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The IB Diploma Programme statistical bulletin East
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November 2011 examination session
The IB Diploma Programme statistical bulletin, November 2011 examination session Published in August 2012
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Contents Tables and graphs
Page
Index: key to abbreviations
4
PART A: general school statistics
5–7
1
Number of schools following the Diploma Programme 2007–2011
5
2
Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by working language 2007–2011
6
3
Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region 2007–2011
7
PART B: registration statistics
8–27
4
Number of schools registering candidates November 2007–November 2011
8
5
Number of November session schools registering candidates November 2007– November 2011
8
6
Number of schools registering candidates by working language November 2007–November 2011
9
7
Number and percentage of schools registering candidates by IB region November 2007–November 2011
10
8
Number of candidates registered by category November 2007–November 2011
11
9
Number of candidates registered by gender November 2007–November 2011
13
10
Number of candidates registered by IB region November 2007–November 2011
14
11
Number of candidates registered by category, gender and IB region November 2011
15
12
Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: schools with registered candidates November 1975–November 2011
16
13
Number of schools that registered a particular number of candidates November 2007 –November 2011
18
14
Subject registration summary November 2011
19
15
Subject group registrations November 2007–November 2011
19
16
Additional Diploma Programme requirements: extended essay and theory of knowledge November 2011
20
17
Subject registration summary: extended essay by subject group November 2011
20
18
Subject registration summary: theory of knowledge by language November 2011
21
2
19
Nationalities of candidates registered November 2011
22
20
Number of countries represented by examination session November 2007– November 2011
25
21
Number of candidates registered by country November 2011
26
PART C: results statistics
28–42
22
Analysis of examination results by subject and level November 2011
28
23
Diploma and retake candidates (D+R): distribution of points totals November 2011
36
24
Retake candidates only (R): distribution of points totals November 2011
37
25
Diploma score distribution: diploma and retake candidates (D+R) and retake candidates only (R) November 2011
38
26
Extended essay results November 2011
39
27
Theory of knowledge results November 2011
40
28
Distribution of additional points November 2007–November 2011
41
29
Mean points score worldwide November 2007–November 2011
42
30
Mean grade worldwide November 2007–November 2011
42
31
Pass rate worldwide November 2007–November 2011
43
32
Number of diplomas and bilingual diplomas awarded November 2007– November 2011
43
33
Number of diplomas awarded by IB region November 2011
43
34
Number of candidates scoring 45 points November 1999-November 2011
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 IBAP IBA
IB Africa, Europe and the Middle East IB Asia-Pacific IB Latin America, North America and the Caribbean
Other abbreviations HL SL EE TOK PS SBS
Higher level Standard level Extended essay Theory of knowledge Pilot subjects School-based syllabuses
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PART A: general school statistics Number of schools following the Diploma Programme 2007–2011
1
Number of schools following the Diploma Programme*
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
May session schools
1,454 (9.82%)
1,636 (12.52%)
1,833 (12.04%)
1,978 (7.91%)
2,079 (5.11%)
November session schools
170 (8.97%)
181 (6.47%)
192 (6.08%)
205 (6.77%)
218 (6.34%)
Total
1,624 (9.73%)
1,817 (11.88%)
2,025 (11.45%)
2,183 (7.80%)
2,297 (5.22%)
*as of 30 November each year; Percentage increase on previous year in brackets
Graph 1.1
Number of schools following the Diploma Programme 2007–2011
Number of schools
2,500 2,000 Number of November session schools following the Diploma Programme
1,500 1,000
Number of May session schools following the Diploma Programme
500 0 2007
2008
2009
2010
Year
5
2011
2
Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by working language 2007–2011
Number of schools following the Diploma Programme by working language*
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
English
1,426
1,590
1,766
1,913
2,004
French
18
21
27
27
27
Spanish
175
199
218
242
266
1,619
1,810
2,011
2,182
2,297
Total 1,092
*as of 30 November each year
Graph 2.1
Number of schools following the Diploma Programme by working language 2007–2011
Number of schools
2,500 2,000 English
1,500
French
1,000
Spanish
500 0 2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Year
Percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by working language*
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
English
88.08%
87.85%
87.82%
87.67%
87.24%
French
1.11%
1.16%
1.34%
1.24%
1.18%
Spanish
10.81%
10.99%
10.84%
11.09%
11.58%
*as of 30 November each year
6
3
Number and percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region 2007–2011
Number of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region*
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
IBAEM
532
604
680
738
769
IBAP
213
246
283
318
347
IBA
874
