The IB Diploma Programme statistical bulletin. November 2009 Examination session

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1 The IB Diploma Programme statistical bulletin Examination session

2 1 The IB Diploma Programme statistical bulletin, examination session Published in June 21 International Baccalaureate Peterson House, Malthouse Avenue, Cardiff Gate Cardiff, Wales CF2 8GL United Kingdom Phone: Fax: Web site: International Baccalaureate Organization 21 Statistical queries should be directed to the Management Information Coordinator: Phone: Fax: statistics@ibo.org

3 2 Contents Tables and graphs Page Index: key to abbreviations 4 PART A: general school statistics schools following the Diploma Programme 5 2 Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by working language Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region 7 PART B: registration statistics schools registering 8 5 session schools registering schools registering by working language 7 Number and percentage of schools registering by IB region 8 Number and percentage of schools registering by IB region (excluding retakes) 9 registered by category registered by gender registered by IB region 12 registered by category, gender and IB region 1 Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: schools with registered schools that registered a particular number of Subject registration summary 19 1 Subject group registrations 2 17 Additional Diploma Programme requirements: extended essay and theory of knowledge 2

4 18 Subject registration summary: extended essay by subject group 19 Subject registration summary: theory of knowledge by language Nationalities of registered 2 21 countries represented by examination session registered by country 2 PART C: results statistics Analysis of examination results by subject and level Diploma and retake (D+R): distribution of points totals 2 25 Retake only (R): distribution of points totals 2 Diploma score distribution: diploma and retake (D+R) and retake only (R) 4 27 Extended essay results 5 28 Theory of knowledge results 29 Distribution of additional points 7 Mean points score worldwide 8 1 Mean grade worldwide 8 2 Pass rate worldwide 8 diplomas and bilingual diplomas awarded 8 4 diplomas awarded by IB region 8 5 Percentage of scoring 45 points

5 4 Index: key to abbreviations Categories of registration Diploma Programme must register in one of four categories. These are identified by one of the following letters. D R C A Diploma: intending to complete the requirements for the award of an IB diploma. Retake: previous IB diploma who are seeking to improve their results. The highest grade obtained for a subject will contribute towards the IB diploma. Certificate: taking one or more subjects who are not seeking the award of the IB diploma. Anticipated: 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 IBAP IBA IB Africa, Europe and the Middle East IB Asia-Pacific IB Americas Other abbreviations HL SL EE TOK PS SBS Higher level Standard level Extended essay Theory of knowledge Pilot subjects School-based syllabuses

6 schools 5 PART A: general school statistics 1 schools following the Diploma Programme schools following the Diploma Programme* May session schools 1,192 1,24 1,454 1, 1,8 session schools Total 1,5 1,48 1,2 1,817 2,25 *as of each year Graph 1.1 schools following the Diploma Programme 2,5 2, 1,5 1, 5 session schools following the Diploma Programme May session schools following the Diploma Programme Year

7 schools 2 Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by working language schools following the Diploma Programme by working language* English 1,19 1,2 1,429 1,594 1,779 French Spanish Total 1,5 1,48 1,2 1,817 2,25 *as of each year Graph 2.1 schools following the Diploma Programme by working language 2, 1,8 1, 1,4 1,2 1, Year English French Spanish Percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by working language* English 87.57% 87.97% 88.5% 87.7% 87.85% French 1.5% 1.28% 1.11% 1.1% 1.% Spanish 11.9% 1.74% 1.84% 11.11% 1.81% *as of each year

8 schools 7 Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region* IBAEM IBAP IBA ,57 Total 1,5 1,479 1,2 1,817 2,25 *as of each year Graph.1 schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region IBAEM IBAP IBA 2 Year Percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region* IBAEM 1.7% 2.57% 2.78%.%.7% IBAP 11.91% 12.57% 1.19% 1.59% 14.7% IBA 5.% 54.7% 54.% 5.11% 52.19% *as of each year

9 schools 8 PART B: registration statistics 4 schools registering schools registering Percentage of total number of schools 29.44%.1% 28.4% 29.72%.2% *These figures include schools registering retake Graph 4.1 schools registering 2,5 2, Total number of Diploma Programme schools 1,5 1, schools registering for examination session 5 Examination session 5 session schools registering session schools registering Total number of session schools Percentage of all session schools 88.11% 84.1% 81.7% 82.2% 8.7%

10 schools 9 schools registering by working language schools registering by working language English French* Spanish Total *French is not a response language in the session Graph.1 schools registering by working language English French Spanish 1 Examination session

