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IB Geography is a Group 3 course that focuses on the interactions between individuals, societies, and physical processes in time and space. The IB Geography course integrates physical, environmental, and human geography across both SL and HL, with HL students covering an additional core extension. This IB Geography grade calculator helps students predict their final exam score.

Subject

Syllabus
2019 to Present
Level

Grade boundaries

Session
May 2025 (m25)
Timezone

Assessment inputs

Enter raw marks below — grades calculate live.

2019

Paper 1

Max 60 marks

35%
/ 60

Paper 2

Max 50 marks

25%
/ 50

Paper 3

Max 28 marks

20%
/ 28

Fieldwork

Max 25 marks

20%
/ 25

More Group 3: Individuals and Societies

These related subject routes strengthen the crawl path around this IB group and give students a faster way to compare adjacent subjects.

View full Group 3: Individuals and Societies

Historical grade boundaries

Every published boundary across 12 sessions. Multiple dots per session are timezone variants.

12 sessions16 data points

Global grade distribution for HL Geography

Based on May 2024 results for HL Geography (4,977 candidates).

Session M24Average 5.34,977 candidates
N
0.5%
1
0.1%
2
0.5%
3
5%
4
18%
5
32.9%
6
28.6%
7
14.3%
Avg 5.3 · 4,977 candidatesSession M24

Best place to gain marks

One mark is worth more in some parts than others. The top items give you the biggest boost to your final score.

1. Fieldwork

+0.8%final score for 1 mark

20% weight · max 25 marks

2. Paper 3

+0.71%final score for 1 mark

20% weight · max 28 marks

3. Paper 1

+0.58%final score for 1 mark

35% weight · max 60 marks

4. Paper 2

+0.5%final score for 1 mark

25% weight · max 50 marks

Common questions about Geography

What levels are available for IB Geography HL?

Geography HL is currently mapped with HL calculator input on calculateIB.

Which syllabus versions are included for IB Geography HL?

This page tracks 1 syllabus version: 2019 to Present.

How are IB Geography HL boundaries handled on this page?

The page checks the selected exam session first. If that boundary is unavailable, it falls back to May 2024 and then to the nearest available session, while keeping the fallback local to this subject route.