IB Global Politics HL · 2026

3.1 Contested meanings: development, sustainability, poverty, inequality

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3.1 Contested meanings: development, sustainability, poverty, inequality

Latest exam session: May 2026

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Micro-topics in 3.1 Contested meanings: development, sustainability, poverty, inequality

In syllabus order. The ring is the share of papers each appears in. 2 of them have no matching questions in this archive.

  • 0

    3.1.1

    What is development?

    No question tagged to this topic in the 10 Global Politics HL papers analysed

    No matches in this archiveRevise it
  • 20

    3.1.2

    Sustainability

    2 questions · in 20% of papers

    Regular

    last May 26 P2 TZ1

  • 0

    3.1.3

    Poverty

    No question tagged to this topic in the 10 Global Politics HL papers analysed

    No matches in this archiveRevise it
  • 10

    3.1.4

    Inequality

    1 question · in 10% of papers

    Occasional

    last May 26 P2 TZ3

Exam pattern

How often each micro-topic has been examined, year by year. Each label is explained under the grid.

Does it repeat?

Questions per year for each micro-topic, including those with no matches in this archive.

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Micro-topic2026
3.1.2SustainabilityRegular
2Sustainability, 2026: 2 questions
3.1.4InequalityOccasional
1Inequality, 2026: 1 question
3.1.1What is development?No matches in this archive
·What is development?, 2026: 0 questions
3.1.3PovertyNo matches in this archive
·Poverty, 2026: 0 questions
  • Regularin roughly one paper in six or more
  • Occasionalin about one paper in ten
  • No matches in this archiveon the syllabus, but has no question tagged to it in this archive. This does not mean it has never been examined

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Which 3.1 Contested meanings: development, sustainability, poverty, inequality topic comes up most?

Sustainability (3.1.2): in 20% of papers, last seen May 26 P2 TZ1. Usually "Evaluate / Examine", worth about 15 marks in a paper that includes it.

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