11 schools 1 7 Number and percentage of schools registering by IB region schools registering by IB region IBAEM IBAP IBA Total Graph 7.1 schools registering by IB region IBAEM IBAP IBA Examination session Percentage of schools registering by IB region IBAEM 4.77% 42.9% 44.9% 45.5% 45.4% IBAP 18.7% 17.18% 21.91% 21.% 2.95% IBA 8.1% 9.8%.19%.14%.71%

12 schools 11 8 Number and percentage of schools registering by IB region ( excluding retakes) schools registering by IB region IBAEM IBAP IBA Total Graph 8.1 schools registering by IB region IBAEM IBAP IBA 2 Examination session Percentage of schools registering by IB region IBAEM 12.18% 1.1% 15.% 1.24% 1.45% IBAP 2.28% 29.75%.72% 1.98% 2.% IBA 1.54%.1% 5.1% 51.78% 51.52%

13 12 9 registered by category registered by category Diploma 2,997,27,522 4,14 4,84 Retake ,4 1,48 Certificate 1,179 1,11 1,41 1,17 *1, Anticipated *8 Total 5,15 5,874,488 7,9 7,85 * Please note: Anticipated are allowed to change their category to certificate and this will affect these figures. Graph 9.1 registered by category 5, 4,5 4,,5, 2,5 2, 1,5 Diploma Retake Certificate Anticipated 1, 5 Examination session % Increase / Decrease on previous year Diploma 12.21% 8.1% 8.8% 17.8%.5% Retake 7.9% 28.59% 1.2% 9.75% 7.7% Certificate 8.5% -5.4% 2.1% % -14.5% Anticipated -1.94% 142.7% 1.8% 1.25% 14.% Total 12.99% 14.% 1.45% 14.%.91%

14 Percentage of 1 Graph 9.2 registered 9, 8, 7,, 5, 4,, registered 2, 1, Examination session Percentage of registered by category Diploma 58.19% 55.11% 54.28% 55.9% 57.5% Retake 14.% 1.1% 14.81% 18.1% 18.71% Certificate 22.89% 19.% 2.7% 15.78% 1.5% Anticipated 4.58% 9.74% 1.24% 1.17% 11.19% * Please note: Anticipated are allowed to change their category to certificate and this will affect these figures. Graph 9. Percentages of registered 1% 9% 8% 7% % 5% 4% % Anticipated Certificate Retake Diploma 2% 1% % Examination session

15 14 1 registered by gender registered by gender (May figures in brackets) Female (5,825) 2,79 (4,28),2 (44,482),17 (49,4),728 (5,745),852 Male (28,25) 2,411 (1,88) 2,851 (5,91),51 (8,71),8 (4,),8 Total (4,81) 5,15 (72,19) 5,874 (79,9),488 (87,774) 7,9 (9,775) 7,85 Graph 1.1 registered by gender 4,5 4,,5, 2,5 Female 2, Male 1,5 1, 5 Examination session Percentage of registered by gender Female 5.18% 51.4% 48.5% 5.4% 5.12% Male 4.82% 48.54% 51.5% 49.% 49.88%

16 15 11 registered by IB region registered by IBO region IBAEM ,59 1,42 1,44 IBAP 1,519 1,981 2,494,99,25 IBA 2,787 2,924 2,95 2,955 2,92 Total 5,15 5,881,488 7,9 7,85 Graph 11.1 registered by IB region IBAEM IBAP IBA 5 Examination session Percentage of registered by IB region IBAEM 1.9% 1.2% 1.2% 18.15% 18.% IBAP 29.5%.74% 8.44% 41.9% 4.27% IBA 54.11% 49.4% 45.24% 9.95% 8.8%

17 1 12 registered by category, gender and IB region IBAEM IBAP IBA IB region Category registered female male Total number of registered Diploma Retake ,1 Certificate Anticipated 1 4 Diploma 1,15 1,17 2,29 Retake Certificate Anticipated Diploma 1, ,811 Retake Certificate Anticipated Total,85,8 7,85 Graph 12.1 registered by category and IB region 2,4 2,2 2, 1,8 1, 1,4 1,2 1, IBAEM IBAP IBA IB region Diploma Retake Certificate Anticipated

