IB Turkish A: Literature SL Grade Boundaries: 55-83% for a 7

Overall boundaries, every session on record

Minimum scaled mark, out of 100, for each grade in IB Turkish A: Literature SL. One row per session and timezone; May 2021 and 2022 and November 2021 and 2022 show the examination route.
Session	7	6	5	4	3	2	Gap 6 to 7
November 2025	81	69	57	45	30	14	12
May 2025	81	70	60	49	35	17	11
November 2024	76	65	53	42	27	14	11
May 2024	83	72	58	47	34	17	11
November 2023	78	64	53	40	27	14	14
May 2023	82	67	56	41	26	14	15
November 2022 (exam route)	77	63	52	38	25	13	14
May 2022 (exam route)	71	60	49	38	25	13	11
November 2021 (exam route)	55	46	38	29	20	10	9
May 2021 (exam route)	55	46	38	29	20	10	9
May 2019	82	71	60	47	36	20	11
May 2018	82	70	57	44	33	18	12
May 2017	82	70	57	44	31	17	12

What do I need

IB Turkish A: Literature SL: the mark you need, paper by paper

Session

Grade

In May 2025 a 7 overall started at 81 out of 100 scaled marks. On each component:

Component	Out of	Minimum for a 7	As %
Internal assessment (oral)	40	34	85%
Paper 1	20	15	75%
Paper 2	30	27	90%

Component grades come straight from the IB document for that session. The overall grade is on a 100-mark scale built from the components with the weightings in the subject guide, so it is not computed here: a strong component carries a weaker one, and the table shows how much room each one leaves.

Non-examination route, 2021 and 2022

Sessions in which schools that could not sit written examinations were graded on coursework and predicted evidence. The IB issued a separate boundaries document for that route.
Session	7	6	5	4	3	2	Gap 6 to 7
November 2022 (non-exam route)	84	72	60	48	37	21	12
May 2022 (non-exam route)	71	60	49	38	25	13	11
November 2021 (non-exam route)	83	70	58	48	36	19	13
May 2021 (non-exam route)	77	65	51	46	38	19	12

May against November

On record the 7 in Turkish A: Literature SL has averaged 77.3% in May and 73.4% in November. The two sessions are set to the same standard; the difference is the papers, not the season.

The gap between a 6 and a 7

In Turkish A: Literature SL the 6 sits on average 11.7 marks below the 7 on the 100-mark scale. That is roughly one question answered fully instead of half-answered, or the marks lost to misread instructions across a whole paper.

Use the range, not the last session. A student scoring 83% or more on full mocks under exam conditions has a 7 in every session on record. A student at 55% has a 7 only on the hardest paper, and should plan for the 6 to 7 gap rather than assume it.

Sources

All 13 sessions were read from the grade boundaries document the IB issues to Diploma Programme coordinators after each session (one document per session; 2021 and 2022 have an examination-route and a non-examination-route document). The full dataset for every IB subject is on the grade boundaries overview, as CSV and JSON.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage do you need for a 7 in IB Turkish A: Literature SL?

81% of the scaled marks in November 2025. Over 13 sessions since May 2017 the 7 has started between 55% and 83%, 75.8% on average. There is no fixed figure: the IB sets the boundaries after each session, once the papers have been marked.

How many marks separate a 6 from a 7 in Turkish A: Literature SL?

Between 9 and 15 on the 100-mark scale, 11.7 on average. In November 2025 it was 12 marks. That is the size of one question answered fully instead of half-answered, which is why exam technique moves this grade more than new content.

Are Turkish A: Literature SL grade boundaries going up or down?

The May 7 moved from 83% in May 2024 to 81% in May 2025. A move of a few points between years is normal and reflects how hard that paper was, not a change in the standard.

Is November easier than May in Turkish A: Literature SL?

Not in the boundaries: the 7 has averaged 77.3% in May sessions and 73.4% in November sessions on record. The IB sets both to the same standard, so a difference of a point or two reflects the papers of those sessions, not a softer session.

Where do these numbers come from?

Every row on this page was read from the grade boundaries document the IB issues to Diploma Programme coordinators after each session, for all 13 sessions shown. The document lists, for every subject and level, the minimum raw mark for each grade on each component and the minimum scaled mark out of 100 for the overall grade.

IB Turkish A: Literature SL grade boundaries: what you need for a 7