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The IB Diploma Programme statistical bulletin
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The IB Diploma Programme statistical bulletin, November 2010 examination session
Published in June 2011
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© International Baccalaureate Organization 2011
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Email: [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 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 November 2006–November 2010
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5 Number of November session schools registering candidates November 2006–November 2010
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6 Number of schools registering candidates by working language November 2006–November 2010
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7 Number and percentage of schools registering candidates by IB region November 2006–November 2010
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8 Number of candidates registered by category November 2006–November 2010
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9 Number of candidates registered by gender November 2006–November 2010
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10 Number of candidates registered by IB region November 2006–November 2010
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11 Number of candidates registered by category, gender and IB region November 2010
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12 Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: schools with registered candidates November 1975–November 2010
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13 Number of schools that registered a particular number of candidates November 2006 –November 2010
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14 Subject registration summary November 2010
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15 Subject group registrations November 2006–November 2010
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16 Additional Diploma Programme requirements: extended essay and theory of knowledge November 2010
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17 Subject registration summary: extended essay by subject group November 2010
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18 Subject registration summary: theory of knowledge by language November 2010
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19 Nationalities of candidates registered November 2010
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20 Number of countries represented by examination session November 2006–November 2010
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21 Number of candidates registered by country November 2010
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PART C: results statistics
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22 Analysis of examination results by subject and level November 2010
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23 Diploma and retake candidates (D+R): distribution of points totals November 2010
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24 Retake candidates only (R): distribution of points totals November 2010
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25 Diploma score distribution: diploma and retake candidates (D+R) and retake candidates only (R) November 2010
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26 Extended essay results November 2010
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27 Theory of knowledge results November 2010
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28 Distribution of additional points November 2006–November 2010
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29 Mean points score worldwide November 2006–November 2010
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30 Mean grade worldwide November 2006–November 2010
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31 Pass rate worldwide November 2006–November 2010
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32 Number of diplomas and bilingual diplomas awarded November 2006–November 2010
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33 Number of diplomas awarded by IB region November 2010
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34 Number of candidates scoring 45 points November 1999-November 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 1,324 (11.07%) 1,454 (9.82%) 1,636 (12.52%) 1,833 (12.04%) 1,978 (7.91%)
November session schools
156 (9.09%) 170 (8.97%) 181 (6.47%) 192 (6.08%) 205 (6.77%)
Total 1,480 (10.86%) 1,624 (9.73%) 1,817 (11.88%) 2,025 (11.45%) 2,183 (7.80%)
*as of 30 November each year; Percentage increase on previous year in brackets
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