960
1,048
1,127
1,181
1,619
1,810
2,011
2,183
2,297
Total *as of 30 November each year
Graph 3.1
Number of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region 2007–2011
1400
Number of schools
1200 1000 IBAEM
800
IBAP
600
IBA
400 200 0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Year
Percentage of schools following the Diploma Programme by IB region*
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
IBAEM
32.86%
33.37%
33.81%
33.81%
33.48%
IBAP
13.16%
13.59%
14.07%
14.56%
15.11%
IBA
53.98%
53.04%
52.12%
51.63%
51.41%
*as of 30 November each year
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PART B: registration statistics 4
Number of schools registering candidates November 2007– November 2011
Number of schools registering candidates* Percentage of total number of schools
Nov 2007
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
Nov 2011
433
510
565
646
725
26.74%
28.18%
28.10%
29.59%
31.56%
*excludes withdrawn candidates Graph 4.1
Number of schools registering candidates November 2007–November 2011
2,500 Total number of Diploma Programme schools
Number of schools
2,000
1,500
Number of schools registering candidates for November examination session
1,000
500
0 Nov 2007 Nov 2008 Nov 2009 Nov 2010 Nov 2011 Examination session
5
Number of November session schools registering candidates November 2007–November 2011
Number of November session schools registering candidates* Total number of November session schools Percentage of all November session schools
Nov 2007
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
139 (5.30%)
149 (7.19%)
155 (4.03%)
176 (13.55%)
187 (6.25%)
170 (8.97%)
181 (6.47%)
192 (6.08%)
205 (6.77%)
218 (6.34%)
82.32%
80.73%
85.85%
81.76%
Nov 2010
*excludes withdrawn candidates; % increase on previous year in brackets
8
Nov 2011
85.78%
6
Number of schools registering candidates by working language November 2007–November 2011
Number of schools registering candidates by working language*
Nov 2007
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
Nov 2011
English
354
431
480
535
608
French
1
2
0
6
8
Spanish
78
77
85
105
109
433
510
565
646
725
Total *excludes withdrawn candidates Graph 6.1
Number of schools registering candidates by working language November 2007– November 2011
700
Number of schools
600 500 English
400
French
300
Spanish
200 100 0 Nov 2007
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
Examination session
9
Nov 2011
7
Number and percentage of schools registering candidates by IB region November 2007–November 2011
Number of schools registering candidates by IB region*
Nov 2007
IBAEM
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
Nov 2011
198
234
252
285
320
95
110
121
148
171
IBA
140
166
192
213
234
Total
433
510
565
646
725
IBAP
*excludes withdrawn candidates Graph 7.1
Number of schools registering candidates by IB region November 2006– November 2010
350
Number of schools
300 250 IBAEM
200
IBAP
150
IBA
100 50 0
Nov 2007
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
Nov 2011
Examination session
Percentage of schools registering candidates by IB region
Nov 2007
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
Nov 2011
IBAEM
45.73%
45.88%
44.60%
44.12%
44.14%
IBAP
21.94%
21.57%
21.42%
22.91%
23.59%
IBA
32.33%
32.55%
33.98%
32.97%
32.28%
10
8
Number of candidates registered by category November 2007– November 2011
Number of candidates registered by category
Nov 2007
Diploma Retake Certificate Anticipated Total
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
Nov 2011
3,501
4,112
4,352
4,820
5,289
816
1,123
1,164
1,467
1,546
1,327
1,161
1,046
1,342
1,347*
650
728
746
853
1,083*
6,294
7,124
7,308
8,482
9,265
* 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 2007–November 2011
Number of candidates
6,000 5,000 4,000
Diploma Retake
3,000
Certificate Anticipated
2,000 1,000 0 Nov 2007
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
Examination session
11
Nov 2011
Graph 8.2
Number of candidates registered November 2007–November 2011
10,000
Number of candidates
9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000
Number of candidates registered
5,000
4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 Nov 2007
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
Nov 2011
Examination session
Percentage of candidates registered by category
Nov 2007
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
Nov 2011
Diploma
55.62%
57.72%
59.55%
56.83%
57.09%
Retake
12.96%
15.76%
15.93%
17.31%
16.69%
Certificate
21.08%
16.30%
14.31%
15.82%
14.54%*
Anticipated
10.34%
10.22%
10.21%
10.06%
11.69%*
* 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 2007–November 2011
100%
Percentage of candidates
90% 80% 70% Anticipated
60%
Certificate
50%
Retake
40%
Diploma
30% 20% 10% 0% Nov 2007
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
Examination session
12
Nov 2011
Number of candidates registered by gender November 2007– November 2011
9
Number of candidates registered by gender*
Nov 2007
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
Nov 2011
Female
3,058
3,598
3,674
4,286
4,649
Male
3,236
3,526
3,634
4,196
4,616
Total
6,294
7,124
7,308
8,482
9,265
*excludes withdrawn candidates
Graph 9.1
Number of candidates registered by gender November 2007–November 2011
5,000
Number of candidates
4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 Female
2,500
Male
2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 Nov 2007
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
