 15 HONDURAS 130

CANADA (2) 8,971 HONG KONG 358

CAPE VERDE 2 HUNGARY 92

CAYMAN ISLANDS 2 ICELAND 34

CHILE 293 INDIA (6) 2,315

CHINA (10) 1,360 INDONESIA 509

COLOMBIA 950 IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF 108

CONGO 5 IRAQ 48

CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE

5 IRELAND 115

COSTA RICA 123 ISLE OF MAN 11

COTE D'IVOIRE 7 ISRAEL 136

CROATIA 82 ITALY 613

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JAMAICA 74 OMAN 72

JAPAN 613 PAKISTAN 250

JORDAN 344 PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED 100

KAZAKHSTAN 47 PANAMA 24

KENYA 188 PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2

KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF

125 PARAGUAY 10

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (9) 1,560 PERU 123

KUWAIT 66 PHILIPPINES 363

KYRGYZSTAN 4 POLAND 813

LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

15 PORTUGAL 186

LATVIA 83 PUERTO RICO 18

LEBANON 116 QATAR 37

LESOTHO 112 ROMANIA 115

LIBERIA 12 RUSSIAN FEDERATION 363

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA 8 RWANDA 14

LIECHTENSTEIN 4 SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 1

LITHUANIA 125 SAINT LUCIA 2

LUXEMBOURG 26 SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 1

MACAO 3 SAMOA 3

MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF

35 SAUDI ARABIA 77

MADAGASCAR 7 SENEGAL 31

MALAWI 23 SERBIA 97

MALAYSIA 692 SEYCHELLES 1

MALDIVES 6 SIERRA LEONE 11

MALI 3 SINGAPORE 238

MALTA 8 SLOVAKIA 109

MAURITANIA 3 SLOVENIA 68

MAURITIUS 42 SOMALIA 18

MEXICO (4) 2,820 SOUTH AFRICA 168

MICRONESIA FEDERATED STATES OF 2 SPAIN (8) 1,571

MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF 18 SRI LANKA 93

MONACO 1 SUDAN 33

MONGOLIA 33 SURINAME 3

MONTENEGRO 17 SWAZILAND 11

MOROCCO 78 SWEDEN 1,111

MOZAMBIQUE 7 SWITZERLAND 380

MYANMAR 13 SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 45

NAMIBIA 15 TAIWAN 282

NEPAL 63 TAJIKISTAN 6

NETHERLANDS (5) 2,621 TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF 116

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 12 THAILAND 425

NEW ZEALAND 133 TIMOR-LESTE 5

NICARAGUA 25 TOGO 19

NIGER 3 TONGA 5

NIGERIA 123 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 20

NORWAY 599 TUNISIA 12

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TURKEY 475 VENEZUELA 292

UGANDA 53 VIETNAM 313

UKRAINE 113 VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH 3

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 32 VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. 2

UNITED KINGDOM (3) 4,533 WESTERN SAHARA 4

UNITED STATES (1) 55,779 YEMEN 12

UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS

4 ZAMBIA 35

URUGUAY 211 ZIMBABWE 50

UZBEKISTAN 25 OTHER 125

*Top ten countries ranks displayed in brackets

Total number of nationalities: 206 (199 are above, and 7 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): 10,167

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20 Number of countries represented by examination session May 2006–May 2010

Number of countries

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21 Number of candidates registered by country of school May 2010

