Thailand: IB Diploma Results 2023

Just over 1,000 students at international schools in Thailand have received their International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) and Career-related Programme (IBCP) results. They celebrate an average score of 33.21, which surpasses the global average score for the May 2023 session of 30.24.

At a Glance: 2023 Results

• Thailand’s average IBDP score is 33.21 which surpasses the global average; last year’s average was 34.18 points. 
• The global average score is 30.24 (lower than last year's figure of 31.98).  
• There were 179 top scoring students with 45 points worldwide.
• In Thailand, 110 students achieved 40-plus points.
• The global average IBDP grade is 4.84. Students receive grades ranging from 7 to 1, with 7 being the highest for each subject. 
• Thailand’s pass rate is 91.6%. The global pass rate is 79.35% (85.6% in May 2022).
• The number of students taking the IBDP in Thailand was 1,045; it was 1,080 last year.
• A total of 179,917 students took the IBDP and IBCP examinations worldwide, compared with 173,878 IBDP students in 2022.  

What do this year's results mean?

This years's grade awarding system returns to the IBO's pre-pandemic one. After the IB introduced “appropriate grade boundaries” in 2021 and 2022 due to the disruption caused by Covid-19, it decided that "the distribution of grades awarded for our qualifications returned close to those of May 2019."

The global average IBDP score for the May 2023 session is 30.24 points.

This compares with an average of 31.98 in 2022 when students returned to examinations following the Covid 19 pandemic, against 32.98 in 2021, when students received Teacher Assessed Grades.

The global average in the last full set of examinations taken by students in 2019 was 29.62, which was actually a lower average than those of 2018 of 29.76. While the 2023 global average is lower than last year, it, still remains 0.60 points above the 2019 average of 29.62.

A statement from the IBO states: 

"In line with other national and international awarding organisations, the profile of grade distribution returned close to pre-pandemic standards. This return to established distributions of awarded grades is aligned with university expectations and has been a phased process: results for the May 2022 and November 2022 examination sessions were closer to the results of 2019 than those of 2021". 

The two-year IBDP programme is currently offered at 23 international schools in Thailand, including five that are full IB schools. These include: Ascot International School, Bangkok Patana School, British International School, Phuket, Concordian International School, Garden International School, International School Bangkok, International School Eastern Seaboard, KIS International School, NIST International School, Pan-Asia International School, Prem Tinsulanonda International School, Regents International School Pattaya, Ruamrudee International School, St Andrews International School, Bangkok, St. Andrews International School, Green Valley, St. Andrews International School, Sukhumvit 107, Regent's International School, UWC Thailand International School, and Wells International School.

There are four schools currently offering the IBCP.

Global Average Figures

Historical global average figures for IBDP results are documented in the table below.