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working language*
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
English 1,301 1,426 1,590 1,766 1,913
French 18 18 21 27 27
Spanish 157 175 199 218 242
Total 1,476 1,619 1,810 2,011 2,182 1,092
*as of 30 November each year
Graph 2.1 Number of schools following the Diploma Programme by working language
2006–2010
Percentage of schools following
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working language*
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
English 88.14% 88.08% 87.85% 87.82% 87.67%
French 1.22% 1.11% 1.16% 1.34% 1.24%
Spanish 10.64% 10.81% 10.99% 10.84% 11.09%
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3 Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region 2006–2010
Number of schools following
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
IBAEM 483 532 604 680 738
IBAP 185 213 246 283 318
IBA 808 874 960 1,048 1,127
Total 1,476 1,619 1,810 2,011 2,183
*as of 30 November each year
Graph 3.1 Number of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region 2006–2010
Percentage of schools following
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
IBAEM 32.73% 32.86% 33.37% 33.81% 33.81%
IBAP 12.53% 13.16% 13.59% 14.07% 14.56%
IBA 54.74% 53.98% 53.04% 52.12% 51.63%
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PART B: registration statistics
4 Number of schools registering candidates November 2006–November 2010
Number of schools
registering candidates*
Nov 2006 Nov 2007 Nov 2008 Nov 2009 Nov 2010
426 433 510 565 646
Percentage of total number of
schools 28.86% 26.74% 28.18% 28.10% 29.59%
*excludes withdrawn candidates
Graph 4.1 Number of schools registering candidates November 2006–November 2010
5 Number of November session schools registering candidates
November 2006–November 2010
Number of November
session schools registering candidates*
Nov 2006 Nov 2007 Nov 2008 Nov 2009 Nov 2010
132 (4.76%) 139 (5.30%) 149 (7.19%) 155 (4.03%) 176 (13.55%)
Total number of November
session schools 156 (9.09%) 170 (8.97%) 181 (6.47%) 192 (6.08%) 205 (6.77%)
Percentage of all November
session schools 84.62% 81.76% 82.32% 80.73% 85.85%
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6 Number of schools registering candidates by working language November 2006–November 2010
Number of schools
registering candidates by
working language*
Nov 2006 Nov 2007 Nov 2008 Nov 2009 Nov 2010
English 345 354 431 480 535
French 2 1 2 0 6
Spanish 79 78 77 85 105
Total 426 433 510 565 646
*excludes withdrawn candidates
Graph 6.1 Number of schools registering candidates by working language November 2006–
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7 Number and percentage of schools registering candidates by IB region November 2006–November 2010
Number of schools
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IB region*
Nov 2006 Nov 2007 Nov 2008 Nov 2009 Nov 2010
IBAEM 183 198 234 252 285
IBAP 74 95 110 121 148
IBA 169 140 166 192 213
Total 426 433 510 565 646
*excludes withdrawn candidates
Graph 7.1 Number of schools registering candidates by IB region November 2006–
November 2010
Percentage of schools
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Nov 2006 Nov 2007 Nov 2008 Nov 2009 Nov 2010
IBAEM 42.96% 45.73% 45.88% 44.60% 44.12%
IBAP 17.37% 21.94% 21.57% 21.42% 22.91%
IBA 39.67% 32.33% 32.55% 33.98% 32.97%
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8 Number of candidates registered by category November 2006–November 2010
Number of candidates
registered by category
Nov 2006 Nov 2007 Nov 2008 Nov 2009 Nov 2010
Diploma 3,214 3,501 4,112 4,352 4,820
Retake 790 816 1,123 1,164 1,468
Certificate 1,109 1,327 1,161 1,046 1,243*
Anticipated 545 650 728 746 951*
Total 5,658 6,294 7,124 7,308 8,482
* 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 2006–November 2010
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Graph 8.2 Number of candidates registered November 2006–November 2010
Percentage of
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Nov 2006 Nov 2007 Nov 2008 Nov 2009 Nov 2010
Diploma 56.80% 55.62% 57.72% 59.55% 56.83%
Retake 13.96% 12.96% 15.76% 15.93% 17.31%
Certificate 19.60% 21.08% 16.30% 14.31% 14.65%*
Anticipated 9.64% 10.34% 10.22% 10.21% 11.21%*
* 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 2006–November 2010
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9 Number of candidates registered by gender November 2006–November 2010
Number of candidates
registered by gender*
Nov 2006 Nov 2007 Nov 2008 Nov 2009 Nov 2010
Female 2,917 3,058 3,598 3,674 4,286
Male 2,741 3,236 3,526 3,634 4,196
Total 5,658 6,294 7,124 7,308 8,482
*excludes withdrawn candidates
Graph 9.1 Number of candidates registered by gender November 2006–November 2010
Percentage of
candidates registered by
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Nov 2006 Nov 2007 Nov 2008 Nov 2009 Nov 2010