18 schools 17 1 Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: schools with registered 199 Average Number Average number number of of Percentage Percentage Year of per diploma diploma schools increase increase examined school per entered school % % % 1, % % 1,45 27.% % 1, % % 1, % , % 2,8 18.7% , % 2,75 1.1% 1. 1, %, % 1.4 1, %, % 29. 1, %, % 1.8 2, %,81 1.7% , %, % 28. 2, % 4,15.52% 2.5 2, % 4,22-2.7% 2.1 2, % 4, % 28. 2, % 4, % 1.4, % 5, %., %,5 9.52%.7 4, %,247.21% , Note: Figures exclude retake. A larger choice of subjects was made available from 199. Graph 1.1 Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: schools with registered Year schools with registered

19 18 Graph 1.2 Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: total number of registered (excluding retakes) and number of diploma registered 199 7,, 5, 4,, 2, 1, Year Total number of registered diploma registered 14 schools that registered a particular number of schools that registered a particular number of ver Total

20 schools 19 Graph 14.1 schools that registered a particular number of Examination session schools that registered 1 1 schools that registered 11 schools that registered 1 5 schools that registered 51 8 schools that registered schools that registered schools that registered over 2 15 Subject registration summary Subject group Subject registrations English Portuguese Spanish German Total Higher level subjects Standard level Total Group , Group , Group 5, - 1,27 49, Group 4 5,87-1, , Group 5 4,1-1,588-5, Group , PS SBS Totals 1, , 97 1,

21 2 1 Subject group registrations Graph 1.1 registered for subject groups 7,5 7,,5, 5,5 5, 4,5 4,,5, 2,5 2, 1,5 1, 5 Examination session Group 1 Group 2 Group Group 4 Group 5 Group Pilot subjects School-based syllabuses 17 Additional Diploma Programme requirements: extended essay and theory of knowledge registered for extended essay and theory of knowledge Extended essay,9,5,4 4,1 4, Theory of knowledge,45,21,595 4,22 4,57

22 21 18 Subject registration summary: extended essay by subject group EE registered for a particular subject group Percentage of EE registered for a particular subject group Group 1 Group 2 Group Group 4 Group 5 Group Pilot subjects SBS subjects Total , , 21.9% 5.9% 4.74% 15.72% 1.9% 8.52%.41%.17% 1.% Graph 18.1 Subject registration summary: extended essay by subject group Pilot Subjects Group 5 Group SBS Subjects Group 1 Group 1 Group 2 Group Group 4 Group 2 Group 4 Group 5 Group Pilot Subjects Group SBS Subjects

23 22 19 Subject registration summary: theory of knowledge by language Theory of knowledge registration by language registered Percentage of registered English French Spanish German Total,25-1,242-4, % % - Graph 19.1 Subject registration summary: theory of knowledge by language Spanish English Spanish English

24 2 2 Nationalities of registered Country name (ranking in brackets) Country name AFGHANISTAN (77) 4 IRAQ (99) 1 ALGERIA (99) 1 IRELAND (54) 1 ARGENTINA (2) 1,17 ISRAEL (71) ARMENIA (99) 1 ITALY (41) 2 AUSTRALIA (1) 1,14 JAPAN () AUSTRIA (4) 18 JORDAN (71) BAHRAIN (99) 1 KAZAKHSTAN (99) 1 BANGLADESH (85) 2 KENYA (18) 79 BELGIUM (52) KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S 12 REPUBLIC OF (82) 4 BOLIVIA (8) 2 KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (19) 7 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (57) 9 LATVIA (54) 1 BOTSWANA () 8 LEBANON (77) 4 BRAZIL (14) 11 LESOTHO () 8 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (99) 1 LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA (85) 2 BULGARIA (77) 4 LITHUANIA (82) BURUNDI (99) 1 LUXEMBOURG (99) 1 CAMEROON (85) 2 MALAWI (85) 2 CANADA (28) 44 MALAYSIA (1) 87 CHILE (4) 44 MAURITIUS (19) 77 CHINA (9) 219 MEXICO (5) 1 COLOMBIA () 27 MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF (99) 1 CONGO (99) 1 MOZAMBIQUE (77) 4 COSTA RICA (15) 1 MYANMAR (85) 2 CROATIA (57) 9 NAMIBIA (77) 4 CUBA (99) 1 NEPAL (99) 1 CZECH REPUBLIC (47) 14 NETHERLANDS (17) 82 DENMARK () 8 NEW ZEALAND (1) 19 ECUADOR (7) 24 NICARAGUA (9) 7 EGYPT (54) 1 NIGERIA (5) 11 EL SALVADOR (85) 2 NORWAY (44) 2 ESTONIA (99) 1 OMAN (99) 1 ETHIOPIA (71) PAKISTAN () 8 FIJI () 8 PAPUA NEW GUINEA (57) 9 FINLAND (2) 51 PARAGUAY (27) 48 FRANCE () 27 PERU (5) 45 GERMANY (11) 19 PHILIPPINES (5) 1 GREECE (4) 29 POLAND (22) 58 GUATEMALA (2) 5 PORTUGAL (57) 9 HONDURAS (99) 1 PUERTO RICO (99) 1 HONG KONG (44) 2 QATAR (99) 1 HUNGARY (85) 2 ROMANIA (85) 2 INDIA (12) 15 RUSSIAN FEDERATION (4) 24 INDONESIA (21) 5 RWANDA (4) 21 IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF (71) SAUDI ARABIA (99) 1