Country name Number of candidates registered


ANGOLA 12 HUNGARY 101

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 1 ICELAND 26

ARGENTINA 172 INDIA (6) 1,656

AUSTRALIA 222 INDONESIA 826

AUSTRIA 334 IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF 28

AZERBAIJAN 11 IRELAND 29

BAHAMAS 33 ISLE OF MAN 61

BAHRAIN 313 ISRAEL 14

BANGLADESH 79 ITALY 603

BELGIUM 291 JAMAICA 41

BERMUDA 102 JAPAN 425

BOLIVIA 15 JORDAN 306

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 148 KAZAKHSTAN 13

BOTSWANA 4 KENYA 240

BRAZIL 408 KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 273

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 49 KUWAIT 102

BULGARIA 38 LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

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CAMBODIA 21 LATVIA 52

CANADA (2) 9,264 LEBANON 121

CAYMAN ISLANDS 5 LESOTHO 115

CHILE 313 LITHUANIA 80

CHINA (8) 1,526 LUXEMBOURG 99

COLOMBIA 797 MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF

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COSTA RICA 195 MALAWI 32

CROATIA 57 MALAYSIA 709

CUBA 13 MALTA 25

CYPRUS 51 MAURITIUS 25

CZECH REPUBLIC 186 MEXICO (5) 2,386

DENMARK 335 MONACO 17

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 37 MONGOLIA 17

ECUADOR 522 MOROCCO 86

EGYPT 240 MOZAMBIQUE 18

EL SALVADOR 112 NAMIBIA 14

ESTONIA 3 NETHERLANDS (4) 2,628

ETHIOPIA 87 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 41

FINLAND 441 NEW ZEALAND 121

FRANCE 521 NICARAGUA 9

GERMANY 1,007 NIGERIA 12

GHANA 174 NORWAY 737

GREECE 676 OMAN 133

GUAM 26 PAKISTAN 26

HONDURAS 113 PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED

78

HONG KONG (9) 1,318 PANAMA 33

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PERU 66 SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 22

