Supplementary Comparison Tables for TOEFL iBT® Section Scores Comparison Table for READING Section* TOEFL® Reading
IELTS® Reading
Comparison Table for LISTENING Section* 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* TOEFL® Speaking
IELTS® Speaking
Comparison Table for WRITING Section* 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.