Nov 2011
Examination session
Percentage of candidates registered by gender
Nov 2007
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
Nov 2011
Female
48.59%
50.51%
50.27%
50.53%
50.18%
Male
51.41%
49.49%
49.73%
49.47%
49.82%
13
10
Number of candidates registered by IB region November 2007– November 2011
Number of candidates registered by IB region*
Nov 2007
IBAEM
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
Nov 2011
957
1,175
1,224
1,452
1,458
IBAP
2,447
3,030
3,224
3,641
4,091
IBA
2,890
2,919
2,860
3,389
3,716
Total
6,294
7,124
7,308
8,482
9,265
*excludes withdrawn candidates Graph 10.1
Number of candidates registered by IB region November 2007–November 2011
4500
Number of candidates
4000 3500 3000
IBAEM
2500
IBAP
2000
IBA
1500 1000
500 0 Nov 2007
Percentage of candidates registered by IB region
Nov 2008 Nov 2009 Nov 2010 Examination session
Nov 2007
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2011
Nov 2010
Nov 2011
IBAEM
15.20%
16.49%
16.75%
17.12%
15.74%
IBAP
38.88%
42.54%
44.11%
42.92%
44.16%
IBA
45.92%
40.97%
39.14%
39.96%
40.11%
14
11
Number of candidates registered by category, gender and IB region November 2011 Number of candidates registered*
IB region
IBAEM
Category
Number of female Number of male candidates candidates 163
155
318
21.81%
Retake
440
584
1,024
70.23%
Certificate
16
34
50
3.43%
Anticipated
38
28
66
4.53%
45.06%
54.94%
1,458
1,383
1,376
2,759
67.44%
Retake
97
184
281
6.87%
Certificate
57
71
128
3.13%
Anticipated
409
514
923
22.56%
47.57%
52.43%
4,091
1,206
1,006
2,212
59.53%
Retake
119
122
241
6.49%
Certificate
671
498
1,169
31.46%
Anticipated
50
44
94
2.53%
55.06%
44.94%
3,716
4,649
4,616
9,265
Diploma IBA
Regional Category Percentage
Diploma
Diploma IBAP
Total number of candidates registered
Total *excludes withdrawn candidates Graph 11.1
Number of candidates registered by category and IB region November 2011
Number of candidates
3,000 2,500 Diploma candidates
2,000
Retake candidates Certificate candidates
1,500
Anticipated candidates
1,000
500 0 IBAEM
IBAP
IBA
IB region
15
12
Year
Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: schools with registered candidates November 1990–November 2011
Number of schools entered
Percentage of increase
-
Number of candidates examined
Percentage of increase
710
-
Average Average Number of number of number of diploma and diploma candidates retake and retake per school candidates candidates per school 26.3 324 12.0
1990
27
1991 1992
34 47
25.93% 38.24%
791 1,107
11.41% 39.95%
23.3 23.6
412 568
12.1 12.1
1993 1994
54 69
14.89% 27.78%
1,385 1,767
25.11% 27.58%
25.6 25.6
754 1,013
14.0 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 1998
90 154
1.12% 71.11%
2,739 3,195
17.76% 16.65%
30.4 20.7
1,497 1,829
16.6 11.9
1999 2000
247 236
60.39% -4.45%
3,888 4,126
21.69% 6.12%
15.7 17.5
2,408 2,589
9.7 11.0
2001
271
14.83%
4,217
2.21%
15.6
2,753
10.2
2002 2003
293 343
8.12% 17.06%
4,392 4,674
4.15% 6.42%
15.0 13.6
2,931 3,182
10.0 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 2009
510 565
17.78% 10.78%
7,124 7,308
13.19% 2.58%
14.0 12.9
5,235 5,516
10.3 9.8
2010
646
14.34%
8,482
16.06%
13.1
6,288
9.7
2011
725
12.23%
9,265
9.23%
12.8
6,835
9.4
*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 2011
800 700 600 500 400
300 200 100 0 1990
1993
1996
1999
2002
2005
2008
2011
Number of schools entered
Graph 12.2
Summary of Diploma Programme examination entries: total number of candidates registered; number of diploma and retake candidates registered November 1990– November 2011
10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0
1990
1993
1996
1999
Number of candidates examined
2002
2005
2008
Number of diploma and retake candidates
17
2011
13
Number of schools that registered a particular number of candidates November 2007–November 2011
Number of schools that registered a particular number of candidates*
November 2007
November 2008
November 2009
November 2010
November 2011
1–10 candidates
307
370
420
479
543
11–30 candidates
60
72
80
93
109
31–50 candidates
36
37
35
41
32
51–80 candidates
16
16
15
14
24
81–120 candidates
10
8
10
12
9
121–200 candidates
3
6
4
5
6
0ver 200 candidates
1
1
1
2
2
Total 433 *excludes withdrawn candidates
510
565
646
725
Graph 13.1
Number of schools that registered a particular number of candidates November 2007–November 2011
600
Number of schools
500
400
300
200
100
0
Nov 2007
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
Nov 2011
Examination session
Number of schools that registered 1–10 candidates
Number of schools that registered 11–30 candidates Number of schools that registered 31–50 candidates Number of schools that registered 51–80 candidates Number of schools that registered 81–120 candidates Number of schools that registered 121–200 candidates Number of schools that registered over 200 candidates
18
14
Subject registration summary November 2011
Subject registrations Subject group
Number of subjects Higher level
Standard level
Total
5,795
8
11
19
–
7,168
14
25
39
–
–
8,433
9
10
19
102
–
–
8,532
4
5
9
1,968
0
–
–
6,569
2
3
5
1,068
635
–
–
–
1,703
4
4
8
46
–
–
–
–
46
1
2
3
5
–
–
25
6
36
0
2
2
19,136
5,946
206
25
6
25,319
42
62
104
English
Spanish
German*
Portuguese*
Group 1
–
–
–
–
–
Group 2
–
–
–
–
Group 3
6,577
1,752
104
Group 4
6,839
1,591
Group 5
4,601
Group 6 PS SBS Totals
Siswati*
Total
*Subject registration in German is only allowed for History and Biology, and in Portuguese and Siswati for SBS.