PHILIPPINES 400 TAIWAN 346

POLAND 713 TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF 141

PORTUGAL 185 THAILAND 784

QATAR 110 TOGO 30

ROMANIA 57 TUNISIA 22

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 133 TURKEY 456

RWANDA 5 UGANDA 84

SAUDI ARABIA 176 UKRAINE 46

SENEGAL 23 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 562

SERBIA 45 UNITED KINGDOM (3) 4,496

SINGAPORE 744 UNITED STATES (1) 57,682

SLOVAKIA 95 URUGUAY 197

SLOVENIA 65 UZBEKISTAN 24

SOUTH AFRICA 29 VENEZUELA 227

SPAIN (7) 1,582 VIETNAM 148

SRI LANKA 57 VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH 10

SUDAN 11 ZAMBIA 72

SWAZILAND 45 ZIMBABWE 27

SWEDEN 1,147

SWITZERLAND (10) 1,276 Total number of candidates registered

104,999

*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 2010

Subject Level


Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade

GROUP 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

ALBANIAN A1 SL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 7.00

AMHARIC A1 HL 6 0 0 0 17 33 50 0 5.33

AMHARIC A1 SL 45 0 0 0 0 4 44 51 6.47

ARABIC A1 HL 168 0 0 0 10 65 24 1 5.16

ARABIC A1 SL 289 0 0 1 13 46 35 6 5.30

BELARUSIAN A1 SL 2 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 6.00

BENGALI A1 SL 15 0 0 0 0 33 47 20 5.87

BOSNIAN A1 HL 52 0 0 4 21 38 31 6 5.13

BOSNIAN A1 SL 15 0 0 0 27 33 40 0 5.13

BULGARIAN A1 HL 26 0 0 0 0 12 38 50 6.38

BULGARIAN A1 SL 15 0 0 0 0 0 27 73 6.73

BURMESE A1 SL 3 0 0 0 0 67 33 0 5.33

CATALAN A1 HL 41 0 0 0 0 7 59 34 6.27

CATALAN A1 SL 27 0 0 0 0 7 59 33 6.26

CHICHEWA A1 SL 1 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 3.00

CHINESE A1 HL 319 0 0 2 18 41 30 8 5.23

CHINESE A1 SL 433 0 0 3 15 39 39 4 5.25

CROATIAN A1 HL 42 0 0 0 10 36 24 31 5.76

CROATIAN A1 SL 12 0 0 0 25 42 8 25 5.33

CZECH A1 HL 65 0 0 0 6 54 26 14 5.48

CZECH A1 SL 10 0 0 0 10 30 20 40 5.90

DANISH A1 HL 109 0 0 0 2 18 59 21 5.99

DANISH A1 SL 59 0 0 0 5 24 42 29 5.95

DHIVEHI A1 SL 2 0 0 0 50 50 0 0 4.50

DUTCH A1 HL 61 0 0 0 38 34 21 7 4.97

DUTCH A1 SL 151 0 1 7 30 35 23 4 4.85

DZONGKHA A1 SL 8 0 0 0 13 13 63 13 5.75

ENGLISH A1 HL 36,101 0 0 5 35 44 14 2 4.72

ENGLISH A1 SL 9,123 0 0 3 27 42 23 4 4.97

ESTONIAN A1 SL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 7.00

FAROESE A1 SL 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.00

FINNISH A1 HL 125 0 0 2 16 34 36 12 5.39

FINNISH A1 SL 115 0 1 1 11 28 45 14 5.57

FRENCH A1 HL 428 0 0 4 22 34 30 9 5.16

FRENCH A1 SL 297 0 1 2 20 40 27 9 5.19

GEORGIAN A1 SL 2 0 0 0 50 50 0 0 4.50

GERMAN A1 HL 787 0 0 0 12 35 40 12 5.51

GERMAN A1 SL 394 0 0 0 14 41 31 13 5.42

HEBREW A1 HL 9 0 0 0 11 11 22 56 6.22

HEBREW A1 SL 28 0 0 0 4 11 46 39 6.21

HINDI A1 HL 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 6.00

HINDI A1 SL 29 0 0 0 0 10 59 31 6.21

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Subject Level



GROUP 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

HUNGARIAN A1 HL 16 0 0 0 0 50 38 13 5.63

HUNGARIAN A1 SL 24 0 0 0 4 8 42 46 6.29

ICELANDIC A1 HL 2 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 6.00

ICELANDIC A1 SL 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 6.00

INDONESIAN A1 HL 134 0 0 1 7 39 43 10 5.54

INDONESIAN A1 SL 195 0 0 0 5 27 47 22 5.86

ITALIAN A1 HL 180 0 0 0 41 42 11 6 4.82

ITALIAN A1 SL 106 0 1 7 29 29 24 10 4.99

JAPANESE A1 HL 111 0 0 0 2 15 59 24 6.05

JAPANESE A1 SL 91 0 0 0 2 26 54 18 5.87