Female 51.56% 48.59% 50.51% 50.27% 50.53%
Male 48.44% 51.41% 49.49% 49.73% 49.47%
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10 Number of candidates registered by IB region November 2006–November 2010
Number of candidates
registered by IB region*
Nov 2006 Nov 2007 Nov 2008 Nov 2009 Nov 2010
IBAEM 864 957 1,175 1,224 1,452
IBAP 1,932 2,447 3,030 3,224 3,641
IBA 2,862 2,890 2,919 2,860 3,389
Total 5,658 6,294 7,124 7,308 8,482
*excludes withdrawn candidates
Graph 10.1 Number of candidates registered by IB region November 2006–November 2010
Percentage of
candidates registered by
IB region
Nov 2006 Nov 2007 Nov 2008 Nov 2009 Nov 2010
IBAEM 15.27% 15.20% 16.49% 16.75% 17.12%
IBAP 34.15% 38.88% 42.54% 44.11% 42.92%
IBA 50.58% 45.92% 40.97% 39.14% 39.96%
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11 Number of candidates registered by category, gender and IB region November 2010
IB region
Category
Number of candidates registered* Total number of candidates registered
Regional Category
Percentage Number of female
candidates Number of male
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IBAEM
Diploma 151 149 300 20.66%
Retake 478 544 1,022 70.39%
Certificate 35 32 67 4.61%
Anticipated 25 38 63 4.34%
47.45% 52.55% 1,452
IBAP
Diploma 1,239 1,188 2,427 66.66%
Retake 110 162 272 7.47%
Certificate 31 50 81 2.22%
Anticipated 348 513 861 23.65%
47.46% 52.54% 3,641
IBA
Diploma 1,128 965 2,093 61.76%
Retake 82 92 174 5.13%
Certificate 649 446 1,095 32.31%
Anticipated 10 17 27 0.80%
55.15% 44.85% 3,389
Total 4,286 4,196 8,482
*excludes withdrawn candidates
Graph 11.1 Number of candidates registered by category and IB region November 2010
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12 Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: schools with registered candidates November 1990–November 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
1990 27 - 710 - 26.3 324 12.0
1991 34 25.93% 791 11.41% 23.3 412 12.1
1992 47 38.24% 1,107 39.95% 23.6 568 12.1
1993 54 14.89% 1,385 25.11% 25.6 754 14.0
1994 69 27.78% 1,767 27.58% 25.6 1,013 14.7
1995 71 2.90% 1,960 10.92% 27.6 1,104 15.5
1996 89 25.35% 2,326 18.67% 26.1 1,214 13.6
1997 90 1.12% 2,739 17.76% 30.4 1,497 16.6
1998 154 71.11% 3,195 16.65% 20.7 1,829 11.9
1999 247 60.39% 3,888 21.69% 15.7 2,408 9.7
2000 236 -4.45% 4,126 6.12% 17.5 2,589 11.0
2001 271 14.83% 4,217 2.21% 15.6 2,753 10.2
2002 293 8.12% 4,392 4.15% 15.0 2,931 10.0
2003 343 17.06% 4,674 6.42% 13.6 3,182 9.3
2004 329 -4.08% 4,422 -5.39% 13.4 3,101 9.4
2005 372 13.07% 4,991 12.87% 13.4 3,604 9.7
2006 426 14.52% 5,658 13.36% 13.3 4,004 9.4
2007 433 1.64% 6,294 11.24% 14.5 4,317 10.0
2008 510 17.78% 7,124 13.19% 14.0 5,235 10.3
2009 565 10.78% 7,308 2.58% 12.9 5,516 9.8
2010 646 14.34% 8,482 16.06% 13.1 6,288 9.7
*Note: A larger choice of subjects was made available from November 1996. The 6 month retake was introduced in 1998. Figures exclude withdrawn candidates.
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Graph 12.1 Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: schools with candidates
registered November 1990–November 2010
Graph 12.2 Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: total number of candidates registered; number of diploma and retake candidates registered November 1990–November 2010
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13 Number of schools that registered a particular number of candidates November 2006–November 2010
*excludes withdrawn candidates
Graph 13.1 Number of schools that registered a particular number of candidates
November 2006–November 2010
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Number of schools that registered 1–10 candidates
Number of schools that registered 11–30 candidates
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Number of schools
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November 2006
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November 2009
November 2010
1–10 candidates 308 307 370 420 479
11–30 candidates 57 60 72 80 93
31–50 candidates 32 36 37 35 41
51–80 candidates 18 16 16 15 14
81–120 candidates 6 10 8 10 12
121–200 candidates 4 3 6 4 5
0ver 200 candidates 1 1 1 1 2
Total 426 433 510 565 646
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14 Subject registration summary November 2010
Subject group
Subject registrations Number of subjects
English Spanish German* Portuguese* Siswati* Total Higher level
Standard level
Total
Group 1 – – – – – 5,359 9 12 21
Group 2 – – – – – 6,545 14 24 38
Group 3 5,955 1,821 103 7,879 9 10 19
Group 4 6,164 1,583 100 7,847 4 6 10
Group 5 4,001 1,968 0 5,969 2 3 5
Group 6 867 528 0 1,395 4 5 9
PS 4 0 0 4 1 1 2
SBS 1 38 14 53 0 3 3
Totals 16,992 5,900 203 38 14 35,051 43 64 107
*Subject registration in German is only allowed for History and Biology, and in Portuguese and Siswati for SBS.