15
Subject group registrations November 2007–November 2011
Graph 15.1
Number of candidates registered for subject groups November 2007–November 2011
9000
Number of candidates
8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 Nov 2007
Nov 2008 Nov 2009 Nov 2010 Examination session Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Pilot subjects School-based syllabuses
19
Nov 2011
16
Additional Diploma Programme requirements: extended essay and theory of knowledge November 2007–2011
Number of candidates registered for extended essay and theory of knowledge*
Nov 2007
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
Nov 2011
Extended essay
3,548
4,164
4,440
4,962
5,435
Theory of knowledge
3,558
4,163
4,423
4,943
5,384
*excludes withdrawn candidates
17
Subject registration summary: extended essay by subject group November 2011
Number of EE candidates registered for a particular subject group Percentage of EE candidates registered for a particular subject group
Graph 17.1
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
1,077
315
2,585
19.82%
5.80%
47.56%
Group 5
Group 6
801
152
476
6
23
5,435
14.74%
2.80%
8.76%
0.11%
0.42%
100.00%
PS
SBS
Total
Subject registration summary: extended essay by subject group November 2011
PS
SBS
Group 5
Group 1 Group 6 Group 1
Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
Group 4
Group 2
Group 5 Group 6
PS Group 3
SBS
20
18
Subject registration summary: theory of knowledge by language November 2011 Theory of knowledge English French registration by language Number of candidates 3,726 3 registered Percentage of 69.21% 0.06% candidates registered *excludes withdrawn candidates
Graph 18.1
Spanish
German
Chinese
Total
1,655
0
0
5,384
30.74%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
Subject registration summary: theory of knowledge by language November 2011
Spanish
French
English French Spanish
English
21
19
Nationalities of candidates registered November 2011
Country name
Number of candidates
Country name
Number of candidates
AFGHANISTAN
4
HONG KONG
ALBANIA
4
HUNGARY
ANGOLA
3
INDIA
168
INDONESIA
107
ARGENTINA (2) ARMENIA ARUBA AUSTRALIA (1) AUSTRIA
1,166
27 9
2
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
1
IRAQ
5
IRELAND ISRAEL
6 2
1,771 16
11
BAHAMAS
1
ITALY
34
BANGLADESH
2
JAPAN
35
BELARUS
1
JERSEY
BELGIUM BOLIVIA
17 71
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
2
BOTSWANA
6
BRAZIL
124
1
JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN
12 1
KENYA KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
85 6 99
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BULGARIA
9 4
KYRGYZSTAN LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
1 1
BURUNDI CAMBODIA
5 4
LATVIA LEBANON
5 6
CAMEROON CANADA CHILE (6) CHINA (10)
CONGO COSTA RICA COTE D'IVOIRE CUBA CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC
1 117 1 1 2 12
LESOTHO LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MALAWI MALAYSIA MALDIVES MALTA MAURITIUS MEXICO
DENMARK ECUADOR (4) EGYPT EL SALVADOR ESTONIA ETHIOPIA FIJI FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY
19 674 2 1 1 7 6 42 48 199
MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO MOROCCO MOZAMBIQUE MYANMAR NAMIBIA NEPAL NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND (8) NICARAGUA
COLOMBIA
GHANA GREECE GUATEMALA
2 39 401 233 75
4 28 91
NIGER NIGERIA NORWAY 22
20 1 2 1 3 5 95 1 10 66 22 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 59 287 11 1 8 36
Country name
Number of candidates
OMAN PAKISTAN PAPUA NEW GUINEA PARAGUAY PERU (5) PHILIPPINES POLAND
1 9 8 25 541 15 63
Country name
Number of candidates
SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND
32 37 31
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC TAIWAN TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF THAILAND
4 27 37 26
PORTUGAL PUERTO RICO
19 1
TIMOR-LESTE TOGO
QATAR ROMANIA RUSSIAN FEDERATION RWANDA SAUDI ARABIA SENEGAL
1 5 19 36 1 2
TURKEY UGANDA UKRAINE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINGDOM (7) UNITED STATES (9)
SERBIA
19
URUGUAY
96
UZBEKISTAN VENEZUELA
2 11 35
SEYCHELLES SINGAPORE (3)
1 876
SLOVAKIA
1
VIETNAM
SLOVENIA
3
ZAMBIA
SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN
72 40
ZIMBABWE
SRI LANKA
14
Total number of candidates registered
1 3 22 6 9 3 330 248
1 51 9,265
*Top ten countries ranks displayed in brackets
Total number of nationalities: 144 (132 are above, and 12 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): 1090
23
20
Number of countries represented by examination session November 2007–November 2011
