IB November 2022 Exam Statistics

Session: November 2022

In November 2022, 18,038 students from 1,124 schools in 114 countries took IB exams, up from 16,804 in November 2021. Between them they had 81,977 subject entries.

In November 2022, 13,824 students received IB Diploma results. Of these, 82.00% were awarded the diploma, down from 87.16% in November 2021, and the average score was 30.99 points out of 45, down from 32.31.

Students: 18,038; November 2021: 16,804
Schools: 1,124; November 2021: 915
Diploma pass rate: 82.00%; November 2021: 87.16%
Average score: 30.99; November 2021: 32.31

November 2022 compared with November 2021

The bulletin's overview of the session, with the Diploma results, beside November 2021, the same session a year earlier.

IB results, November 2022 and November 2021
Figure	November 2022	November 2021	Change
Students	18,038	16,804	+1,234
Subject entries	81,977	78,963	+3,014
Schools	1,124	915	+209
Countries	114	113	+1
Mean grade, all students	4.87	5.14	−0.27
Diploma results	13,824	13,003	+821
Diplomas awarded	11,336	11,334	+2
Diploma pass rate	82.00%	87.16%	−5.16
Average score	30.99	32.31	−1.32
Mean grade, Diploma students	4.94	5.19	−0.25

Students: everyone in the session, in the Diploma, the Career-related Programme or individual courses. Diploma results: Diploma students, including those retaking, who received results. Average score: their mean total points, out of 45. Change: for rates, in percentage points.

IB Diploma scores in November 2022

The share of Diploma results at each total, out of 45, with an average of 30.99 points. A diploma needs at least 24 points. The average IB score page has every session's.

Share of IB Diploma results by total points, November 2022.

IB Diploma results by total points, November 2022
Total points	Share of Diploma results
0–23	14.71%
24–29	30.38%
30–34	23.23%
35–39	16.21%
40–44	14.37%
45	1.10%

Most popular subjects in November 2022

The 10 subjects with the most students, HL and SL added, not counting the language courses, which the bulletin reports by language. Most popular IB subjects ranks every subject in the May sessions, which are much larger.

Students at HL and SL in the 10 largest IB subjects, November 2022.

The 10 IB subjects with the most students, November 2022
Subject	Students	HL	SL	Share of entries
1Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches	8,822	2,273	6,549	10.8%
2Biology	7,081	2,731	4,350	8.6%
3History	6,147	4,622	1,525	7.5%
4Chemistry	4,903	2,425	2,478	6.0%
5Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation	4,555	379	4,176	5.6%
6Business Management	4,351	2,431	1,920	5.3%
7Physics	3,544	1,622	1,922	4.3%
8Economics	2,922	1,840	1,082	3.6%
9Visual Arts	1,945	874	1,071	2.4%
10Environmental Systems and Societies	1,903	—	1,903	2.3%

Share of entries: the subject's students as a percentage of all 81,977 subject entries in November 2022, the language courses included. —: not taken at that level in November 2022.

Highest grade 7 rates in November 2022

The subjects with the 10 highest shares of 7s at each level, among the subjects with at least 100 students there. Grade 7 rates reflect who takes a subject and how it is assessed, so they don't show which subjects are easier. IB grade 7 rates by subject ranks every subject in the May sessions, which are much larger.

Highest IB grade 7 rates at HL, November 2022, of 20 subjects
Subject	Grade 7 rate	Students
1Chemistry	39.4%	2,425
2Theatre	36.3%	205
3Physics	34.7%	1,622
4Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches	33.3%	2,273
5Computer Science	31.1%	195
6Sports, Exercise and Health Science	30.8%	302
7Economics	30.6%	1,840
8Music	24.8%	220
9Geography	23.9%	560
10Psychology	16.8%	1,000

Highest IB grade 7 rates at SL, November 2022, of 18 subjects
Subject	Grade 7 rate	Students
1Economics	31.9%	1,082
2Geography	26.4%	300
3Computer Science	16.2%	170
4Psychology	16.0%	415
5Chemistry	14.3%	2,478
6Physics	13.7%	1,922
7Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches	11.0%	6,549
8Global Politics	10.6%	249
9Business Management	7.8%	1,920
10Theatre	7.5%	109

These bulletins print no N (no grade) column, so grades 1-7 are shares of the students who received a grade, and N is shown as —. (November 2022)
Grade cells the bulletin leaves blank are shown as 0.0%. (November 2022)

Results by subject, November 2022

Every subject in the November 2022 bulletin by subject group, each group led by its totals. Each subject links to its own page, with its results in every session.