KHMER A1 SL 4 0 0 0 0 0 75 25 6.25

KINYARWAND A1 SL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 7.00

KOREAN A1 HL 299 0 0 0 0 6 53 40 6.33

KOREAN A1 SL 261 0 0 0 1 7 45 47 6.38

LAO A1 SL 1 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 4.00

LATVIAN A1 HL 30 0 0 0 3 13 57 27 6.07

LATVIAN A1 SL 7 0 0 0 0 14 71 14 6.00

LITHUANIAN A1 HL 24 0 0 0 4 33 38 25 5.83

LITHUANIAN A1 SL 69 0 0 4 13 23 41 19 5.57

MACEDONIAN A1 HL 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 80 6.80

MACEDONIAN A1 SL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 7.00

MALAY A1 HL 5 0 0 0 20 20 0 60 6.00

MALAY A1 SL 432 0 0 0 0 0 49 50 6.50

MALAYALAM A1 SL 1 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 3.00

MARATHI A1 SL 2 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 5.00

MODERN GREEK A1 HL 300 0 0 3 15 45 27 10 5.26

MODERN GREEK A1 SL 211 0 0 2 11 29 42 17 5.60

MONGOLIAN A1 HL 3 0 0 0 0 33 67 0 5.67

MONGOLIAN A1 SL 8 0 0 0 0 25 63 13 5.88

NEPALI A1 SL 9 0 0 0 0 0 33 67 6.67

NORWEGIAN A1 HL 221 0 0 1 12 32 34 19 5.57

NORWEGIAN A1 SL 128 0 0 3 13 19 47 18 5.63

PASHTO A1 SL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 7.00

PERSIAN A1 HL 3 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 6.00

PERSIAN A1 SL 29 0 0 0 17 45 28 10 5.31

PILIPINO A1 HL 5 0 0 0 40 40 0 20 5.00

PILIPINO A1 SL 8 0 0 0 38 25 0 38 5.38

POLISH A1 HL 168 0 1 5 19 39 33 2 5.06

POLISH A1 SL 429 0 1 4 19 37 34 6 5.17

PORTUGUESE A1 HL 88 0 0 1 17 64 17 1 5.00

PORTUGUESE A1 SL 93 0 0 4 24 45 24 3 4.98

ROMANIAN A1 HL 10 0 0 0 0 20 30 50 6.30

ROMANIAN A1 SL 16 0 0 0 0 19 38 44 6.25

RUSSIAN A1 HL 66 0 0 2 24 35 32 8 5.20

RUSSIAN A1 SL 146 0 1 5 26 33 28 8 5.05

SERBIAN A1 HL 28 0 0 4 18 29 25 25 5.50

SERBIAN A1 SL 46 0 0 0 9 24 50 17 5.76

SESOTHO A1 HL 14 0 0 0 0 7 57 36 6.29

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Subject Level


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

SESOTHO A1 SL 70 0 0 0 0 14 71 14 6.00

SHONA A1 SL 4 0 0 0 0 25 25 50 6.25

SINHALESE A1 SL 5 0 0 0 0 0 20 80 6.80

SLOVAK A1 HL 14 0 0 0 0 36 50 14 5.79

SLOVAK A1 SL 57 0 0 0 2 26 47 25 5.95

SLOVENE A1 HL 46 0 0 0 0 20 50 30 6.11

SLOVENE A1 SL 7 0 0 0 0 43 43 14 5.71

SPANISH A1 HL 3,322 0 1 6 27 42 21 3 4.86

SPANISH A1 SL 633 0 5 9 20 30 30 7 4.93

SWAHILI A1 HL 7 0 0 0 0 29 29 43 6.14

SWAHILI A1 SL 32 0 0 0 6 16 41 38 6.09

SWEDISH A1 HL 384 0 0 1 10 38 38 14 5.54

SWEDISH A1 SL 311 0 0 3 12 30 46 9 5.47

THAI A1 HL 23 0 0 0 35 43 17 4 4.91

THAI A1 SL 74 0 4 5 35 38 15 3 4.62

TIBETAN A1 SL 3 0 0 0 0 0 67 33 6.33

TIGRINYA A1 SL 1 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 3.00

TURKISH A1 HL 196 0 1 5 15 30 36 14 5.37

TURKISH A1 SL 148 0 1 1 8 24 40 26 5.81

UKRAINIAN A1 SL 4 0 0 50 0 25 25 0 4.25

URDU A1 HL 1 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 5.00

URDU A1 SL 19 0 0 0 5 21 58 16 5.84

VIETNAMESE A1 HL 16 0 0 0 0 0 19 81 6.81

VIETNAMESE A1 SL 83 0 0 0 0 6 34 60 6.54

WELSH A1 SL 3 0 0 0 0 0 67 33 6.33

GROUP 1 TOTAL 58,953 0 0 4 30 41 20 5 4.90

Subject Level



ARABIC A2 HL 81 0 0 0 0 7 85 7 6.00

ARABIC A2 SL 76 0 0 0 0 13 68 18 6.05

ARABIC AB. SL 137 1 6 18 18 28 21 9 4.66

ARABIC B HL 241 0 0 0 4 17 52 27 6.02

ARABIC B SL 158 0 1 4 4 22 51 16 5.67

CANTONESE B HL 13 0 8 0 0 15 69 8 5.62

CANTONESE B SL 6 0 0 0 0 0 17 83 6.83

CHINESE A2 HL 101 0 0 0 0 4 70 26 6.22

CHINESE A2 SL 133 0 0 0 0 7 71 23 6.16

CLASSICAL GREEK HL 17 0 0 0 0 6 0 94 6.88

