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International Baccalaureate Qualification
Analysis: 2005 entry

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Gender

 

Tables 5.1 a and b show the number of IB applicants broken down by gender and the number of applications made by each gender.

Table 5.1a Applicants and Applications by Gender IB

Gender	Applicants	% Applicants	Applications	% Applications
Male	2,112	45.9	11,994	46.1
Female	2,487	54.1	14,030	53.9
Grand Total	4,599	100.0	26,024	100.0

                                            n=4,599                                n=26,024

Table 5.1b Applicants and Applications by Gender Non IB

	Applicants	% Applicants	Applications	% Applications
Male	236,552	45.7	1,040,956	46.1%
Female	281,004	54.3	1,218,616	53.9%
Grand Total	517,556	100.0	2,259,572	100.0%

                                           n=517,556                            n=2,259,572

The proportions of male to female in both the IB and non IB populations were similar with 45.9% male applicants in IB and 45.7% male in non IB. The percentage of applications from male applicants was the same between the two populations, with 46.1% applications from males in IB and 46.1% applications from males in non IB.

Table 5.2a Applicants and Applications by Gender IB UK

	Applicants	% Applicants	Applications	% Applications
Male	535	45.8	3,084	46.0
Female	633	54.2	3,626	54.0
Grand Total	1,168	100.0	6,710	100.0

                                             n=1,168                                  n=6,710

Table 5.2b Applicants and Applications by Gender Non IB UK

	Applicants	% Applicants	Applications	% Applications
Male	197,208	44.5	878,604	45.0
Female	246,254	55.5	1,074,352	55.0
Grand Total	443,462	100.0	1,952,956	100.0

                                          n=443,462                                1,952,956

Considering applicants from the UK, there were 1.0 more male applicants with the IB than non IB.

Table 5.3a Applicants and Applications by Gender IB EU

	Applicants	% Applicants	Applications	% Applications
Male	806	45.7	4,597	46.1
Female	957	54.3	5,365	53.9
Grand Total	1,763	100.0	9,962	100.0

                                             n=1,763                                  n=9,962

Table 5.3b Applicants and Applications by Gender Non IB EU

	Applicants	% Applicants	Applications	% Applications
Male	12,003	44.5	47,505	43.6
Female	14,942	55.5	61,347	56.4
Grand Total	26,945	100.0	108,852	100.0

                                            n=26,945                              n=108,852

Table 5.4a Applicants and Applications by Gender IB Non EU

	Applicants	% Applicants	Applications	% Applications
Male	771	46.2	4,313	46.1
Female	897	53.8	5,039	53.9
Grand Total	1,668	100.0	9,352	100.0

                                            n=1,668                                 n=9,352

Table 5.4b Applicants and Applications by Gender Non IB Non EU

	Applicants	% Applicants	Applications	% Applications
Male	27,341	58.0	114,847	58.1
Female	19,808	42.0	82,917	41.9
Grand Total	47,149	100.0	197,764	100.0

                                          n=47,149                             n=197,764

Considering non EU applicants, 46.2% of applicants with the IB were male, broadly in line with the figures for UK (45.8%) and EU (45.7%). However for non IB non EU applicants, 58.0% of applicants were male, accounting for 58.1% of applications with only 42.0% female applicants accounting for 41.9% of applications.

Table 5.5a Whether Applications Received Offer by Gender IB

	Received Offer		Unsuccessful
	Applications	% Applications	Applications	% Applications
Male	8,559	32.9	3,435	13.2
Female	9,747	37.5	4,283	16.5
Grand Total	18,306	70.3	7,718	29.7

n=26,024

Table 5.5b Whether Applications Received Offer by Gender Non IB

	Received Offers		Unsuccessful
	Applications	% Applications	Applications	% Applications
Male	711,311	31.5	329,645	14.6
Female	775,513	34.3	443,103	19.6
Grand Total	1,486,824	65.8	772,748	34.2

n=2,259,572

From Tables 5.5 a and b, applications from female IB applicants had more success in terms of offers (37.5%) compared to applications from female non IB applicants (34.3%) despite there being similar percentages of applications from females in both groups (53.9% IB and 54.9% non IB – tables 5.1 a and b). 19.6% of applications from non IB female applicants were unsuccessful compared to 16.5% of IB female applicants.