15 Subject group registrations November 2006–November 2010 Graph 15.1 Number of candidates registered for subject groups November 2006–November 2010
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16 Additional Diploma Programme requirements: extended essay and theory of knowledge November 2006–2010
Number of candidates
registered for extended essay and
theory of knowledge*
Nov 2006 Nov 2007 Nov 2008 Nov 2009 Nov 2010
Extended essay 3,244 3,548 4,164 4,440 4,962
Theory of knowledge 3,267 3,558 4,163 4,423 4,943
*excludes withdrawn candidates
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Number of EE candidates
registered for a particular
subject group
Group 1
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PS SBS Total
995 299 2,458 822 142 423 6 18 5,163
Percentage of EE
candidates registered for a particular
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19.27% 5.79% 47.61% 15.92% 2.75% 8.19% 0.12% 0.35% 100.00%
Graph 17.1 Subject registration summary: extended essay by subject group November 2010
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18 Subject registration summary: theory of knowledge by language November 2010
Theory of knowledge registration by language
English French Spanish German
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Total
Number of candidates registered
3,385 2 1,556 0 0 4,943
Percentage of candidates registered
68.48% 0.04% 31.48% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
*excludes withdrawn candidates
Graph 18.1 Subject registration summary: theory of knowledge by language November 2010
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19 Nationalities of candidates registered November 2010
Country name Number of candidates
Country name Number of candidates
AFGHANISTAN 4 GERMANY (10) 184
ALBANIA 1 GHANA 2
ANGOLA 2 GREECE 28
ARGENTINA (2) 1,077 GUATEMALA 96
ARMENIA 1
HONDURAS 3
AUSTRALIA (1) 1,483 HONG KONG 29
AUSTRIA 17 HUNGARY 4
AZERBAIJAN 2 ICELAND 1
BANGLADESH 5 INDIA 151
BELARUS 1 INDONESIA 85
BELGIUM 16 IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF 10
BENIN 1 IRAQ 5
BERMUDA 2 IRELAND 8
BOLIVIA 17 ISRAEL 9
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 9 ITALY 33
BOTSWANA 4 JAMAICA 1
BRAZIL 104 JAPAN 43
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 1 JORDAN 3
BULGARIA 4 KAZAKHSTAN 2
BURUNDI 3 KENYA 73
CAMBODIA 2
KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
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CAMEROON 1 KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 87
CANADA 43 LATVIA 4
CAYMAN ISLANDS 1 LEBANON 6
CHILE (6) 430 LESOTHO 28
CHINA 182 LITHUANIA 3
COLOMBIA 54 LUXEMBOURG 3
COSTA RICA 93
MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF
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CROATIA 12 MADAGASCAR 1
CUBA 1 MALAWI 4
CZECH REPUBLIC 6 MALAYSIA 127
DENMARK 9 MAURITIUS 75
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1 MEXICO 19
ECUADOR (4) 662 MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF 1
EGYPT 12 MONGOLIA 2
EL SALVADOR 3 MONTENEGRO 2
ERITREA 1 MOROCCO 1
ESTONIA 3 NAMIBIA 1
ETHIOPIA 18 NEPAL 1
FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) 1 NETHERLANDS 62
FIJI 8 NEW ZEALAND (8) 223
FINLAND 38 NICARAGUA 13
FRANCE 46 NIGERIA 2
GEORGIA 1 NORWAY 23
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Country name Number of candidates
OMAN 1 SWAZILAND 30
PAKISTAN 14 SWEDEN 41
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED 2 SWITZERLAND 38
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2 SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 4
PARAGUAY 42 TAIWAN 24
PERU (5) 441 TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF 34
PHILIPPINES 11 THAILAND 26
POLAND 50 TOGO 1
PORTUGAL 13 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 2
QATAR 1 TURKEY 26
ROMANIA 1 UGANDA 4
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 22 UKRAINE 4
RWANDA 35 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 2
SAUDI ARABIA 1 UNITED KINGDOM (7) 376
SENEGAL 1 UNITED STATES (9) 187
SERBIA 12 URUGUAY 128
SIERRA LEONE 1 VENEZUELA 9
SINGAPORE (3) 862 VIETNAM 38