25 24 Country name Country name SERBIA (57) 9 TOGO (99) 1 SIERRA LEONE (85) 2 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (85) 2 SINGAPORE () 848 TURKEY (5) 28 SLOVAKIA (9) 7 UGANDA (7) 5 SLOVENIA (85) 2 UKRAINE (71) SOMALIA (99) 1 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (82) SOUTH AFRICA (29) 41 UNITED KINGDOM () 8 SPAIN (2) 2 UNITED STATES (8) 29 SRI LANKA (57) 9 URUGUAY (1) 122 SUDAN (85) 2 UZBEKISTAN (85) 2 SWAZILAND () 4 VENEZUELA () 8 SWEDEN (41) 2 VIETNAM (1) SWITZERLAND (25) 5 ZAMBIA (85) 2 TAIWAN (47) 14 ZIMBABWE (9) 25 TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF (24) 55 OTHER 1 THAILAND (47) 14 Total number of nationalities: 12 (119 are above, and 1 other nationalities are from dual nationality whose second nationality is not in the above) Candidates with dual nationality (Second nationality is not included in the above): 8

26 countries countries represented by examination session countries represented by examination session Graph 21.1 countries represented by examination session Examination session countries represented by examination session

27 2 22 registered by country Country name registered Country name registered ARGENTINA 1,8 MALAWI 5 AUSTRALIA 1,77 MALAYSIA 11 AUSTRIA 19 MALTA 1 BAHRAIN 2 MAURITIUS 9 BELGIUM 25 MEXICO 9 BOLIVIA 2 NAMIBIA 4 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 11 NETHERLANDS 7 BOTSWANA 22 NEW ZEALAND 24 BRAZIL 121 NICARAGUA 8 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 4 NIGERIA 1 CANADA 2 NORWAY 14 CHILE 458 PAPUA NEW GUINEA 12 CHINA 15 PARAGUAY 52 COLOMBIA 15 PERU 42 COSTA RICA 121 PHILIPPINES 9 CROATIA 9 POLAND CYPRUS 2 PORTUGAL 8 CZECH REPUBLIC 18 QATAR DENMARK 1 ROMANIA ECUADOR 27 RUSSIAN FEDERATION EGYPT 8 RWANDA 27 ETHIOPIA SAUDI ARABIA 1 FIJI 21 SERBIA FINLAND 54 SINGAPORE 1,2 FRANCE 22 SLOVAKIA 8 GERMANY 75 SLOVENIA 1 GHANA 1 SOUTH AFRICA 4 GREECE 21 SPAIN 5 GUATEMALA 59 SRI LANKA 2 HONG KONG 8 SUDAN 2 HUNGARY 2 SWAZILAND 89 INDIA 114 SWEDEN 1 INDONESIA SWITZERLAND 77 IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF 5 TAIWAN 4 IRELAND 1 TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF 5 ISLE OF MAN 5 THAILAND 1 ISRAEL 2 TOGO 2 ITALY 1 TURKEY 25 JAPAN 17 UGANDA 1 JORDAN 4 UKRAINE 1 KAZAKHSTAN 1 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 2 KENYA 71 UNITED KINGDOM 5 LATVIA 8 UNITED STATES 142 LEBANON URUGUAY 128 LESOTHO 11 VIETNAM 2 LITHUANIA 1 ZAMBIA LUXEMBOURG 1 ZIMBABWE