Table 5.6a Whether Applications Received Offer by Gender IB UK

	Received Offer		Unsuccessful
	Applications	% Applications	Applications	% Applications
Male	2,154	32.1	930	13.9
Female	2,541	37.9	1,085	16.2
Grand Total	4,695	70.0	2,015	30.0

n=6,710

Table 5.6b Whether Applications Received Offer by Gender Non IB UK

	Received Offers		Unsuccessful
	Applications	% Applications	Applications	% Applications
Male	618,877	31.7	259,727	13.3
Female	695,444	35.6	378,908	19.4
Grand Total	1,314,321	67.3	638,635	32.7

n=1,952,956

Table 5.7a Whether Applications Received Offer by Gender IB EU

	Received Offer		Unsuccessful
	Applications	% Applications	Applications	% Applications
Male	3,179	31.9	1,418	14.2
Female	3,582	36.0	1,783	17.9
Grand Total	6,761	67.9	3,201	32.1

n=9,962

Table 5.7b Whether Applications Received Offer by Gender Non IB EU

	Received Offers		Unsuccessful
	Applications	% Applications	Applications	% Applications
Male	27,518	25.3	19,987	18.4
Female	32,072	29.5	29,275	26.9
Grand Total	59,590	54.7	49,262	45.3

n=108,852

For applications from EU, 26.9% of applications from female non IB applicants were unsuccessful compared to 17.9% of female IB applications.

Table 5.8a Whether Applications Received Offer by Gender IB Non EU

	Received Offer		Unsuccessful
	Applications	% Applications	Applications	% Applications
Male	3,226	34.5	1,087	11.6
Female	3,624	38.8	1,415	15.1
Grand Total	6,850	73.2	2,502	26.8

n=9,352

Table 5.8b Whether Applications Received Offer by Gender Non IB Non EU

	Received Offers		Unsuccessful
	Applications	% Applications	Applications	% Applications
Male	64,916	32.8	49,931	25.2
Female	47,997	24.3	34,920	17.7
Grand Total	112,913	57.1	84,851	42.9

n=197,764

For non EU applications, male non IB applicants had more unsuccessful applications (25.2%) compared to IB applicants (11.6%). Applications from female non IB applicants received 14.5% less offers than applications from female IB applicants.

Table 5.9a Accepted Applicants by Gender IB

	Accepted Applicants	% Applicants Accepted	% Accepted Applicants
Male	1509	32.8	46.4
Female	1743	37.9	53.6
Grand Total	3,252	70.7	100.0

                                                                                    n=4,599                          n=3,252

Table 5.9b Accepted Applicants by Gender Non IB

	Accepted Applicants	% Applicants Accepted	% Accepted Applicants
Male	186,888	36.1	46.5
Female	215,229	41.6	53.5
Grand Total	402,117	77.7	100.0

                                                                                   n=517,556                       n=402,117

Considering accepted applicants, the proportion of males and females accepted was similar between applicants taking the IB (46.4% male) and applicants not taking the IB (46.5% male). This broadly reflects the overall percentages of gender types that made applications (IB 45.9% male and non IB 45.7% male from Tables 5.1a and b).

Table 5.10a Accepted Applicants by Gender IB UK

	Accepted Applicants	% Applicants Accepted	% Accepted Applicants
Male	455	39.0	45.7
Female	540	46.2	54.3
Grand Total	995	85.2	100.0

                                                                      n=1,168                          n=995

Table 5.10b Accepted Applicants by Gender Non IB UK

	Accepted Applicants	% Applicants Accepted	% Accepted Applicants
Male	163,888	37.0	45.6
Female	195,361	44.1	54.4
Grand Total	359,249	81.0	100.0

                                                        n=443,462                      n=359,249

Table 5.11a Accepted Applicants by Gender IB EU

	Accepted Applicants	% Applicants Accepted	% Accepted Applicants
Male	573	32.5	46.2
Female	666	37.8	53.8
Grand Total	1,239	70.3	100.0

                                                        n=1,763                          n=1,239

Table 5.11b Accepted Applicants by Gender Non IB EU

	Accepted Applicants	% Applicants Accepted	% Accepted Applicants
Male	7,487	27.8	46.8
Female	8,521	31.6	53.2
Grand Total	16,008	59.4	100.0

                                                        n=26,946                        n=16,008

Table 5.12a Accepted Applicants by Gender IB Non EU

	Accepted Applicants	% Applicants Accepted	% Accepted Applicants
Male	481	28.8	47.2
Female	537	32.2	52.8
Grand Total	1,018	61.0	100.0

                                                        n=1,668                          n=1,018

Table 5.12b Accepted Applicants by Gender Non IB Non EU

	Accepted Applicants	% Applicants Accepted	% Accepted Applicants
Male	15,513	32.9	57.8
Female	11,347	24.1	42.2
Grand Total	26,860	57.0	100.0

                                                        n=47,149                        n=26,860

In both UK and EU, the proportion of males and females accepted reflects the position seen in all applications of a roughly 45/55 split male to female. The position was similar for non EU accepted applicants taking the IB. For non IB non EU accepted applicants 57.8% of accepted applicants were male and 42.2% female resulting from the over representation of males in applications from this sector (Table 5.4b).

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