SLOVAKIA 2 VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH 1
SLOVENIA 2 YEMEN 1
SOLOMON ISLANDS 1 ZAMBIA 5
SOUTH AFRICA 52 ZIMBABWE 34
SPAIN 37 OTHER 1
SRI LANKA 15
*Top ten countries ranks displayed in brackets
Total number of nationalities: 148 (135 are above, and 13 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): 974
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20 Number of countries represented by examination session November 2006–November 2010
Number of countries
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89 86 91 90 100
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21 Number of candidates registered by country of school November
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Country name Number of candidates registered
Country name Number of candidates registered
ARGENTINA (2) 1,104 KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 1
AUSTRALIA (1) 1,983 LATVIA 2
AUSTRIA 10 LEBANON 6
AZERBAIJAN 1 LESOTHO 28
BANGLADESH 2 LITHUANIA 2
BELGIUM 11 LUXEMBOURG 6
BERMUDA 2 MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF
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BOLIVIA 16 MALAWI 7
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 13 MALAYSIA 43
BOTSWANA 19 MALTA 2
BRAZIL 95 MAURITIUS 86
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 1 MEXICO 13
CANADA 25 MOROCCO 2
CAYMAN ISLANDS 1 NAMIBIA 2
CHILE (6) 445 NETHERLANDS 71
CHINA 19 NEW ZEALAND (8) 250
COLOMBIA 42 NICARAGUA 11
COSTA RICA 109 NORWAY 22
CROATIA 8 OMAN 5
CUBA 2 PAKISTAN 4
CZECH REPUBLIC 8 PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2
DENMARK 8 PARAGUAY 45
ECUADOR (4) 684 PERU (5) 4,76
EGYPT 6 PHILIPPINES 8
EL SALVADOR 1 POLAND 48
ETHIOPIA 3 PORTUGAL 7
FIJI 16 QATAR 4
FINLAND 45 RUSSIAN FEDERATION 9
FRANCE 22 RWANDA 40
GERMANY 74 SAUDI ARABIA 4
GHANA 6 SENEGAL 1
GREECE 28 SERBIA 11
GUATEMALA 100 SINGAPORE (3) 1,096
HONG KONG 67 SOUTH AFRICA 11
HUNGARY 3 SPAIN 32
INDIA 75 SRI LANKA 4
INDONESIA 30 SWAZILAND (10) 117
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF 6 SWEDEN 28
ISLE OF MAN 2 SWITZERLAND 91
ITALY 20 SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 4
JAMAICA 1 TAIWAN 1
JAPAN 19 TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF 32
JORDAN 5 THAILAND 19
KENYA 60 TOGO 1
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Country name Number of candidates registered
Country name Number of candidates registered
PHILIPPINES 400 TURKEY 19
POLAND 713 UGANDA 2
UKRAINE 1 VENEZUELA 4
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 34 VIETNAM 1
UNITED KINGDOM (7) 319 VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH 1
UNITED STATES 86 ZAMBIA 2
URUGUAY (9) 128 ZIMBABWE 33
Total number of candidates registered
8,482
*Top ten countries ranks displayed in brackets
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PART C: results statistics
22 Analysis of examination results by subject and level November 2010
Subject Level
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade
GROUP 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
AFRIKAANS A1 SL 5 0 0 0 20 20 40 20 5.60
CHINESE A1 HL 55 0 0 0 16 45 36 2 5.24
CHINESE A1 SL 108 0 0 0 7 25 38 30 5.90
ENGLISH A1 HL 1,507 0 0 1 20 47 25 6 5.14
ENGLISH A1 SL 1,274 0 0 1 13 41 35 10 5.40
FRENCH A1 HL 18 0 0 0 22 44 33 0 5.11
FRENCH A1 SL 33 0 0 9 12 42 33 3 5.09
GERMAN A1 HL 17 0 0 0 6 59 35 0 5.29
GERMAN A1 SL 11 0 0 0 9 55 36 0 5.27
INDONESIAN A1 HL 5 0 0 0 0 40 40 20 5.80
INDONESIAN A1 SL 8 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 6.50
JAPANESE A1 HL 15 0 0 7 7 33 40 13 5.47
JAPANESE A1 SL 1 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 5.00
KOREAN A1 HL 19 0 0 0 0 5 74 21 6.16
KOREAN A1 SL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 7.00
PORTUGUESE A1 HL 21 0 0 0 19 57 5 19 5.24
PORTUGUESE A1 SL 21 0 0 5 14 38 43 0 5.19
SISWATI A1 SL 14 0 0 0 0 0 57 43 6.43
SPANISH A1 HL 1,814 0 1 7 26 43 20 3 4.83
SPANISH A1 SL 354 0 0 6 27 35 25 5 4.95
GROUP 1 TOTAL 5,305 0 0 3 21 43 27 6 5.11
Subject Level
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade GROUP 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