28 27 PART C: results statistics 2 Analysis of examination results by subject and level Subject Percentage of awarded grades Level GROUP Mean grade AFRIKAANS A1 SL CHINESE A1 HL CHINESE A1 SL ENGLISH A1 HL 1, ENGLISH A1 SL 1, FRENCH A1 HL FRENCH A1 SL GERMAN A1 HL GERMAN A1 SL INDONESIAN A1 HL INDONESIAN A1 SL JAPANESE A1 HL JAPANESE A1 SL KOREAN A1 HL KOREAN A1 SL PORTUGUESE A1 HL PORTUGUESE A1 SL SISWATI A1 SL SPANISH A1 HL 1, SPANISH A1 SL GROUP 1 TOTAL 4, Subject Percentage of awarded grades Level GROUP Mean grade ENGLISH A2 HL ENGLISH A2 SL FRENCH A2 HL FRENCH A2 SL GERMAN A2 HL GERMAN A2 SL PORTUGUESE A2 HL PORTUGUESE A2 SL SPANISH A2 HL SPANISH A2 SL ENGLISH B HL 1, ENGLISH B SL FRENCH B HL FRENCH B SL GERMAN B HL GERMAN B SL

29 28 INDONESIAN B HL INDONESIAN B SL ITALIAN B HL ITALIAN B SL JAPANESE B SL MALAY B SL MANDARIN B HL MANDARIN B SL PORTUGUESE B SL SPANISH B HL SPANISH B SL SWAHILI B HL SWAHILI B SL TAMIL B SL FRENCH AB INITIO SL INDONESIAN AB INITIO SL JAPANESE AB INITIO SL MANDARIN AB INITIO SL SPANISH AB INITIO SL LATIN HL LATIN SL GROUP 2 TOTAL 5, Subject Percentage of awarded grades Level GROUP Mean grade BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT HL BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT SL ECOSYTEMS AND SOCIETIES SL ECONOMICS HL 1, ECONOMICS SL GEOGRAPHY HL GEOGRAPHY SL HISTORY HL 1, HISTORY SL ISLAMIC HISTORY HL ITGS HL ITGS SL PHILOSOPHY HL PHILOSOPHY SL PSYCHOLOGY HL PSYCHOLOGY SL SOCIAL & CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY HL SOCIAL & CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY SL GROUP TOTAL,

30 29 Subject Percentage of awarded grades Level GROUP Mean grade BIOLOGY HL 1, BIOLOGY SL 1, CHEMISTRY HL 1, CHEMISTRY SL DESIGN TECH. HL DESIGN TECH. SL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS SL PHYSICS HL PHYSICS SL GROUP 4 TOTAL, Subject Percentage of awarded grades Level GROUP Mean grade COMPUTER SCIENCE HL COMPUTER SCIENCE SL MATHEMATICAL SSTUDIES SL 1, MATHEMATICS HL 1, MATHEMATICS SL 2, GROUP 5 TOTAL 5, Subject Percentage of awarded grades Level GROUP Mean grade FILM HL FILM SL 7 4. MUSIC HL MUSIC SL THEATRE HL THEATRE SL VISUAL ARTS HL VISUAL ARTS SL GROUP TOTAL 1, Subject Percentage of awarded grades Level PILOT SUBJECTS Mean grade DANCE HL 1 1. TEXT AND PERFORMANCE SL SPORTS, HEALTH & EXERCISE SCIENCE SL PS TOTAL

31 subject entries Subject Percentage of awarded grades Mean Level SCHOOL-BASED grade SYLLABUSES CLASSICAL GREEK & ROMAN STUDIES SL HISTORICAL & CONTEMPORARY SL BRAZILIAN STUDIES PEACE & CONFLICT STUDIES SL SBS TOTAL ALL SUBJECTS TOTAL 29, Graph 2.1 subject entries by examination session 199 5,, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, Examination session subject entries by examination session

32 1 Graph 2.2 Grade distribution by subject group Group 1 Group 2 Group Group 4 Group 5 Group Pilot subjects School-based syllabuses All subjects

33 2 24 Diploma and retake (D+R): distribution of points totals Diploma awarded Diploma not awarded Total Points Percentage of Percentage of Cumulative.% 1.% 2.% 1.2%.2% 4.%.2% 5.11%.1% 1.2%.15% 7 2.4%.18% 8 1.2%.2% 9.5%.25% 1 2.4%.29% 11.5%.5% 12.5%.4% 1.11%.51% %.4% %.84% % 1.14% % 1.54% % 2.% %.27% % 4.4% %.2% % 9.52% % 1.74% % % 19.1% % % 24.5% % % 29.8% % 41.75% 4.% % 7.1% 9.85% %.5% 44.81% 25 4.% 1.2% 49.4% % 1.2% 54.5% % 2.4% 59.22% %.% 4.2% % 1.2% 8.5% %.% 7.29% 28.78%.% 77.7% %.% 8.8% %.% 8.8% % 1.2% 87.12% %.% 9.41% %.% 92.97% %.% 95.8% %.% 97.98% %.% 99.44% %.% 1.% 4, % 1,8 19.7% 5,5

