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The following table provides some information on the grade distributions of the May 2005 results when over sixty-five thousand candidates were examined. The numbers under the grades are percentages.
| Grade | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| English A1 HL (21,722 Candidates) | 31 | 42 | 19 | 3 |
| All languages A1, HL and SL (33,942) | 26 | 39 | 24 | 7 |
| History of Europe HL (6,668) | 25 | 35 | 24 | 9 |
| Geography HL 1,693) | 22 | 33 | 26 | 11 |
| Biology HL (11,691) | 30 | 21 | 14 | 4 |
| Chemistry HL (5,930) | 21 | 22 | 21 | 12 |
| Physics HL (4,344) | 25 | 22 | 18 | 10 |
| Mathematics HL (6,002) | 24 | 23 | 18 | 11 |
Mathematics HL, mathematical methods SL, mathematical studies SL , further mathematics SL, computer science SL and HL (35,020) |
22 | 27 | 22 | 10 |
Note. Mathematics is a compulsory subject for diploma candidates only, hence the difference between the number taking a mathematics programme and the total number of candidates examined.
For comparison, here are percentages of candidates gaining the top grade in A level and IB over the last 10 years for English (A2 and IB A1 higher level) and mathematics (A2 and IB higher level).
In most IB subjects around 10% of students achieve the top grade.
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