CLASSICAL GREEK SL 12 0 0 8 33 8 25 25 5.25

DANISH B HL 71 0 0 8 15 11 44 21 5.54

DANISH B SL 35 0 0 26 20 20 17 17 4.80

DUTCH A2 HL 65 0 0 0 11 57 26 6 5.28

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Subject Level



GROUP 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

DUTCH A2 SL 38 0 0 0 16 32 50 3 5.39

DUTCH B HL 78 0 0 4 5 29 44 18 5.67

DUTCH B SL 60 0 0 2 17 38 37 7 5.30

ENGLISH A2 HL 5,818 0 0 0 11 54 32 3 5.26

ENGLISH A2 SL 1,984 0 0 1 10 41 38 11 5.48

ENGLISH AB. SL 77 0 0 4 18 40 25 13 5.25

ENGLISH B HL 6,143 0 0 2 9 28 50 12 5.62

ENGLISH B SL 1,695 0 0 1 8 21 44 26 5.85

FINNISH B HL 37 0 0 0 0 0 49 51 6.51

FINNISH B SL 32 0 0 0 6 0 38 56 6.44

FRENCH A2 HL 297 0 0 1 9 43 41 6 5.42

FRENCH A2 SL 416 0 0 1 17 43 32 7 5.28

FRENCH AB. SL 1,610 0 4 13 19 29 22 12 4.87

FRENCH B HL 2,995 0 3 11 21 28 27 10 4.95

FRENCH B SL 9,524 0 4 13 26 28 21 7 4.70

GERMAN A2 HL 341 0 0 7 11 16 33 32 5.73

GERMAN A2 SL 125 0 0 0 2 30 43 24 5.89

GERMAN AB. SL 456 0 4 10 16 30 31 9 5.03

GERMAN B HL 699 0 0 4 15 23 33 24 5.57

GERMAN B SL 1,370 0 1 8 27 26 22 16 5.08

HEBREW B SL 113 0 12 11 14 27 24 13 4.81

HINDI B HL 225 0 0 1 5 32 56 6 5.62

HINDI B SL 379 0 0 1 2 16 54 28 6.06

INDONESIAN B HL 44 0 0 0 2 18 39 41 6.18

INDONESIAN B SL 29 0 0 0 10 17 41 31 5.93

ITALIAN AB. SL 502 0 4 13 23 22 22 16 4.90

ITALIAN B HL 184 0 2 4 5 19 26 43 5.91

ITALIAN B SL 305 0 6 24 31 13 11 15 4.43

JAPANESE A2 HL 84 0 0 0 11 48 31 11 5.42

JAPANESE A2 SL 39 0 0 0 3 3 44 51 6.44

JAPANESE AB. SL 303 0 3 12 18 23 30 14 5.08

JAPANESE B HL 112 0 0 3 17 13 32 36 5.81

JAPANESE B SL 352 0 1 6 34 25 20 14 5.00

KOREAN B HL 27 0 0 0 0 4 63 33 6.30

KOREAN B SL 33 0 0 0 3 21 36 39 6.12

LATIN HL 185 2 12 9 10 17 26 24 5.04

LATIN SL 619 1 15 15 25 19 17 9 4.32

MALAY AB. SL 19 0 0 0 0 11 58 32 6.21

MANDARIN AB. SL 502 0 7 13 20 20 21 19 4.92

MANDARIN B HL 463 0 0 1 2 11 52 34 6.17

MANDARIN B SL 981 0 1 2 9 19 30 39 5.93

MOD. GREEK A2 HL 38 0 0 0 0 11 45 45 6.34

MOD. GREEK A2 SL 30 0 0 0 7 30 40 23 5.80

NORWEGIAN B HL 65 0 2 3 20 12 40 23 5.55

NORWEGIAN B SL 42 0 2 0 7 29 36 26 5.74

PILIPINO A2 HL 16 0 0 6 13 19 63 0 5.38

PILIPINO A2 SL 8 0 0 0 0 13 75 13 6.00

PORTUGUESE A2 HL 116 0 0 0 1 47 50 3 5.54

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PORTUGUESE A2 SL 36 0 0 0 0 78 22 0 5.22

PORTUGUESE B HL 38 0 0 0 3 11 58 29 6.13

PORTUGUESE B SL 44 0 0 0 5 25 50 20 5.86

RUSSIAN AB. SL 61 0 2 5 15 23 38 18 5.44

RUSSIAN B HL 66 0 0 0 5 8 38 50 6.33

RUSSIAN B SL 81 0 0 6 15 19 19 42 5.75

SPANISH A2 HL 458 0 0 0 19 38 34 8 5.30

SPANISH A2 SL 246 0 0 1 10 33 48 9 5.54

SPANISH AB. SL 3,150 0 3 11 22 30 24 10 4.91

SPANISH B HL 4,143 0 1 3 13 23 38 23 5.61

SPANISH B SL 14,005 0 3 12 26 28 23 8 4.80

SWAHILI AB. SL 23 0 0 9 13 4 39 35 5.78

SWEDISH A2 HL 39 0 0 0 3 21 54 23 5.97

SWEDISH A2 SL 60 0 0 0 3 18 45 33 6.08

SWEDISH B HL 89 0 2 2 11 31 34 19 5.49

SWEDISH B SL 101 0 2 10 25 30 26 8 4.91

THAI A2 HL 14 0 0 0 0 7 50 43 6.36

THAI A2 SL 42 0 0 0 0 7 29 64 6.57

GROUP 2 TOTAL 63,452 0 2 8 18 29 30 12 5.14

ITGS = INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY

Subject Level



BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

HL 4,234 0 2 13 29 36 17 3 4.63

BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

SL 3,037 1 6 14 22 29 21 7 4.65

ECONOMICS HL 8,175 0 2 9 19 30 28 12 5.08

ECONOMICS SL 5,574 0 3 11 19 27 27 13 5.04 ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY

SL 5,044 0 8 22 32 24 11 3 4.14

GEOGRAPHY HL 2,913 0 2 6 21 32 29 11 5.14

GEOGRAPHY SL 2,376 1 10 18 24 25 16 6 4.35

HISTORY HL 29,924 0 4 16 36 30 12 2 4.37

HISTORY SL 4,831 0 4 13 33 31 16 3 4.49

ITGS HL 1,378 0 4 19 46 24 7 0 4.11

ITGS SL 2,038 0 7 20 36 25 11 1 4.16

PHILOSOPHY HL 1,243 0 0 4 17 40 33 6 5.20

PHILOSOPHY SL 1,519 0 2 7 24 37 24 6 4.92

PSYCHOLOGY HL 4,029 0 4 10 30 32 19 6 4.69

PSYCHOLOGY SL 7,336 1 7 18 32 26 13 4 4.27 SOCIAL & CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

HL 291 0 5 16 22 31 20 7 4.64 SOCIAL & CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

SL 1,187 0 2 12 35 33 14 3 4.55

GROUP 3 TOTAL 85,129 0 4 14 30 30 17 5 4.55

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Subject Level



GROUP 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

BIOLOGY HL 19,228 1 10 22 26 24 13 4 4.19

BIOLOGY SL 13,347 0 7 22 26 25 14 5 4.30

CHEMISTRY HL 10,041 1 10 20 22 23 17 7 4.36

CHEMISTRY SL 10,124 2 15 25 24 19 11 4 3.92

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY HL 634 0 1 7 24 40 23 5 4.91

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY SL 558 0 8 24 32 25 9 2 4.08

PHYSICS HL 6,722 0 6 20 24 23 17 9 4.50

PHYSICS SL 9,063 1 11 26 25 21 10 6 4.07

GROUP 4 TOTAL 69,717 1 10 23 25 23 13 5 4.22

Subject Level



GROUP 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

COMPUTER SCIENCE HL 450 1 6 12 17 25 26 13 4.90

COMPUTER SCIENCE SL 725 2 7 17 17 25 22 8 4.56

FURTHER MATHS SL 121 1 7 23 22 19 18 10 4.46

MATHEMATICAL STUDIES

SL 20,973 0 5 11 24 30 22 8 4.75

MATHEMATICS HL 9,762 1 9 19 25 25 14 8 4.38

MATHEMATICS SL 26,965 1 8 20 21 23 20 8 4.48

GROUP 5 TOTAL 58,996 1 7 17 23 25 20 8 4.56

Subject Level



GROUP 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

FILM HL 621 0 2 12 22 36 21 8 4.86

FILM SL 286 0 5 13 25 34 20 4 4.64

MUSIC HL 1,051 0 4 15 30 32 17 3 4.53

MUSIC SL 1,776 0 2 15 27 36 18 2 4.60

THEATRE HL 1,722 0 1 16 33 27 16 6 4.58

THEATRE SL 953 0 1 10 36 30 15 7 4.70

VISUAL ARTS HL 6,176 0 3 11 23 24 28 10 4.90

VISUAL ARTS SL 3,957 1 6 17 30 23 19 5 4.44

GROUP 6 TOTAL 16,542 0 3 14 27 27 21 7 4.69

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Subject Level



PILOT SUBJECTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

DANCE HL 141 0 0 4 28 28 26 14 5.18

DANCE SL 34 0 0 3 32 21 32 12 5.18 SPORTS EXERCISE & HEALTH SCIENCE

SL 71 0 1 21 24 25 25 3 4.61

TEXT AND PERFORMANCE

SL 49 0 0 0 10 18 53 18 5.80

WORLD RELIGIONS SL 200 0 0 9 27 46 16 4 4.80

PS TOTAL 495 0 0 8 25 33 25 9 5.00

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 145 0 18 12 26 29 11 3 4.13