ENGLISH A2 HL 970 0 0 3 26 47 20 4 4.96
ENGLISH A2 SL 115 0 0 0 17 35 35 13 5.43
ENGLISH AB. SL 73 0 0 10 27 37 22 4 4.84
ENGLISH B HL 1,662 0 0 2 8 40 41 10 5.50
ENGLISH B SL 299 0 0 1 4 25 49 20 5.84
FRENCH A2 HL 27 0 0 0 26 37 30 7 5.19
FRENCH A2 SL 24 0 0 0 21 42 38 0 5.17
FRENCH AB. SL 239 0 0 3 13 32 36 15 5.45
FRENCH B HL 191 0 0 5 21 37 23 15 5.22
FRENCH B SL 631 0 1 3 19 27 29 20 5.43
GERMAN A2 HL 58 0 0 0 12 50 28 10 5.36
GERMAN A2 SL 55 0 0 0 20 56 20 4 5.07
GERMAN B HL 81 0 0 6 26 32 12 23 5.21
GERMAN B SL 127 0 0 4 16 32 35 13 5.37
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Subject Level
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade
GROUP 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
INDONESIAN AB SL 42 0 0 0 10 48 40 2 5.36
INDONESIAN B HL 14 0 0 0 0 7 43 50 6.43
INDONESIAN B SL 26 0 0 4 12 35 19 31 5.62
ITALIAN B HL 41 0 0 10 22 34 27 7 5.00
ITALIAN B SL 35 0 3 14 20 34 20 9 4.80
JAPANESE AB. SL 70 0 0 3 17 30 31 19 5.46
JAPANESE B SL 99 0 0 2 22 26 34 15 5.38
LATIN HL 3 0 0 33 0 33 33 0 4.67
LATIN SL 25 0 0 4 4 24 12 56 6.12
MALAY B SL 48 0 0 2 0 4 19 75 6.65
MANDARIN AB. SL 119 0 10 0 17 32 21 20 5.14
MANDARIN B HL 53 0 0 2 0 15 43 40 6.19
MANDARIN B SL 563 0 0 1 2 6 15 75 6.62
PORTUGUESE A2 HL 35 0 0 0 0 20 74 6 5.86
PORTUGUESE A2 SL 13 0 0 0 0 38 62 0 5.62
PORTUGUESE B SL 17 0 0 0 0 35 65 0 5.65
SPANISH A2 HL 98 0 0 0 0 6 59 35 6.29
SPANISH A2 SL 19 0 0 0 0 0 58 42 6.42
SPANISH AB. SL 464 0 0 4 9 31 38 18 5.55
SPANISH B HL 27 0 0 0 4 33 30 33 5.93
SPANISH B SL 31 0 0 3 6 16 58 16 5.77
SWAHILI B HL 27 0 0 0 0 15 59 26 6.11
SWAHILI B SL 52 0 0 0 4 27 50 19 5.85
TAMIL B SL 24 0 0 0 0 17 29 54 6.38
GROUP 2 TOTAL 6,497 0 0 2 13 33 32 19 5.53
ITGS = INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY
Subject Level
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade GROUP 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
HL 739 1 7 16 19 27 21 10 4.68
BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
SL 442 0 5 15 26 25 17 12 4.69
ECONOMICS HL 1,281 0 2 9 15 30 30 15 5.22
ECONOMICS SL 612 0 2 10 17 26 23 22 5.24
ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
SL 442 1 12 25 26 17 12 7 4.08
GEOGRAPHY HL 455 0 3 7 20 27 25 18 5.17
GEOGRAPHY SL 154 0 4 12 17 27 23 16 5.03
HISTORY HL 1,622 0 3 9 22 31 25 10 4.95
HISTORY SL 768 0 6 14 32 28 14 5 4.44
ITGS HL 213 0 2 16 40 25 14 2 4.39
ITGS SL 134 0 1 11 35 40 13 1 4.54
PHILOSOPHY HL 95 0 0 12 20 35 32 2 4.93
PHILOSOPHY SL 30 0 3 3 33 33 23 3 4.80
PSYCHOLOGY HL 382 0 1 3 11 42 28 15 5.38
PSYCHOLOGY SL 191 0 1 10 25 33 25 6 4.91
SOCIAL & CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
HL 104 0 10 26 41 13 5 5 3.92
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SOCIAL & CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
SL 48 0 2 6 31 27 23 10 4.94
GROUP 3 TOTAL 7,712 0 4 12 22 29 22 11 4.87
Subject Level
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade
GROUP 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
BIOLOGY HL 1,417 0 7 14 22 24 19 13 4.75
BIOLOGY SL 1,739 1 10 19 31 23 12 3 4.15
CHEMISTRY HL 1,333 0 5 12 16 17 25 24 5.18
CHEMISTRY SL 1,033 2 13 21 18 16 17 13 4.38
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY HL 93 0 1 1 23 46 28 1 5.02
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY SL 26 0 4 15 35 35 12 0 4.35
PHYSICS HL 826 0 6 16 19 16 14 29 5.03
PHYSICS SL 792 1 9 19 21 18 14 18 4.59
SPORTS EXERCISE & HEALTH SCIENCE
SL 7 0 0 14 0 29 14 43 5.71
GROUP 4 TOTAL 7,266 1 8 16 22 20 17 15 4.65
Subject Level
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade
GROUP 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
COMPUTER SCIENCE HL 31 3 3 3 19 19 29 23 5.26
COMPUTER SCIENCE SL 44 0 7 18 32 30 11 2 4.27
MATHEMATICAL STUDIES
SL 1,622 0 5 16 27 25 18 7 4.56
MATHEMATICS HL 1,073 0 7 14 16 20 24 19 4.95
MATHEMATICS SL 3,069 2 11 18 20 20 17 11 4.42
GROUP 5 TOTAL 5,839 1 8 17 21 21 19 12 4.56
Subject Level
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade
GROUP 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
FILM HL 57 0 4 4 12 32 28 21 5.40
FILM SL 20 0 0 10 30 35 25 0 4.75
