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1 The IB Diploma Statistical Bulletin May 2014 Examination Session Education for a better world The IB Diploma programme Statistical Bulletin , May 2014 examination session. International Baccalaureate Churchillplein 6, 2517 JW Den Haag The Netherlands Phone: +31 70 352 6297. Fax: +31 70 352 6003. Website: International Baccalaureate Organization 2014. Statistical queries should be directed to IB Answers: 1. Table of Content Index 3. Summary 4. Schools 5. Candidates 6. Subjects & Results 7. Points Awarded 8. Extended Essay 9.

2 Theory of Knowledge 10. Appendix Year on Year Growth 11. Candidates by Nationality 12. Candidates by School Country 14. Total Points Distribution 15. Examination Results by Subject 16. 2. 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.

3 The highest grade obtained for a subject will contribute towards the IB Diploma . C Course 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. * Unless otherwise stated, retake candidates are included in the dataset.

4 IB Regions Schools 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 Americas Subject groups 1 Studies in Languages and Literature 2 Language acquisition 3 Individuals and Societies 4 Experimental sciences 5 Mathematical and Computer Science 6 The Arts Other abbreviations HL Higher level SL Standard Level TOK Theory of Knowledge EE Extended Essay PS Pilot Subject SBS School-Based Syllabus 3.

5 Schools Candidates Percentage Split by Region Percentage Split by Region IBAP. 15%. IBA. 69%. IBA. IBAEM. 51%. 20%. IBAEM. 34%. IBAP. 11%. Candidates Candidates Percentage Split by Gender Percentage Split by Category Male Anticipated Diploma 20%. 44% 49%. Female Retake 56% 1%. Course 30%. Candidates Total Points Distribution 5000. Numner of Candidates 4000. 3000. 2000. 1000. 0. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44. Points Scored Total Number of candidates awarded each points score Diploma awarded Diploma not awarded 4.

6 School Growth Count by Region 2500 2211. 2156. 2064. 1926. 2000 1728. 1500. 1000. 500. 0. 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014. IBA IBAEM IBAP. Schools Registering Candidates By Language 2500. 2000. 1500. 1000. 500. 0. 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014. English French Spanish 5. Candidate Growth Count by Region 160000 137,330. 140000 129,172. 104,961 112,984 121,114. 120000. 100000. 80000. 60000. 40000. 20000. 0. 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014. IBA IBAEM IBAP. Candidate Growth Count by Gender 100000. 80000. 60000. 40000. 20000. 0. 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014.

7 Female Male Candidates Growth by Category 160000. 140000. 120000. 100000. 80000. 60000. 40000. 20000. 0. 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014. Diploma Certificate Retake Anticipated *Please note: Anticipated candidates are allowed ot change their category to course and this will affect these figures. 6. Pass Rate Percentage and Mean Total Points 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014. Pass rate % Mean Total Points Number of Diplomas Awarded by Region 60000. 50000. 40000. 30000. 20000. 10000. 0. 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014. IBAEM IBAP IBA. *Portugese and Turkish are only allowed for SBS.

8 7. Points Awarded Percentage and Number of Candidates Scoring 45 Points 250 200 208. 150 144. 156 126. 100 96. 50. 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014. Number of Candidates % of candidates Candidates Percentage of Candidates Scoring Additional Points 100%. 90%. 80%. 70%. 60%. 50%. 40%. 30%. 20%. 10%. 0%. 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014. 0 1 2 3. 8. Extended Essay Extended Essay Candidates Percentage by Subject Group Group 4. 16%. Group 5. 2%. Group 6. 8%. School Based Group 3 1%. 49%. Group 1. 19%. Group 2. 5%. 9. Theory of Knowledge TOK.

9 Candidates Percentage by Grade Awarded D. E. 14%. 0%. A. 10%. C. 44%. B. 32%. TOK. Candidates by Langugage GERMAN, 52. ENGLISH, 61785 FRENCH, 564. SPANISH, 4482. CHINESE, 419. 10. Year on Year Growth Number of Percentage of increase Number of candidates Percentage increase - Average number of Number of Diploma Average Number of Diploma Year schools entered - Schools examined Candidates candidates per school Candidates Candidates per School 1990 301 - 13,122 - 4,263 1991 322 14,528 4,784 1992 346 15,822 5,652 1993 370 17,223 6,375 1994 403 19,238 7,282 1995 434 20,920 8,326 1996 452 23,099 9,330 1997 501 26,210 10,784 1998 566 29,156 12,395 1999 630 32,650 13,930 2000 674 36,251 15.

10 451 2001 739 40,047 16,746 2002 823 46,119 19,694 2003 883 51,384 22,491 2004 970 56,469 24,942 2005 1,054 63,084 27,767 2006 1,176 71,126 31,906 2007 1,288 78,860 35,653 2008 1,426 86,485 39,598 2009 1,579 95,244 44,759 2010 1,728 103,194 48,605 2011 1,926 111,276 53,288 2012 2,064 119,307 57,187 2013 2,156 127,075 61,644 2014 2,211 135,045 67,524 11. Number of Candidates by Nationality Candidate Country name count AFGHANISTAN 73 ESTONIA 92. ALBANIA 49 ETHIOPIA 138. ALGERIA 15 FAROE ISLANDS 1. AMERICAN SAMOA 1 FIJI 11.