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Official IELTS conversion tables
Reading (Academic)
| Raw score | Band |
|---|---|
| 39–40 | 9.0 |
| 37–38 | 8.5 |
| 35–36 | 8.0 |
| 33–34 | 7.5 |
| 30–32 | 7.0 |
| 27–29 | 6.5 |
| 23–26 | 6.0 |
| 19–22 | 5.5 |
| 15–18 | 5.0 |
| 13–14 | 4.5 |
| 10–12 | 4.0 |
| 8–9 | 3.5 |
| 6–7 | 3.0 |
| 4–5 | 2.5 |
| 2–3 | 2.0 |
| 0–1 | 1.0 |
Listening (Academic)
| Raw score | Band |
|---|---|
| 39–40 | 9.0 |
| 37–38 | 8.5 |
| 35–36 | 8.0 |
| 32–34 | 7.5 |
| 30–31 | 7.0 |
| 26–29 | 6.5 |
| 23–25 | 6.0 |
| 18–22 | 5.5 |
| 16–17 | 5.0 |
| 13–15 | 4.5 |
| 11–12 | 4.0 |
| 8–10 | 3.5 |
| 6–7 | 3.0 |
| 4–5 | 2.5 |
| 2–3 | 2.0 |
| 0–1 | 1.0 |
Writing (Academic)
Writing has no raw-score conversion — it's scored by an examiner against the official band descriptors (four criteria averaged to the skill band). Enter your estimated band above.
Speaking
Speaking has no raw-score conversion — it's scored by an examiner against the official band descriptors (four criteria averaged to the skill band). Enter your estimated band above.
No IELTS body publishes a single fixed table — official cutoffs vary slightly test to test. These match IDP IELTS's published tables and are a close estimate, not a certified score.
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