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PTE Academic to IELTS: what your PTE Academic score is worth

You hold a PTE Academic result and want to know where it lands on IELTS. The table below is keyed by your PTE Academic score, with the IELTS range the boards align with it beside it.

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Reading your PTE Academic result

A PTE Academic result is a whole number from 10 to 90, and the overall score is the figure most institutions quote. With so many points on the scale, the CEFR level your score sits in is the steadier thing to carry across to another test.

PTE Academic scores and where they land on IELTS

Rows are keyed by the PTE Academic score you hold. The IELTS column is the range the boards align with the same CEFR level.

PTE Academic	CEFR	IELTS
85 to 90	C2 Proficient	8.5 to 9.0
76 to 84	C1 Advanced	7.0 to 8.0
59 to 75	B2 Upper intermediate	5.5 to 6.5
43 to 58	B1 Intermediate	4.0 to 5.0
30 to 42	A2 Elementary	3.0 to 3.5

Pearson's concordance, read from PTE Academic

The one pairwise table a test board itself publishes, overall scores, listed by the PTE Academic figure.

PTE Academic overall	IELTS
86 to 90	9.0
83	8.5
79	8.0
73	7.5
65	7.0
58	6.5
50	6.0
42	5.5
36	5.0
30	4.5

I have PTE Academic 65: what is that on IELTS?

Say your PTE Academic result is 65. On the boards' published alignments that score sits at CEFR B2 (upper intermediate), and the IELTS range placed at the same level is 5.5 to 6.5. So an IELTS result inside 5.5 to 6.5 says roughly the same thing about your English as your 65 does.

Pearson's concordance is more exact for this pair: it puts PTE Academic 65 at IELTS 7.0. Where that figure sits a little outside the CEFR range, expect it: two published tables built in different ways will not agree to the point. Use the concordance for a quick one-number comparison and the range when you need the level.

PTE Academic 59 is the lowest score the boards place at B2. One step lower, 58, falls to B1, so a result just under a level line can read a whole level down on IELTS. If you are a step or two under, it is worth knowing before you book a resit.

I need IELTS 7.0: what do I need on PTE Academic?

Now the other way round: suppose the institution asks for IELTS 7.0. That figure sits at CEFR C1, and the PTE Academic scores placed at that level run 76 to 84. Aim for the bottom of 76 to 84 as the lowest result that lines up, and for something above it if you want room to spare.

Pearson's concordance reads IELTS 7.0 as PTE Academic 65.

IELTS asks for an overall band and often a minimum in each skill. The test includes a face-to-face speaking interview, so the conversion shows the level to aim at but not whether that format suits you.

PTE Academic to IELTS: questions people ask

I scored 65 on PTE Academic. What is that on IELTS?

PTE Academic 65 sits at CEFR B2, and the IELTS range aligned with B2 is 5.5 to 6.5. It is a range because both boards publish their alignment by level, not by single score.

Is the PTE Academic to IELTS conversion official?

This pair is the one where a board does publish a table: Pearson's concordance, shown on this page. The CEFR ranges come from each board separately, so use them as a guide and not as a guarantee.

PTE gives me a score for each skill as well. Do I convert those?

This table works on the overall score. A minimum for a single skill is something to check against the institution's own requirements.

Will an institution that asks for IELTS take a converted score?

Only if it says so. A conversion helps you choose which test to sit, but the institution decides which tests it accepts and at what score, so read its list of accepted tests before relying on any table.

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