MUSIC HL 137 0 1 3 11 32 39 15 5.49
MUSIC SL 55 0 0 5 18 36 27 13 5.24
TEXT AND PERFORMANCE
SL 8 0 0 13 63 25 0 0 4.13
THEATRE HL 109 0 2 6 15 20 28 29 5.53
THEATRE SL 39 0 3 10 26 26 21 15 4.97
VISUAL ARTS HL 606 0 3 11 26 25 26 9 4.89
VISUAL ARTS SL 340 0 5 17 39 22 13 4 4.34
GROUP 6 TOTAL 1,371 0 3 11 26 26 24 11 4.89
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Subject Level
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades Mean grade
PILOT SUBJECTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
DANCE HL 2 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 6.00
DANCE SL 1 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 4.00
PS TOTAL 3 0 0 0 33 0 67 0 5.33
Subject
Level Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grades
Mean grade SCHOOL-BASED SYLLABUSES
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
BEGINNERS’ HINDI SL 14 0 0 0 14 21 64 0 5.50 HIS&CON BRAZILIAN STUDIES
SL 38 0 5 11 32 26 13 13 4.71
PEACE & CONFLICT STUDIES
SL 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 6.00
SBS TOTAL 53 0 4 8 26 25 28 9 4.94
ALL SUBJECTS TOTAL 34,046 0 4 10 20 28 23 13 4.93
Graph 22.1 Grade distribution by subject group November 2010
Group 1 Group 2
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Pilot subjects School-based syllabuses
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23 Diploma and retake candidates (D+R): distribution of points totals November 2010
Total Points
Diploma awarded Diploma not awarded Total number of candidates awarded each points score
Cumulative Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates
0 0.00%
1 0.00%
2 0.00%
3 0.00%
4 0.00%
5 3 0.05% 3 0.05%
6 3 0.05% 3 0.10%
7 1 0.02% 1 0.11%
8 1 0.02% 1 0.13%
9 3 0.05% 3 0.18%
10 4 0.06% 4 0.24%
11 4 0.06% 4 0.30%
12 9 0.14% 9 0.45%
13 6 0.10% 6 0.54%
14 15 0.24% 15 0.78%
15 18 0.29% 18 1.07%
16 27 0.43% 27 1.50%
17 39 0.62% 39 2.12%
18 52 0.83% 52 2.95%
19 56 0.89% 56 3.84%
20 71 1.13% 71 4.97%
21 119 1.90% 119 6.87%
22 180 2.87% 180 9.74%
23 283 4.51% 283 14.25%
24 205 3.27% 114 1.82% 319 19.33%
25 238 3.79% 92 1.47% 330 24.59%
26 251 4.00% 55 0.88% 306 29.47%
27 303 4.83% 51 0.81% 354 35.11%
28 311 4.96% 7 0.11% 318 40.18%
29 334 5.32% 4 0.06% 338 45.56%
30 310 4.94% 3 0.05% 313 50.55%
31 333 5.31% 1 0.02% 334 55.87%
32 294 4.69% 1 0.02% 295 60.57%
33 292 4.65% 1 0.02% 293 65.24%
34 309 4.92% 1 0.02% 310 70.18%
35 275 4.38% 1 0.02% 276 74.58%
36 255 4.06% 255 78.65%
37 216 3.44% 216 82.09%
38 192 3.06% 192 85.15%
39 157 2.50% 157 87.65%
40 174 2.77% 174 90.42%
41 178 2.84% 178 93.26%
42 131 2.09% 131 95.35%
43 128 2.04% 128 97.39%
44 102 1.63% 102 99.01%
45 62 0.99% 62 100.00%
5,050 80.48% 1,225 19.52% 6,275 100.00%
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24 Retake candidates only (R): distribution of points totals November 2010
Total Points
Diploma awarded Diploma not awarded Total number of candidates awarded each points score
Cumulative Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates
Number of candidates
Percentage of
candidates
0 0 0.00%
1 0 0.00%
2 0 0.00%
3 0 0.00%
4 0 0.00%
5 0 0.00%
6 0 0.00%
7 0 0.00%
8 0 0.00%
9 0 0.00%
10 0 0.00%
11 0 0.00%
12 1 0.07% 1 0.07%
13 0 0.07%
14 2 0.14% 2 0.21%
15 0 0.21%
16 3 0.21% 3 0.41%
17 4 0.27% 4 0.69%
18 9 0.62% 9 1.31%
19 10 0.69% 10 1.99%
20 18 1.24% 18 3.23%
21 36 2.47% 36 5.70%
22 83 5.70% 83 11.41%
23 163 11.20% 163 22.61%
24 98 6.74% 61 4.19% 159 33.54%
25 84 5.77% 59 4.05% 143 43.37%
26 75 5.15% 32 2.20% 107 50.72%
27 100 6.87% 32 2.20% 132 59.79%
28 73 5.02% 2 0.14% 75 64.95%
29 67 4.60% 2 0.14% 69 69.69%
30 59 4.05% 3 0.21% 62 73.95%
31 65 4.47% 65 78.42%
32 39 2.68% 1 0.07% 40 81.17%
33 44 3.02% 1 0.07% 45 84.26%
34 55 3.78% 55 88.04%
35 38 2.61% 38 90.65%
36 42 2.89% 42 93.54%
37 29 1.99% 29 95.53%
38 21 1.44% 21 96.98%
39 20 1.37% 20 98.35%
40 9 0.62% 9 98.97%
41 8 0.55% 8 99.52%
42 2 0.14% 2 99.66%
43 2 0.14% 2 99.79%
44 2 0.14% 2 99.93%
45 1 0.07% 1 100.00%
933 64.12% 522 35.88% 1455 100.00%
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25 Diploma score distribution: diploma and retake candidates (D+R) and retake candidates only (R) November 2010
