IELTS Score Calculator

Calculate your overall IELTS band score from listening, reading, writing, and speaking scores

Calculate Overall IELTS Score

Band score from 0.5 to 9.0 in 0.5 increments

Band score from 0.5 to 9.0 in 0.5 increments

Band score from 0.5 to 9.0 in 0.5 increments

Band score from 0.5 to 9.0 in 0.5 increments

IELTS Score Results

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Overall IELTS Score

Convert Points to Band Scores

Listening Score from Points

0.0
Listening Band Score

Reading Score from Points

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Reading Band Score (academic)

Example Calculation

Sample IELTS Scores

Listening: 7.5
Reading: 8.0
Writing: 6.5
Speaking: 7.0

Calculation

Sum = 7.5 + 8.0 + 6.5 + 7.0 = 29.0

Average = 29.0 ÷ 4 = 7.25

Rounded to nearest 0.5 = 7.5

Overall IELTS Score: 7.5 (Good User)

IELTS Band Scores

9Expert user
8Very good user
7Good user
6Competent user
5Modest user
4Limited user
3Extremely limited user

IELTS Test Structure

L

Listening

30 minutes + 10 minutes transfer

40 questions, 4 recordings

R

Reading

60 minutes

40 questions, 3 passages

W

Writing

60 minutes

2 tasks (150 + 250 words)

S

Speaking

11-14 minutes

Face-to-face interview

IELTS vs TOEFL

IELTS

  • • Paper-based available
  • • 0-9 scale
  • • Face-to-face speaking
  • • Results in 13 days

TOEFL iBT

  • • Computer-based
  • • 0-120 scale
  • • Recorded speaking
  • • Results in 10 days

Understanding IELTS Scoring

How IELTS is Scored

IELTS uses a 9-band scoring system where each band corresponds to a specific level of English proficiency. Your overall score is the average of four component scores, rounded to the nearest half band.

The Four Components

  • Listening: Tests ability to understand spoken English in various contexts
  • Reading: Assesses reading comprehension skills (Academic or General Training)
  • Writing: Evaluates written English skills in formal and informal contexts
  • Speaking: Tests spoken English through face-to-face interview

Score Calculation

Overall Score = (L + R + W + S) ÷ 4

Rounded to nearest 0.5

Rounding Rules

6.25 → 6.56.75 → 7.0
6.125 → 6.06.375 → 6.5

Tip: IELTS scores are valid for 2 years from the test date for most purposes.

Score Conversion Tables

Listening Points to Band

Points
Band
39-40
9
37-38
8.5
35-36
8
32-34
7.5
30-31
7
26-29
6.5
23-25
6

Reading Points to Band (Academic)

Points
Band
39-40
9
37-38
8.5
35-36
8
33-34
7.5
30-32
7
27-29
6.5
23-26
6