Number of countries represented by examination session
Graph 20.1
Nov 2007
Nov 2008
86
Nov 2009
91
Nov 2010
90
100
Number of countries represented by examination session November 2007– November 2011
105 100 Number of countries
Nov 2011
95 90 85 80 75 Nov 2007
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
Nov 2011
Examination session Number of countries represented by examination session
24
103
21
Number of candidates registered by country of school November 2011 Country name
ARGENTINA (2) AUSTRALIA (1) AUSTRIA BAHAMAS BELGIUM BOLIVIA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BOTSWANA BRAZIL BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BULGARIA CAMBODIA CANADA CHILE (6) CHINA COLOMBIA COSTA RICA (10) CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK ECUADOR (4) EGYPT ESTONIA FIJI FINLAND FRANCE GEORGIA GERMANY GHANA GREECE GUATEMALA HONG KONG HUNGARY INDIA INDONESIA IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRELAND ISLE OF MAN ISRAEL ITALY JAPAN JERSEY JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KENYA KOREA, REPUBLIC OF LAOS
Number of candidates registered 1211 2274 16 2 13 74 4 24 124 5 1 2 19 403 32 50 133 15 9 696 4 1 22 39 25 1 116 10 32 94 37 3 92 27 7 1 3 1 20 28 1 12 1 82 3 1
Country name LATVIA LEBANON LESOTHO LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MALAWI MALAYSIA MALTA MAURITIUS MEXICO MOROCCO MYANMAR NAMIBIA NEPAL NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND (7) NICARAGUA NORWAY PAKISTAN PAPUA NEW GUINEA PARAGUAY PERU (5) PHILIPPINES POLAND PORTUGAL QATAR ROMANIA RUSSIAN FEDERATION RWANDA SAUDI ARABIA SERBIA SINGAPORE (3) SLOVAKIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SRI LANKA SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC TAIWAN TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF THAILAND TOGO TUNISIA 25
Number of candidates registered 4 7 12 1 3 3 7 9 15 73 13 1 1 2 4 55 338 13 26 4 6 25 576 11 62 14 5 1 5 45 2 15 1172 2 18 22 7 118 22 66 4 6 37 9 5 1
Country name TURKEY UGANDA UKRAINE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINGDOM (8)
Number of candidates registered 21 1 1 43 252
UNITED STATES (9)
172
Country name URUGUAY VENEZUELA VIETNAM ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE Total number of candidates registered
*Top ten countries ranks displayed in brackets
26
Number of candidates registered 107 4 1 1 45 9,265
PART C: results statistics 22
Analysis of examination results by subject and level November 2011
Subject GROUP 1
Level
AFRIKAANS A1 CHINESE A1 CHINESE A1 ENGLISH A1 ENGLISH A1 FRENCH A1 FRENCH A1 GERMAN A1 GERMAN A1 INDONESIAN A1 JAPANESE A1 JAPANESE A1 KOREAN A1
SL HL SL HL SL HL SL HL SL SL HL SL HL
KOREAN A1 PORTUGUESE A1 PORTUGUESE A1 SISWATI A1 SPANISH A1 SPANISH A1
SL HL SL SL HL SL
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
70 104 1,757 1,352 19 41 26
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 4
1 0 2 1 0 7 8
3 5 22 16 0 24 15
39 18 44 35 58 27 46
51 61 25 37 32 22 15
6 16 8 11 11 20 12
5.57 5.88 5.16 5.40 5.53 5.22 4.96
20
0
0
0
15
30
45
10
5.50
21
0
0
0
0
5
71
24
6.19
45 14 14 1,864 342 5,720
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 0 0
7 7 0 6 4 3
38 14 0 26 21 21
24 36 0 46 39 41
18 36 0 18 30 27
13 7 100 3 6 8
4.93 5.21 7.00 4.83 5.13 5.14
GROUP 1 TOTAL
Subject GROUP 2
Percentage of candidates awarded grades
Number of candidates
Level
Percentage of candidates awarded grades
Mean grade
Number of candidates
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Mean grade
ENGLISH A2 ENGLISH A2
HL SL
1,059 109
0 0
0 0
1 0
18 12
57 35
22 47
2 6
5.07 5.48
ENGLISH AB. ENGLISH B ENGLISH B FRENCH A2 FRENCH A2 FRENCH AB. FRENCH B FRENCH B GERMAN A2 GERMAN A2
SL HL SL HL SL SL HL SL HL SL
105 1,811 283 23
0 0 0 0
4 0 0 0
18 1 1 4
32 6 10 17
17 36 34 48
24 46 39 26
5 10 16 4
4.53 5.58 5.58 5.09
291 227 641 61 47
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 0
7 7 4 2 0
22 18 15 21 11
28 25 30 57 40
30 36 31 18 43
13 15 18 2 6
5.20 5.35 5.41 4.97 5.45
GERMAN B GERMAN B
HL SL
109 142
0 0
0 0
0 6
21 32
38 32
18 20
23 11
5.43 4.96
27
Subject
Level
GROUP 2
Percentage of candidates awarded grades
Number of candidates
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Mean grade
INDONESIAN AB INDONESIAN B INDONESIAN B
SL HL SL
48 14 24
0 0 0
0 0 0
2 0 0
13 0 29
38 0 25
35 64 33
13 36 13
5.44 6.36 5.29
ITALIAN B ITALIAN B JAPANESE AB. JAPANESE B LATIN LATIN MALAY B MANDARIN AB. MANDARIN B MANDARIN B PORTUGUESE A2 PORTUGUESE A2 PORTUGUESE B SPANISH A2 SPANISH A2 SPANISH AB.
