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IB ESS Grade Boundaries
View IB grade boundaries for ESS SL across recent and past exam sessions. Compare historical changes in grade boundaries and explore detailed statistics, including candidate numbers and grade distributions.
Points needed
| Grade | Paper 1: Case Study | Paper 2 | Individual Investigation | Final Grade |
7 | 23-35 | 42-65 | 19-30 | 66-100% |
6 | 19-23 | 36-43 | 16-20 | 56-65% |
5 | 15-20 | 29-36 | 13-17 | 45-55% |
4 | 12-16 | 22-29 | 10-14 | 35-44% |
3 | 8-12 | 14-23 | 6-11 | 23-34% |
2 | 4-8 | 7-15 | 3-7 | 12-22% |
1 | 0-4 | 0-8 | 0-4 | 0-11% |
ESS Grade Boundaries Over Time
Overall
Historical Thresholds
Overall
| Session | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | 93 | 78 | 62 | 46 | 33 | 17 |
| May 25 | 88 -2 | 73 -2 | 59 +3 | 45 +3 | 29 ±0 | 15 ±0 |
| Nov 24 | 90 | 75 | 56 | 42 | 29 | 15 |
| May 24 | 86 | 72 | 56 | 43 | 26 | 13 |
| Nov 23 | 86 | 73 | 56 | 42 | 28 | 13 |
| May 23 | 88 | 73 | 58 | 43 | 26 | 13 |
| Nov 22 | 90 | 75 | 58 | 42 | 29 | 15 |
| May 22 | 81 | 68 | 52 | 39 | 24 | 13 |
| May 21 | 81 | 68 | 54 | 39 | 26 | 13 |
| Nov 20 | 93 | 77 | 60 | 45 | 32 | 16 |
| Nov 19 | 93 | 78 | 63 | 47 | 34 | 17 |
| May 19 | 88 | 75 | 60 | 47 | 30 | 16 |
Session Snapshot
Total candidates
21,108
Highest grade %
4.8%
Grade Distribution
Grade 7
4.8%
Grade 6
11.5%
Grade 5
23.4%
Grade 4
25.3%
Grade 3
22.1%
Grade 2
8.2%
Grade 1
1.5%
N
3.2%
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