BEGINNERS’ HINDI SL 12 0 0 0 0 0 33 67 6.67

BEGINNERS’ NYNORSK

SL 3 0 0 0 0 67 33 0 5.33

CHILE & THE PACIFIC BASIN

SL 22 0 0 0 18 77 5 0 4.86

CHINESE STUDIES SL 14 0 0 0 0 36 50 14 5.79

CLASSICAL GREEK & ROMAN STUDIES

SL 21 0 0 0 5 33 38 24 5.81

HIS&CON BRAZILIAN STUDIES

SL 111 0 5 8 19 23 32 13 5.06

HUMAN RIGHTS SL 28 0 0 4 7 36 29 25 5.64

MARINE SCIENCE SL 29 0 0 7 31 45 17 0 4.72

PEACE & CONFLICT STUDIES

SL 72 0 0 1 3 35 43 18 5.74

POLITICAL THOUGHT SL 36 0 0 0 6 31 25 39 5.97

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY

SL 19 0 0 0 5 16 68 11 5.84

TURKISH SOCIAL STUDIES

SL 146 3 4 16 21 23 18 14 4.66

WORLD ARTS & CULTURES

SL 58 0 2 7 9 28 28 28 5.55

WORLD POLITICS SL 54 0 0 4 15 26 31 24 5.57

SBS TOTAL 770 1 5 8 16 29 26 16 5.07

ALL SUBJECTS TOTAL 354,054 0 5 13 25 29 20 7 4.66

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Graph 22.1 Grade distribution by subject group May 2010

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23 Diploma and retake candidates (D+R): distribution of points totals May 2010

Total Points

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

Cumulative Number of candidates

Percentage of candidates



0 0.00%

1 0.00%

2 7 0.01% 7 0.01%

3 8 0.02% 8 0.03%

4 12 0.02% 12 0.06%

5 17 0.04% 17 0.09%

6 19 0.04% 19 0.13%

7 22 0.05% 22 0.18%

8 23 0.05% 23 0.22%

9 33 0.07% 33 0.29%

10 34 0.07% 34 0.36%

11 59 0.12% 59 0.48%

12 68 0.14% 68 0.62%

13 106 0.22% 106 0.84%

14 116 0.24% 116 1.08%

15 178 0.37% 178 1.45%

16 245 0.50% 245 1.95%

17 325 0.67% 325 2.62%

18 483 1.00% 483 3.62%

19 633 1.30% 633 4.92%

20 836 1.72% 836 6.64%

21 1,081 2.23% 1,081 8.87%

22 1,478 3.05% 1,478 11.92%

23 1,732 3.57% 1,732 15.49%

24 1,185 2.44% 1,035 2.13% 2,220 20.06%

25 1,724 3.55% 843 1.74% 2,567 25.35%

26 2,123 4.38% 641 1.32% 2,764 31.05%

27 2,468 5.09% 406 0.84% 2,874 36.97%

28 3,010 6.20% 52 0.11% 3,062 43.28%

29 3,063 6.31% 31 0.06% 3,094 49.66%

30 3,060 6.31% 18 0.04% 3,078 56.00%

31 3,006 6.20% 14 0.03% 3,020 62.23%

32 2,780 5.73% 13 0.03% 2,793 67.98%

33 2,658 5.48% 12 0.02% 2,670 73.49%

34 2,380 4.90% 4 0.01% 2,384 78.40%

35 2,051 4.23% 4 0.01% 2,055 82.63%

36 1,905 3.93% 9 0.02% 1,914 86.58%

37 1,573 3.24% 6 0.01% 1,579 89.83%

38 1,292 2.66% 0 1,292 92.50%

39 1,081 2.23% 0 1,081 94.72%

40 845 1.74% 0 845 96.47%

41 669 1.38% 0 669 97.84%

42 446 0.92% 0 446 98.76%

43 311 0.64% 0 311 99.40%

44 193 0.40% 0 193 99.80%

45 96 0.20% 0 96 100.00%

37,919 78.15% 10,603 21.85% 48,522 100.00%

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24 Retake candidates only (R): distribution of points totals May 2010

