Boundary unavailable for May 2025 (m25)
Reverted to May 2024 (m24) for this subject.
Global Politics
IB Global Politics is a Group 3 course for students who want to understand how the world works through the study of political activity, power, sovereignty, legitimacy, and interdependence. The IB Global Politics course engages with contemporary political issues and challenges at local, national, and global levels across both SL and HL. This IB Global Politics grade calculator helps students predict their final exam score.
Assessment inputs
Enter raw marks below — grades calculate live.
Paper 1
Max 25 marks
Paper 2
Max 75 marks
Engagement Activity
Max 20 marks
HL Extension: Global Political Challenges
Max 20 marks
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Historical grade boundaries
Every published boundary across 11 sessions. Multiple dots per session are timezone variants.
Global grade distribution for HL Global Politics
Based on May 2024 results for HL Global Politics (5,298 candidates).
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. Engagement Activity
+1%final score for 1 mark
20% weight · max 20 marks
2. HL Extension: Global Political Challenges
+1%final score for 1 mark
20% weight · max 20 marks
3. Paper 1
+0.8%final score for 1 mark
20% weight · max 25 marks
4. Paper 2
+0.53%final score for 1 mark
40% weight · max 75 marks
Common questions about Global Politics
What levels are available for IB Global Politics HL?
Global Politics HL is currently mapped with HL calculator input on calculateIB.
Which syllabus versions are included for IB Global Politics HL?
This page tracks 1 syllabus version: 2017 to 2025.
How are IB Global Politics 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.