IB Math AI HL · 2021 to 2025
IB Math AI HL past papers
1,618 past paper questions from 54 papers across 11 exam sessions. See what repeats, then practise the same skills with AI marking.
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HL archive · 2021 to 2026
IB Math AI HL past papers
Latest exam session: May 2026
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Units in Math AI HL
In syllabus order. The ring is the share of the marks each one carries.
Unit 1
Number & Algebra
11% of marks537 of the 4925 marks across the 54 Math AI HL papers analysed (11%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 186 questions
Unit 2
Functions
9% of marks440 of the 4925 marks across the 54 Math AI HL papers analysed (9%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 171 questions
- RisingLog-log & semi-log graphs
Unit 3
Geometry & Trigonometry
24% of marks1206 of the 4925 marks across the 54 Math AI HL papers analysed (24%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 372 questions
- FadingComposition & determinant area
Unit 4
Statistics & Probability
30% of marks1464 of the 4925 marks across the 54 Math AI HL papers analysed (30%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 509 questions
- Risingt-tests and z-tests
Unit 5
Calculus
26% of marks1278 of the 4925 marks across the 54 Math AI HL papers analysed (26%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 380 questions
Papers in Math AI HL
Each paper across every sitting. The ring is the share of the marks it carries.
18 sittings · calculator
Paper 1
40% of marks1981 of the 4925 marks in the Math AI HL archive were set in Paper 1, across 18 sittings. · 737 questions
Most tested Polar & exponential form
18 sittings · calculator
Paper 2
40% of marks1960 of the 4925 marks in the Math AI HL archive were set in Paper 2, across 18 sittings. · 617 questions
Most tested Optimisation in Context
18 sittings · calculator
Paper 3
20% of marks984 of the 4925 marks in the Math AI HL archive were set in Paper 3, across 18 sittings. · 264 questions
Most tested t-tests and z-tests
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 106 micro-topics for the next sitting. Numbers are questions per year.
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| Micro-topic | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11Differential equations (separation of variables), 2021: 11 questions | 15Differential equations (separation of variables), 2022: 15 questions | 8Differential equations (separation of variables), 2023: 8 questions | 12Differential equations (separation of variables), 2024: 12 questions | 7Differential equations (separation of variables), 2025: 7 questions | 5Differential equations (separation of variables), 2026: 5 questions | |
4.19.1Transition matrices | 19Transition matrices, 2021: 19 questions | 12Transition matrices, 2022: 12 questions | 10Transition matrices, 2023: 10 questions | 14Transition matrices, 2024: 14 questions | 19Transition matrices, 2025: 19 questions | 2Transition matrices, 2026: 2 questions |
1.13.1Polar & exponential form | 18Polar & exponential form, 2021: 18 questions | 4Polar & exponential form, 2022: 4 questions | 2Polar & exponential form, 2023: 2 questions | 9Polar & exponential form, 2024: 9 questions | 7Polar & exponential form, 2025: 7 questions | 2Polar & exponential form, 2026: 2 questions |
| 8t-tests and z-tests, 2021: 8 questions | 8t-tests and z-tests, 2022: 8 questions | 17t-tests and z-tests, 2023: 17 questions | 9t-tests and z-tests, 2024: 9 questions | 17t-tests and z-tests, 2025: 17 questions | 2t-tests and z-tests, 2026: 2 questions |
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- Risingappearing more often in the last two years than before
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Every Math AI HL exam session
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May 2026
3 papers
May 2025
9 papers
November 2024
3 papers
May 2024
6 papers
November 2023
3 papers
May 2023
9 papers
November 2022
3 papers
May 2022
6 papers
November 2021
3 papers
May 2021
6 papers
Specimen 2021
3 papers
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Which Math AI HL exam sessions are covered?
11 exam sessions from 2021 to 2026, the latest May 2026. Every Paper 1, 2 and 3 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 54 papers in this archive.
Which IB Math AI HL topic comes up most?
Differential equations (separation of variables) (5.14.1): in 26% of papers, last seen May 26 P3 TZB. Usually "find / solve", worth about 16 marks in a paper that includes it.
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No. The wording belongs to the IB. You get the citation, the marks, the command term and the skill tested, plus our own matched practice questions with worked answers and AI marking.
What do "banker", "due" and "rising" mean?
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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