Total Points

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

Cumulative Number of candidates



Percentage of

candidates

0 0.00%

1 0.00%

2 0.00% 0.00%

3 0.00% 0.00%

4 0.00% 0.00%

5 0.00% 0.00%

6 0.00% 0.00%

7 0.00% 0.00%

8 1 0.08% 1 0.08%

9 0.00% 0.08%

10 0.00% 0.08%

11 1 0.08% 1 0.17%

12 0.00% 0.17%

13 0.00% 0.17%

14 2 0.17% 2 0.34%

15 0.00% 0.34%

16 2 0.17% 2 0.50%

17 6 0.50% 6 1.01%

18 11 0.93% 11 1.93%

19 13 1.09% 13 3.03%

20 29 2.44% 29 5.47%

21 36 3.03% 36 8.49%

22 82 6.90% 82 15.39%

23 118 9.92% 118 25.32%

24 87 7.32% 61 5.13% 148 37.76%

25 78 6.56% 40 3.36% 118 47.69%

26 77 6.48% 26 2.19% 103 56.35%

27 63 5.30% 13 1.09% 76 62.74%

28 53 4.46% 1 0.08% 54 67.28%

29 47 3.95% 3 0.25% 50 71.49%

30 36 3.03% 1 0.08% 37 74.60%

31 46 3.87% 0.00% 46 78.47%

32 43 3.62% 0.00% 43 82.09%

33 38 3.20% 0.00% 38 85.28%

34 37 3.11% 0.00% 37 88.39%

35 25 2.10% 0.00% 25 90.50%

36 26 2.19% 0.00% 26 92.68%

37 29 2.44% 0.00% 29 95.12%

38 18 1.51% 18 96.64%

39 16 1.35% 16 97.98%

40 6 0.50% 6 98.49%

41 5 0.42% 5 98.91%

42 9 0.76% 9 99.66%

43 2 0.17% 2 99.83%

44 2 0.17% 2 100.00%

45 0.00% 0 100.00%

743 62.49% 446 37.51% 1189 100.00%

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25 Diploma score distribution: diploma and retake candidates (D+R) and retake candidates only (R) May 2010

Graph 25.1 Number of diploma and retake candidates with diplomas awarded and diplomas not awarded per points score May 2010

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

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26 Extended essay results May 2010

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 1,615 2,222 2,589 1,215 80 7,721 7,773 99.33%

Group 2 640 754 928 510 25 2,857 2,882 99.13%

Group 3 2,592 5,594 9,177 5,692 677 23,732 23,943 99.12%

Group 4 762 1,676 2,646 1,811 188 7,083 7,148 99.09%

Group 5 149 239 497 292 56 1,233 1,247 98.88%

Group 6 662 883 1,285 714 60 3,604 3,636 99.12%

PS 128 222 195 79 4 628 632 99.37%

SBS 96 232 343 215 9 895 901 99.33%

Total 6,644 11,822 17,660 10,528 1,099

47753 48162 99.15%

Percentage of candidates awarded a particular grade

13.91% 24.76% 36.98% 22.05% 2.30%

Graph 26.1 Percentage of grades awarded: extended essay May 2010

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Graph 26.2 Percentage of grades awarded: extended essay May 2009

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27 Theory of knowledge results May 2010

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

2,571 14,646 22,274 7,397 335

47,223 48,296 97.78% Percentage of candidates awarded grade

5.44% 31.01% 47.17% 15.66% 0.71%

Graph 27.1 Percentage of grades awarded: theory of knowledge May 2010

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Graph 27.2 Percentage of grades awarded: theory of knowledge May 2009

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28 Distribution of additional points May 2006–May 2010

Additional points 0 1 2 3 Total Mean points

May 2006

Number of candidates awarded

9,714 14,132 4,873 2,734 31,453

1.02 Percentage of candidates awarded

30.88% 44.93% 15.49% 8.69% 100.00%

May 2007


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


31.53% 45.32% 15.02% 8.12% 100.00%

May 2008


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


32.45% 45.28% 14.18% 8.09% 100.00%

May 2009


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


28.64% 44.87% 16.98% 9.52% 100.00%

May 2010


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


25.49% 47.93% 17.12% 9.47% 100.00%

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Graph 28.1 Distribution of additional points May 2010

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29 Mean points score worldwide May 2006–May 2010 Mean score

per examination

session


29.89 29.56 29.57 29.51 29.55

30 Mean grade worldwide May 2006–May 2010 Mean grade

per examination

session


4.74 4.68 4.69 4.66 4.65

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31 Pass rate worldwide May 2006–May 2010 Pass rate per examination

session


80.35% 78.78% 79.02% 78.71% 78.06%

32 Number of diplomas and bilingual diplomas awarded May 2006–May 2010

33 Number of diplomas awarded by IB region May 2010

Number of bilingual diplomas awarded

IBAEM IBAP IBA Total

7,150 2,126 2,436 11,712

Number of all diplomas awarded (includes bilingual diplomas)

14,248 6,022 17,650 37,920

34 Percentage of diploma candidates scoring 45 points May 2000-May 2010

Candidates scoring 45

May 2000

May 2001

May 2002

May 2003

May 2004

May 2005

May 2006

May 2007

May 2008

May 2009

May 2010

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

Graph 34.1 Percentage of candidates scoring 45 points May 2000 - May 2010

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Percentage of bilingual diplomas out of all diplomas awarded

May 2006 7,909 25,601 30.89%

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%

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The IB Diploma Programme statistical bulletin...1 Statistical queries should be directed to Management Information Coordinator: The IB Diploma Programme statistical bulletin, May 2010