34 25 Retake only (R): distribution of points totals Total Points Diploma awarded Percentage of Diploma not awarded Percentage of Cumulative.% 1.% 2.%.% 4.% 5.%.% 7.% 8.% 1.9%.9% 9.% 1.9%.17% 1.%.%.17% 11.%.%.17% 12.%.%.17% 1.%.%.17% 14.% 1.9%.2% 15.% 1.9%.5% 1.%.2%.1% 17.% 4.5%.95% 18.%.52% 1.47% 19.% % 2.51% 2.% % 4.41% 21.% 2.59% 7.% 22.% 8 7.4% 14.4% 2.% % 25.58% % 77.% 8.12% % % 48.75% 2 4.4%.11% 55.2% % % 1.2% % 5.4% 7.9% % 2.17% 72.4% 44.8%.% 7.2% 1 9.7%.% 79.% 2 9.7%.% 82.97% %.% 85.74% % 1.9% 89.% %.% 91.27% 27 2.%.% 9.% %.% 9.2% %.% 97.58% %.% 98.79% 4.52%.% 99.1% %.% 99.74% %.% 99.8% %.% 1.% 44.%.% 1.% 45.%.% 1.% ,157

35 4 2 Diploma score distribution: diploma and retake (D+R) and retake only (R) Graph 2.1 diploma and retake with diplomas awarded and diplomas not awarded per points score Points score Total number of awarded points Diploma awarded Diploma not awarded Graph 2.2 retake only with diplomas awarded and diplomas not awarded per points score Points score Total number of awarded points Diploma awarded Diploma not awarded

36 5 27 Extended essay results EE grade awarded per subject group A B C D E Group Group Group Group Group Group PS Total of awarded grade Total of all registered Percentage of awarded grade % % 2,72 2, % % % % % SBS % Total Percentage of awarded a particular grade 9 1,81 1, % 1.2% 1.% 1.85% 1.27% 4,41 4, % Graph 27.1 Percentage of grades awarded: extended essay C D E A A B C D E B

37 28 Theory of knowledge results TOK grade awarded awarded grade Percentage of awarded grade A B C D E 12 1,487 1, %.81% 42.1% 15.87%.1% Total of awarded grade Total of all registered Percentage of awarded grade 4,98 4, % Graph 28.1 Percentage of grades awarded: theory of knowledge D E A A B C C B D E

38 7 29 Distribution of additional points Additional points 1 2 Total awarded Percentage of awarded awarded Percentage of awarded 1,2 1, , % 44.1% 1.2% 1.79% 1.% 1,29 1, ,1.1% 42.54% 1.25% 11.9% 1.% Mean points awarded Percentage of awarded 1,252 1, , % 4.59% 17.2% 1.4% 1.% 1.1 awarded Percentage of awarded 1,55 2, , % 4.4% 1.42% 1.9% 1.% 1.8 awarded Percentage of awarded 1, 2,55 1, , % 42.47% 2.% 1.45% 1.% 1.24 Graph 29.1 Distribution of additional points

39 8 Mean points score worldwide Mean score per examination session Mean grade worldwide Mean grade per examination session Pass rate worldwide Pass rate per examination session 81.% 81.% 81.29% 79.54% 8.22% diplomas and bilingual diplomas awarded Examination session bilingual diplomas awarded all diplomas awarded (includes bilingual diplomas) Percentage of bilingual diplomas in all diplomas awarded 1,5 2, % 1,51, % 1,47, % 1,8 4, % 1,77 4, % 4 diplomas awarded by IB region bilingual diplomas awarded all diplomas awarded (includes bilingual diplomas) IBAEM IBAP IBA Total ,1 1,77 7 2,225 1,42 4,417

40 Percentage of Candidates 9 5 Percentage of diploma scoring 45 Points 1999 % Candidates scoring 45 Nov 1999 Nov 2 Nov 21 Nov 22 Nov 2 Nov 24 Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov.55%.4%.15%.18%.9%.8%.9%.2%.5%.7%.5% Graph 5.1 Percentage of scoring 45 points %.7%.%.5%.4%.%.2%.1%.% Examination Session

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