IELTS Band Score Calculator

Enter correct answers out of 40 for Listening and Reading, plus your Writing and Speaking bands, to estimate your overall IELTS band.

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Listening correct (0–40)Band 7Reading correct (0–40)Band 7Writing bandSpeaking band

Estimated overall band: 7

Estimate based on commonly published conversion ranges; official conversions can vary slightly between test versions.

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IELTS Listening band score chart (Academic and General Training)

Correct answers	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
18–22	5.5
16–17	5
13–15	4.5
10–12	4
8–9	3.5
6–7	3
4–5	2.5

IELTS Academic Reading band score chart

Correct answers	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
19–22	5.5
15–18	5
13–14	4.5
10–12	4
8–9	3.5
6–7	3
4–5	2.5

IELTS General Training Reading band score chart

Correct answers	Band
40	9
39	8.5
37–38	8
36	7.5
34–35	7
32–33	6.5
30–31	6
27–29	5.5
23–26	5
19–22	4.5
15–18	4
12–14	3.5
9–11	3
6–8	2.5

How the overall band is rounded

The four skill bands are averaged. An average ending in .25 rounds up to the next half band and .75 rounds up to the next whole band, so 6.25 becomes 6.5 and 6.75 becomes 7.0. Read the IELTS band scores guide for what each band means.