IB results by subject and level, November 2022
Subject	Level	Students	Mean grade	Grade 7 rate	Grade 6 or 7 rate
Group 1: Studies in Language and LiteratureLanguage A: Language and Literature and Language A: Literature: reported by language, in the results explorer.		15,150	5.12	7.6%	36.5%
Group 2: Language AcquisitionLanguage ab initio and Language B: reported by language, in the results explorer.		13,382	5.37	18.9%	48.9%
Group 3: Individuals and Societies		18,249	4.93	12.4%	32.9%
Brazilian Social Studies	SL	48	5.25	14.6%	37.5%
Business Management	HL	2,431	5.13	15.3%	42.9%
Business Management	SL	1,920	4.58	7.8%	21.0%
Economics	HL	1,840	5.60	30.6%	59.2%
Economics	SL	1,082	5.53	31.9%	60.5%
Geography	HL	560	5.54	23.9%	55.4%
Geography	SL	300	5.32	26.4%	54.2%
Global Politics	HL	397	5.36	12.8%	46.6%
Global Politics	SL	249	4.79	10.6%	23.6%
History	HL	4,622	4.51	3.0%	13.8%
History	SL	1,525	4.66	4.5%	23.4%
Information Technology in a Global Society	HL	679	4.37	1.5%	12.9%
Information Technology in a Global Society	SL	814	4.43	2.5%	13.5%
Philosophy	HL	144	5.61	12.7%	58.5%
Philosophy	SL	82	5.81	28.8%	62.6%
Psychology	HL	1,000	5.48	16.8%	53.1%
Psychology	SL	415	5.04	16.0%	42.4%
Social and Cultural Anthropology	HL	83	5.06	25.3%	41.0%
Social and Cultural Anthropology	SL	58	5.34	19.0%	43.1%
Group 4: Sciences		16,977	4.57	17.8%	33.2%
Biology	HL	2,731	4.86	16.5%	38.3%
Biology	SL	4,350	4.01	5.2%	15.1%
Chemistry	HL	2,425	5.50	39.4%	58.7%
Chemistry	SL	2,478	4.22	14.3%	28.2%
Computer Science	HL	195	5.06	31.1%	46.9%
Computer Science	SL	170	4.47	16.2%	34.8%
Design Technology	HL	124	4.61	3.2%	20.9%
Design Technology	SL	45	3.66	0.0%	9.1%
Physics	HL	1,622	5.44	34.7%	55.9%
Physics	SL	1,922	3.99	13.7%	22.6%
Sports, Exercise and Health Science	HL	302	5.87	30.8%	68.9%
Sports, Exercise and Health Science	SL	613	4.02	4.5%	15.9%
Group 5: Mathematics		13,377	4.52	13.0%	27.2%
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches	HL	2,273	5.42	33.3%	54.4%
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches	SL	6,549	4.40	11.0%	23.7%
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation	HL	379	4.45	8.8%	22.2%
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation	SL	4,176	4.20	5.5%	18.3%
Group 6: The Arts		2,920	4.79	9.6%	27.3%
Dance	HL	47	6.62	72.3%	89.3%
Dance	SL	13	5.31	0.0%	46.2%
Film	HL	201	5.21	15.9%	48.7%
Film	SL	73	4.42	6.8%	21.9%
Music	HL	220	5.66	24.8%	58.3%
Music	SL	107	4.33	5.9%	17.8%
Theatre	HL	205	5.91	36.3%	70.1%
Theatre	SL	109	4.69	7.5%	23.4%
Visual Arts	HL	874	4.81	5.5%	25.8%
Visual Arts	SL	1,071	4.28	1.4%	8.1%
Interdisciplinary		1,922	4.14	4.7%	16.2%
Environmental Systems and Societies	SL	1,903	4.12	4.7%	15.8%
Literature and Performance	SL	19	5.63	5.3%	57.9%

Group rows: the bulletin's totals for every subject in the group, the language courses included. Grade 7 rate: the share of students awarded a 7, as published. Grade 6 or 7 rate: the published shares for grades 6 and 7 added.

These bulletins print no N (no grade) column, so grades 1-7 are shares of the students who received a grade, and N is shown as —. (November 2022)
Subjects the bulletin only names, because fewer than 10 students took them, are not listed here. (November 2022)
Grade cells the bulletin leaves blank are shown as 0.0%. (November 2022)

Other sessions

Source and methodology

These statistics are from the International Baccalaureate's statistical bulletins. The latest data shown is from the November 2022 assessment session.

Bulletins

The IB Diploma Programme Final Statistical Bulletin, November 2022
The IB Diploma Programme Final Statistical Bulletin, November 2021

About this data

May and November are separate assessment sessions. November is much smaller and mostly taken by schools in the southern hemisphere, so its figures aren't directly comparable with May's.
Older bulletins call the people sitting the exams “candidates” and newer ones “students”. This site says “students” throughout.
“<10” means the IB didn't publish the exact number because fewer than 10 students took the subject. These figures are never estimated or counted as zero.
The grade 7 rate is the share of students the bulletin reports at grade 7. The grade 6 or 7 rate is calculated by IBonomics by adding the published shares for grades 6 and 7. Every other figure is as published.

IBonomics is not affiliated with or endorsed by the International Baccalaureate.