Supplementary Comparison Tables for TOEFL iBT Section Scores

Comparison Table for READING Section* Comparison Table for LISTENING Section*
TOEFL Reading IELTS Reading TOEFL Listening IELTS Listening
0-2 0-4 0-2 0-4
3 4.5 3 4.5
4-7 5 4-6 5
8-12 5.5 7-11 5.5
13-18 6 12-19 6
19-23 6.5 20-23 6.5
24-26 7 24-26 7
27-28 7.5 27 7.5
29 8 28 8
29 8.5 29 8.5
30 9 30 9

Comparison Table for SPEAKING Section* Comparison Table for WRITING Section*

TOEFL Speaking IELTS Speaking TOEFL Writing IELTS Writing

0-11 0-4 0-11 0-4
12-13 4.5 12-13 4.5
14-15 5 14-17 5
16-17 5.5 18-20 5.5
18-19 6 21-23 6
20-22 6.5 24-26 6.5
23 7 27-28 7
24-25 7.5 29 7.5
26-27 8 30 8
28-29 8.5 30 8.5
30 9 30 9

* Note that 0.1% of the sample scored below 4.0 on IELTS is not listed on the table.

Blue shading indicates score comparison ranges with the highest degree of confidence. The data is based on
the analysis of 1,153 individuals who took both the TOEFL test and the IELTS academic module.

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