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How many IB students are there worldwide?

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By Wojtek

07 Mar 2025

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Ever wondered how many students are enrolled in the IB program worldwide? Keep reading to find out the number of IB students worldwide and other interesting related facts. 

 

 

How many IB students are there worldwide?

 

 

While the IB does not provide an exact number of students enrolled in the IB Diploma Programme, by taking into consideration statistics from various years, it can be said that each year there is over 400,000 IB students

 

 

Over the years, here’s how many students have taken IB exams:

 

  • 2024: 214,672 students 
    • May session: 192,866
    • November session: 21,806
  • 2023: 200,188
    • May session: 179,922
    • November session: 20,266
  • 2022: 191,918
    • May session: 173,880
    • November session: 18,038
  • 2021: 182,688
    • May session: 165,884
    • November session: 16,804
  • 2020: 189,956
    • May session: 170,335
    • November session: 19,621
  • 2019: 185,567
    • May session: 166,465
    • November session: 19,102
  • 2018: 181,515
    • May session: 163,173
    • November session: 18,342
  • 2017: 174,023
    • May session: 157,488
    • November session: 16,535

 

 

On average, IB students worldwide are distributed across the following regions:

 

  • Africa, Europe, and the Middle East: ~31%
  • Americas: ~49%
  • Asia and the Pacific: ~20%

 

 

 

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