IB results 2023: UK beats global average

International Baccalaureate results 2023 are out. Here is a round-up of the key information you need to know about how students performed in the UK

6th July 2023, 12:00pm

Gráinne Hallahan

IB results 2023: UK beats global average

Almost 180,000 students who have been studying for the International Baccalaureate (IB) will collect their results from schools around the world today.

Of that number, 4,850 took the qualification in the UK. We break down the figures and look at how domestic students performed compared with their contemporaries taking the qualification in other countries.

Average IB Diploma grade

The Diploma Programme (DP) awards grades ranging from 7 (the highest) to 1.

This year, the average grade of a UK student was 5.51, above the global average of 4.84. The UK average is slightly below last year’s average of 5.75.

At the time of publication, no breakdowns were available for individual countries other than the UK.

Average IB Diploma points score

The average points score awarded to students in the UK was 34.67, slightly down on last year’s average (36.35). The average points score awarded to students globally was 30.24, which again is down on last year’s average of 31.98.

IB Diploma pass rate

The 2023 pass rate in the UK was 94.7 per cent, against a global average of 79.3 per cent.

Compared with last year, both the UK and global average pass rates have dropped. However, the UK has dropped by 2.8 percentage points, while the global average has slipped by 6.3 percentage points.

Students achieving 45 points

The maximum point score of 45 points was achieved by 25 out of the 4,850 students who took the DP in the UK.

Overall, 774 students scored 40 or more points this year, down from 1,252 last year.

Advice for students collecting results

Students looking to access results must ask their programme coordinator for their login credentials and visit the candidate website.

Results will be made available via the candidate site one day after they are released at 12pm on 6 July 2023.

Fewer schools now offer IB

This year, students in 108 schools and colleges were entered for the IBDP. This is 10 fewer than last year, a drop that is also reflected in the fact that 400 fewer students were entered for the qualification than in 2022.