IB Math AA HL · 2021 to 2026
Math AA HL Paper 1
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HL archive · 2021 to 2026
Paper 1
Latest exam session: May 2026
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- 625
- questions
- papers
- 19
- papers
- exam sessions
- 12
- exam sessions
- micro-topics
- 142
Where Paper 1 marks go, by unit
In syllabus order. The ring is the share of the marks each one carries.
Unit 1
Number & Algebra
31% of marks641 of the 2090 marks across the 57 Math AA HL papers analysed (31%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 186 questions
- DueProof by induction
- RisingRoots — equally spaced on a circle
Unit 2
Functions
16% of marks340 of the 2090 marks across the 57 Math AA HL papers analysed (16%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 131 questions
- DueComposite functions
- RisingVertex & axis of symmetry
Unit 3
Geometry & Trigonometry
19% of marks400 of the 2090 marks across the 57 Math AA HL papers analysed (19%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 112 questions
- DueArea of a triangle
Unit 4
Statistics & Probability
8% of marks168 of the 2090 marks across the 57 Math AA HL papers analysed (8%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 58 questions
Unit 5
Calculus
26% of marks541 of the 2090 marks across the 57 Math AA HL papers analysed (26%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 138 questions
Exam pattern
How often each micro-topic has been examined, year by year. Each label is explained under the grid.
Does it repeat?
Top 4 of 142 micro-topics for the next sitting. Numbers are questions per year.
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| Micro-topic | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Composite functions, 2021: 2 questions | 2Composite functions, 2022: 2 questions | 3Composite functions, 2023: 3 questions | ·Composite functions, 2024: 0 questions | 4Composite functions, 2025: 4 questions | ·Composite functions, 2026: 0 questions | |
| 4Roots — equally spaced on a circle, 2021: 4 questions | ·Roots — equally spaced on a circle, 2022: 0 questions | ·Roots — equally spaced on a circle, 2023: 0 questions | 6Roots — equally spaced on a circle, 2024: 6 questions | 4Roots — equally spaced on a circle, 2025: 4 questions | ·Roots — equally spaced on a circle, 2026: 0 questions | |
| 3Proof by induction, 2021: 3 questions | 1Proof by induction, 2022: 1 question | 2Proof by induction, 2023: 2 questions | 2Proof by induction, 2024: 2 questions | 1Proof by induction, 2025: 1 question | ·Proof by induction, 2026: 0 questions | |
| 1Complex roots come in pairs, 2021: 1 question | 2Complex roots come in pairs, 2022: 2 questions | 2Complex roots come in pairs, 2023: 2 questions | 2Complex roots come in pairs, 2024: 2 questions | 2Complex roots come in pairs, 2025: 2 questions | 1Complex roots come in pairs, 2026: 1 question |
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- DueArea of a triangle· last May 25 P1 TZ2
- Dueusually examined, but missing from the last two exam sessions
- Risingappearing more often in the last two years than before
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Questions on Paper 1, by exam session
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May 2026
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November 2025
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November 2024
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Which Math AA HL exam sessions are covered for Paper 1?
12 exam sessions from 2021 to 2026, the latest May 2026. Every Paper 1 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 19 papers in this archive.
Which Paper 1 topic comes up most?
Composite functions (2.5.1): in 14% of papers, last seen May 25 P1 TZ2. Usually "find / solve", worth about 4.3 marks in a paper that includes it.
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Banker: examined in at least one sitting in four and still appearing. Due: regular before, but absent for the last two exam sessions. Rising: clearly more common in the last two years. Our classification of real papers, not an IB statistic.
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