Graph 25.1 Number of diploma and retake candidates with diplomas awarded and diplomas not awarded per points score November 2010
Graph 25.2 Number of retake candidates only with diplomas awarded and diplomas not awarded
per points score November 2010
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26 Extended essay results November 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 1 233 362 296 61 1 953 961 99.17%
Group 2 70 60 90 66 2 288 289 99.65%
Group 3 432 685 821 375 36 2,349 2,366 99.28%
Group 4 165 212 245 133 21 776 783 99.11%
Group 5 25 35 48 16 11 135 138 97.83%
Group 6 122 128 107 42 2 401 403 99.50%
PS 5 1 0 0 0 6 6 100.00%
SBS 7 4 5 0 0 16 16 100.00%
Total 1,059 1,487 1,612 693 73
4,924 4,962 99.23%
Percentage of candidates awarded a particular grade
21.51% 30.20% 32.74% 14.07% 1.48%
Graph 26.1 Percentage of grades awarded: extended essay November 2010
A
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Graph 26.2 Percentage of grades awarded: extended essay November 2009
27 Theory of knowledge results November 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
371 1,365 2,222 950 17
4,925 4,943 99.64% Percentage of candidates awarded grade
7.53% 27.72% 45.12% 19.29% 0.34%
Graph 27.1 Percentage of grades awarded: theory of knowledge November 2010
A
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Graph 27.2 Percentage of grades awarded: theory of knowledge November 2009
28 Distribution of additional points November 2006–November 2010
A
B
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Additional points 0 1 2 3 Total Mean points
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%
November 2008
Number of candidates awarded
1,535 2,252 853 555 5,195
1.08 Percentage of candidates awarded
29.55% 43.34% 16.42% 10.69% 100.00%
November 2009
Number of candidates awarded
1,300 2,355 1,144 746 5,545
1.24 Percentage of candidates awarded
23.44% 42.47% 20.63% 13.45% 100.00%
November 2010
Number of candidates awarded
1,939 2,656 1,249 804 6,648
1.14 Percentage of candidates awarded
29.17% 39.95% 18.79% 12.09% 100.00%
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Graph 28.1 Distribution of additional points November 2010
Graph 28.2 Distribution of additional points November 2009
29 Mean points score worldwide November 2006–November 2010 Mean score
per examination
session
November 2006
November 2007
November 2008
November 2009
November 2010
30.05 30.73 30.58 30.87 30.70
30 Mean grade worldwide November 2006–November 2010 Mean grade
per examination
session
November 2006
November 2007
November 2008
November 2009
November 2010
4.89 4.95 4.97 4.98 4.92
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31 Pass rate worldwide November 2006–November 2010
Pass rate per examination
session
November 2006
November 2007
November 2008
November 2009
November 2010
81.36% 81.29% 79.54% 80.22% 80.48%
32 Number of diplomas and bilingual diplomas awarded November 2006–November 2010
33 Number of diplomas awarded by IB region November 2010
Number of bilingual diplomas awarded
IBAEM IBAP IBA Total
429 301 1,235 1,965
Number of all diplomas awarded (includes bilingual diplomas)
902 2,496 1,652 5,050
34 Percentage of diploma candidates scoring 45 points November 2000-November 2010
Candidates scoring 45
Nov 2000
Nov 2001
Nov 2002
Nov 2003
Nov 2004
Nov 2005
Nov 2006
Nov 2007
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
10 4 5 12 21 14 13 23 38 31 62
0.40% 0.15% 0.18% 0.39% 0.68% 0.39% 0.32% 0.53% 0.73% 0.56% 0.99%
Graph 34.1 Percentage of candidates scoring 45 points November 2000 - November 2010
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Examination Session
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Number of bilingual
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Number of all diplomas awarded (includes bilingual
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Percentage of bilingual diplomas out of all diplomas awarded
November 2006 1,561 3,260 47.88%
November 2007 1,476 3,511 42.04%
November 2008 1,686 4,145 40.68%
November 2009 1,770 4,417 40.07%
November 2010 1,965 5,050 38.91%