The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) is an
educational programme examined in one of three languages (
English,
French or
Spanish) and is a
university entrance course. It is taught in 2,075
schools, often in
international schools, in 125 countries (
as of 2007). More than half of the schools offering the Diploma Programme are state funded schools. The programme, administered by the
International Baccalaureate Organization, is the most widely recognized pre-university educational programme. However, it remains less popular than nationally affiliated preparatory programs in most countries, such as that of the
Advanced Placement examination system in the
United States and
Canada, the
A-level in the
United Kingdom, the
HSC (higher school certificate) in Australia or
Advanced Highers system in
Scotland.
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