HL SL SL SL HL SL SL SL HL SL HL SL SL HL SL SL
37 44 79 124
0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0
0 2 11 0
16 9 16 15
49 36 33 31
27 41 29 33
8 11 9 20
5.27 5.50 5.04 5.58
25 58 132 80 592 38 11 14 85 24 541
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
12 2 16 0 1 0 0 14 0 0 11
32 2 20 4 7 39 36 36 2 0 29
20 10 22 38 18 53 45 43 45 33 35
32 86 34 59 74 8 18 7 53 67 21
5.64 6.81 5.55 6.55 6.65 5.68 5.82 5.43 6.51 6.67 5.59
SPANISH B SPANISH B SWAHILI B SWAHILI B TAMIL B
HL SL HL SL SL
40 35 38 54 34 7,093
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 3 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 9 2
5 9 16 6 3 12
8 26 24 41 12 33
63 34 37 43 24 33
23 29 24 11 53 19
5.98 5.74 5.68 5.59 6.09 5.55
GROUP 2 TOTAL
ITGS = INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY
Subject
Percentage of candidates awarded grades
Level
Number of candidates
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Mean grade
BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
HL
792
0
2
14
25
29
23
8
4.80
BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
SL
521
0
2
11
20
28
26
13
5.04
ECONOMICS ECONOMICS
HL SL
1,339 611
0 0
2 1
8 10
18 21
25 29
27 20
19 18
5.26 5.13
ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
SL
450
1
6
20
23
20
19
11
4.56
GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY HISTORY HISTORY ITGS ITGS
HL SL HL SL HL SL
538 175 1,820 653 299 114
0 1 0 0 0 0
2 2 4 4 2 2
12 18 13 15 14 14
25 26 27 32 30 21
22 23 29 29 32 47
25 16 20 15 18 14
14 15 7 4 4 2
4.96 4.78 4.69 4.47 4.64 4.63
PHILOSOPHY PHILOSOPHY PSYCHOLOGY
HL SL HL
67 30 447
0 0 0
0 0 2
3 10 5
10 3 18
51 47 28
31 37 35
4 3 12
5.24 5.20 5.25
PSYCHOLOGY
SL
233
0
4
14
19
21
24
18
5.03
SOCIAL & CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
HL
89
1
4
9
44
30
9
2
4.34
GROUP 3
28
SOCIAL & CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY GROUP 3 TOTAL
Subject
SL
68
0
1
7
43
28
19
1
4.60
8,246
0
3
12
24
27
22
11
4.88
Percentage of candidates awarded grades
Number of candidates
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
HL SL HL SL DESIGN TECHNOLOGY HL DESIGN TECHNOLOGY SL
1,493 1,894 1,414 1,117 104 33
1 2 0 2 0 0
7 12 5 12 1 0
14 24 13 18 3 9
23 28 17 19 43 33
21 17 19 20 34 30
23 14 20 16 17 18
11 3 26 14 2 9
4.69 4.01 5.14 4.44 4.69 4.85
PHYSICS PHYSICS
941 919 7,915
0 0 1
5 7 8
17 21 18
18 18 22
15 19 19
14 13 17
30 23 15
5.09 4.77 4.63
GROUP 4
Level
BIOLOGY BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY
HL SL
GROUP 4 TOTAL
Subject GROUP 5
Level
Percentage of candidates awarded grades
Number of candidates
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Mean grade
Mean grade
COMPUTER SCIENCE
HL
19
0
0
16
16
5
37
26
5.42
COMPUTER SCIENCE
SL
29
3
3
38
24
17
10
3
3.93
MATHEMATICAL STUDIES
SL
1,949
1
7
16
26
25
17
8
4.50
MATHEMATICS
HL
1,076
1
10
12
19
18
23
17
4.83
MATHEMATICS
SL
3,367 6,440
2 1
10 9
19 17
16 20
19 21
21 20
13 12
4.57 4.59
GROUP 5 TOTAL
Subject GROUP 6 FILM FILM MUSIC MUSIC THEATRE THEATRE VISUAL ARTS VISUAL ARTS GROUP 6 TOTAL
Level HL SL HL SL HL SL HL SL
Percentage of candidates awarded grades
Number of candidates
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
92 21 145 60 163 46 701 454 1,682
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 3
1 5 1 18 4 4 11 17 11
18 48 9 22 13 17 24 35 24
43 38 33 25 27 41 24 24 27
30 5 41 20 34 24 30 15 27
4 0 17 15 22 13 7 2 8
29
Mean grade 5.12 4.33 5.63 4.92 5.58 5.24 4.86 4.27 4.86
Subject PILOT SUBJECTS
Level
DANCE HL SPORTS, HEALTH & SL EXERCISE SCIENCE TEXT AND SL PERFORMANCE PS TOTAL
Subject SCHOOL-BASED SYLLABUSES BEGINNERS’ SISWATI BRAZILIAN SOCIAL STUDIES PEACE & CONFLICT STUDIES SBS TOTAL
ALL SUBJECTS TOTAL
Level
Percentage of candidates awarded grades
Number of candidates
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
31
0
6
6
3
10
16
58
5.97
10
0
0
30
50
20
0
0
3.90
45
0
4
13
13
16
14
40
5.40
Mean grade
Percentage of candidates awarded grades
Number of candidates
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
25
0
8
8
20
28
24
12
4.88
36
0
6
6
22
36
22
8
4.89
37,177
1
4
11
20
28
24
12
4.94
Mean grade
SL SL SL
Figures for subject level combinations with a candidature of less than ten are not detailed, but are included in Group level and Overall totals.
