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DP Statistical Bulletin May 2019 en
DP Statistical Bulletin May 2019 en
DP Statistical Bulletin May 2019 en
The IB Diploma Programme Provisional Statistical Bulletin, May 2019 Examination Session.
International Baccalaureate
IB Global Centre, Cardiff
Peterson House, Malthouse Avenue
Cardiff Gate, Cardiff, Wales
CF23 8GL
United Kingdom
Website: www.ibo.org
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Provisional data
These data tables are provisional. They are a snapshot of outcomes taken shortly before
results are released to candidate and do not reflect changes due to Enquiry upon Results
or IB investigations were schools have not responded to inquiries by issue of results. A
confirmed version of this statistical release we be made available at the end of
September. Whilst provisional, we do not anticipate significant changes to outcomes or
entries to occur when the final bulletin is released.
Key to abbreviations
Categories of registration
Diploma Programme (DP) candidates must register in one of four categories:
Diploma: Candidates intending to complete the requirements for the award of an IB Diploma.
Retake*: Previous IB Diploma candidates who are seeking to improve their results by retaking one or more subjects.
The highest grade obtained for a subject will contribute towards the IB.
Course: Candidates taking one or more subjects who are not seeking the award of the IB Diploma.
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 the following year.
IB Regions
Schools authorized to offer the IB Diploma Programme are grouped by geographical regions. The abbreviations
used in the tables are the codes describing the following geographical regions:
IBA: IB Americas
IBAEM: IB Africa, Europe, Middle East
IBAP: IB Asia-Pacific
Other Abbreviations
Session Overview
56.39% 43.46%
50.27% 49.73%
Diploma Results
(Diploma and Retake Category Candidates)
80,000 82
80.84
Number of Candidates
60,000 79.33 80
Pass Rate
78.42 78.17
40,000 78
77.40
20,000 76
Mean Grade
5.0
Mean Grade
4.8
4.6
4.84 4.82 4.81 4.79 4.76
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
100
50
57.86 56.82 55.91 55.46 53.72
22.98 22.51 22.51 22.71 23.68
0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
100
29.63
4,000
Number of Candidates
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Total Points
Extended Essay
Grade No grade
A B C D E N awarded awarded
Studies in Language and Literature 16.40% 27.78% 36.90%Studies in Language
17.42% 0.62%and Literature
0.87% 99.13% 0.87%
Language acquisition 15.77% 29.11% 36.57%Language
16.93% acquisition
0.67% 0.95% 99.05% 0.95%
Individuals and societies 7.64% 18.83% 37.84%Individuals
32.40% and societies
2.27% 1.03% 98.97% 1.03%
Sciences 9.09% 28.55% Sciences
42.14% 18.62% 0.88% 0.72% 99.28% 0.72%
Mathematics 17.68% 42.68% 32.76%Mathematics
5.86% 0.22% 0.79% 99.21% 0.79%
The arts 12.66% 20.98% 36.44%The26.09%
arts 2.67% 1.16% 98.84% 1.16%
Interdisciplinary 9.81% 20.43% 42.14%Interdisciplinary
26.14% 0.60% 0.87% 99.13% 0.87%
Total 10.74% 23.46% 38.05%Total25.21% 1.59% 0.95% 99.05% 0.95%
HISTORY
ENGLISH A
PSYCHOLOGY
BIOLOGY
ECONOMICS
WLD. STUDIES
BUS MAN
VISUAL ARTS
PHYSICS
ENGLISH B
Theory of Knowledge
Grade Distribution
Grade Distribution
50,000
41,776
40,000
Number of Candidates
30,000
21,824
20,000 16,554
10,000
4,689
602
0
E D C B A
ENGLISH 76,064
SPANISH 7,586
CHINESE 952
FRENCH 711
GERMAN 132
Subjects
Subjects with fewer than 10 candidates are excluded from these lists
Schools
481
413 451
374
349
Number of Schools
2,000 963
862 916
832
776
1,000
0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
399
2,600 364
343
Number of Schools
2,400
276
2,200 210
2,481
2,385
2,286
2,000
2,177
2,070
1,800
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Candidates
Growth of Candidates
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
140,792 147,934 157,373 163,296 166,278
15,139 36,476
32,704 34,849
28,996 30,574
100,000
0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
150,000
Number of Candidates
Country Candidates
Excludes withdrawn candidates.
NICARAGUA <10
Countries with fewer than ten candidates shows only <10
NIGERIA 48
NORWAY 732
OMAN 134
PAKISTAN 171
PALESTINE, STATE OF 97
PANAMA 123
PERU 165
PHILIPPINES 753
POLAND 1,405
PORTUGAL 344
PUERTO RICO 37
QATAR 490
ROMANIA 187
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 182
RWANDA 72
SAUDI ARABIA 463
SENEGAL 52
SERBIA 70
SINGAPORE 1,544
SINT MAARTEN (DUTCH) 15
SLOVAKIA 124
SLOVENIA 96
SOUTH AFRICA 71
SPAIN 3,289
SRI LANKA 19
SUDAN 28
SWAZILAND 27
SWEDEN 1,330
SWITZERLAND 1,870
TAIWAN 369
TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF 160
THAILAND 1,043
TOGO 35
TUNISIA 23
TURKEY 1,064
UGANDA 89
UKRAINE 45
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1,920
UNITED KINGDOM 4,589
UNITED STATES 87,895
URUGUAY 69
UZBEKISTAN 43
VENEZUELA 144
VIETNAM 490
VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH 14
VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. 12
ZAMBIA 67
ZIMBABWE 29