Graph 22.1
Grade distribution by subject group November 2011 Group 1
Group 2 1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
Group 3
Group 4 1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
30
Group 5
Group 6 1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
Pilot subjects
School-based syllabuses 1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
All subjects 1 2 3 4 5 6
7
31
23
Total Points 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
Diploma and retake candidates (D+R): distribution of points totals November 2011 Diploma awarded Number of Percentage of candidates candidates
210 258 291 329 351 366 341 308 330 330 250 263 272 228 218 211 179 183 156 154 112 75 5,415
3.08% 3.79% 4.27% 4.83% 5.15% 5.37% 5.00% 4.52% 4.84% 4.84% 3.67% 3.86% 3.99% 3.35% 3.20% 3.10% 2.63% 2.69% 2.29% 2.26% 1.64% 1.10% 79.47%
Diploma not awarded Total number Number of Percentage of of candidates candidates candidates awarded each points score
1 3 2 3 2 1 1 2 6 3 15 14 23 26 30 40 54 80 86 138 169 312 120 102 86 54 12 4 3 3 2
0.01% 0.04% 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.03% 0.09% 0.04% 0.22% 0.21% 0.34% 0.38% 0.44% 0.59% 0.79% 1.17% 1.26% 2.03% 2.48% 4.58% 1.76% 1.50% 1.26% 0.79% 0.18% 0.06% 0.04% 0.04% 0.03%
1
0.01%
1
0.01%
1,399
32
20.53%
1 3 2 3 2 1 1 2 6 3 15 14 23 26 30 40 54 80 86 138 169 312 330 360 377 383 363 370 344 311 332 330 250 264 272 229 218 211 179 183 156 154 112 75 6,814
Cumulative 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.06% 0.09% 0.13% 0.16% 0.18% 0.19% 0.22% 0.31% 0.35% 0.57% 0.78% 1.12% 1.50% 1.94% 2.52% 3.32% 4.49% 5.75% 7.78% 10.26% 14.84% 19.68% 24.96% 30.50% 36.12% 41.44% 46.87% 51.92% 56.49% 61.36% 66.20% 69.87% 73.75% 77.74% 81.10% 84.30% 87.39% 90.02% 92.71% 95.00% 97.26% 98.90% 100.00% 100.00%
24
Retake candidates only (R): distribution of points totals November 2011 Diploma awarded
Total Points 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
Number of candidates
Percentage of candidates
0
0.00%
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 89 111 76 90 82 70 56 48 42 34 39 36 23 23 17 5 9 4 1 2 2 955
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 6.26% 5.80% 7.24% 4.95% 5.87% 5.35% 4.56% 3.65% 3.13% 2.74% 2.22% 2.54% 2.35% 1.50% 1.50% 1.11% 0.33% 0.59% 0.26% 0.07% 0.13% 0.13% 62.26%
Total number Diploma not awarded of candidates Percentage Number of awarded each Cumulative of candidates candidates points score 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2 0.13% 2 0.13% 0 0.13% 1 0.07% 1 0.20% 2 0.13% 2 0.33% 2 0.13% 2 0.46% 2 0.13% 2 0.59% 12 0.78% 12 1.37% 16 1.04% 16 2.41% 24 1.56% 24 3.98% 48 3.13% 48 7.11% 75 4.89% 75 11.99% 172 11.21% 172 23.21% 73 4.76% 169 34.22% 66 4.30% 155 44.33% 47 3.06% 158 54.63% 27 1.76% 103 61.34% 8 0.52% 98 67.73% 1 0.07% 83 73.14% 0 0.00% 70 77.71% 1 0.07% 57 81.42% 0 0.00% 48 84.55% 0 0.00% 42 87.29% 0 0.00% 34 89.50% 0 0.00% 39 92.05% 0 0.00% 36 94.39% 0 0.00% 23 95.89% 0 0.00% 23 97.39% 0 0.00% 17 98.50% 0 0.00% 5 98.83% 0 0.00% 9 99.41% 0 0.00% 4 99.67% 0 0.00% 1 99.74% 0 0.00% 2 99.87% 0 0.00% 2 100.00% 579 37.74% 1534 100.00%
33
25
Diploma score distribution: diploma and retake candidates (D+R) and retake candidates only (R) November 2011
Graph 25.1
Number of diploma and retake candidates with diplomas awarded and diplomas not awarded per points score November 2011
450
Number of candidates
400 350 300 250
Total number of candidates awarded points
200
Diploma awarded
150
Diploma not awarded
100 50 0 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 Points score
Graph 25.2
Number of retake candidates only with diplomas awarded and diplomas not awarded per points score November 2011
200
Number of candidates
180 160 140
Total number of candidates awarded points
120
Diploma awarded
100 80
Diploma not awarded
60 40 20
0 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 Points score
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26
Extended essay results November 2011
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
292
434
279
57
6
1,068
1,077
99.16%
Group 2
75
66
120
41
4
306
315
97.14%
Group 3
382
726
944
451
53
2,556
2,585
98.88%
Group 4
201
230
240
133
26
830
852
97.42%
Group 5
18
41
48
27
12
146
152
96.05%
Group 6
130
137
152
49
4
472
475
99.37%
PS
4
2
0
0
0
6
6
100.00%
SBS
1
4
15
2
1
23
23
100.00%
1,103
1,640
1,798
760
106
5,407
5,485
98.58%
20.40%
30.33%
33.25%
14.06%
1.96%
Total Percentage of candidates awarded a particular grade
Graph 26.1
Percentage of grades awarded: extended essay November 2011
D
E A
A B
C
C D E
B
35
Graph 26.2
Percentage of grades awarded: extended essay November 2010
D
E
C A B
A
C D E
B
27
Theory of knowledge results November 2011
TOK grade awarded Number of candidates awarded grade Percentage of candidates awarded grade
Graph 27.1
A
B
C
D
386
1,653
2,205
1,045
7.25%
31.06%
41.43%
E
Total of candidates awarded grade
Total of all registered candidates
Percentage of candidates awarded grade
5322
5,384
98.85%
33
19.64%
0.62%
Percentage of grades awarded: theory of knowledge November 2011
E
D A
A B C
C B
D E
36
Graph 27.2
Percentage of grades awarded: theory of knowledge November 2010
E
D A
A B C
B
D
C
E
28
Distribution of additional points November 2007–November 2011
Additional points
November 2007
November 2008
November 2009
November 2010
November 2011
Number of candidates awarded
0
1
2
3
Total
1,252
1,918
762
468
4,400
Mean points
1.10 Percentage of candidates awarded
28.45%
43.59%
17.32%
10.64%
100.00%
Number of candidates awarded
1,535
2,252
853
555
5,195
Percentage of candidates awarded
29.55%
43.34%
16.42%
10.69%
100.00%
Number of candidates awarded
1,300
2,355
1,144
746
5,545
1.08
1.24 Percentage of candidates awarded
23.44%
42.47%
20.63%
13.45%
100.00%
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%
Number of candidates awarded
1,755
2,977
1,351
912
6,995 1.20
Percentage of candidates awarded
25.09%
42.56%
37
19.31%
13.04%
100.00%
Graph 28.1
Distribution of additional points November 2011
3
0 0 1
2
2 3
1
Graph 28.2
Distribution of additional points November 2010
3 0
2
0 1 2 3
1
29
Mean points score worldwide November 2007–November 2011
Mean score per examination session
30
November 2007 30.73
November 2008
November 2009
30.58
30.87
November 2010
November 2011
30.70
30.60
Mean grade worldwide November 2007–November 2011
Mean grade per examination session
November 2007 4.95
November 2008
November 2009
4.97
4.98
38
November 2010 4.92
November 2011 4.94
31
Pass rate worldwide November 2007–November 2011 November 2007
Pass rate per examination session
32
November 2008
81.29%
November 2009
79.54%
November 2010
80.22%
November 2011
80.48%
79.36%
Number of diplomas and bilingual diplomas awarded November 2007–November 2011 Number of all diplomas awarded (includes bilingual diplomas)
Number of bilingual diplomas awarded
Examination session
Percentage of bilingual diplomas out of all diplomas awarded
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%
November 2011
2,037
5,415
37.62%
33
Number of diplomas awarded by IB region November 2011 IBAEM
Number of bilingual diplomas awarded Number of all diplomas awarded (includes bilingual diplomas)
34
IBAP
IBA
Total
420
300
1,317
2,037
870
2,780
1,765
5,415
Percentage of diploma candidates scoring 45 points November 2001-November 2011
Candidates scoring 45
Nov 2001
Nov 2002
Nov 2003
Nov 2004
Nov 2005
Nov 2006
Nov 2007
Nov 2008
Nov 2009
Nov 2010
Nov 2011
4
5
12
21
14
13
23
38
31
62
75
0.15% 0.18% 0.39%
Percentage of Candidates
Graph 34.1
0.68% 0.39% 0.32% 0.53% 0.73% 0.56%
0.99% 1.10%
Percentage of candidates scoring 45 points November 2001 - November 2011
1.20% 1.00% 0.80% 0.60% 0.40% 0.20% 0.00% 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Examination Session
39