IELTS to PTE score converter
Enter your IELTS Academic overall score or your PTE Academic overall score to see the equivalent on the other test, using Pearson’s official concordance table (updated July 2025). It also shows the matching CEFR level.
IELTS Academic overall
6.5
Equivalent PTE range
55–62
PTE Academic overall score
CEFR level
B2
Based on Pearson’s official PTE Academic ↔ IELTS Academic concordance (July 2025 Score Guide). Pearson publishes each IELTS band as a range of PTE scores, not a single number, and says score relationships between tests are always an approximation, not an exact formula. The institution or visa route you’re applying to sets its own accepted score and can override this table, so confirm the exact requirement with them before relying on this conversion.
IELTS and PTE: common questions
How accurate is an IELTS to PTE score conversion?
It's an official estimate, not an exact formula. Pearson's own concordance table maps each IELTS band to a range of PTE scores, not a single number, and Pearson states directly that score relationships between different tests are always an approximation, even when the underlying study is done to a high standard. Treat the result as a reliable estimate, then confirm the exact score your university or visa route actually requires.
Is this the score Australian universities use for admission?
Yes. University English requirements are almost always expressed as an IELTS or PTE Academic overall score, which is what this tool converts. Some programs additionally set a higher minimum on one skill (listening, reading, writing, or speaking) alongside the overall score, so check the specific program's entry requirements for any per-skill minimum on top of the overall figure shown here.
Does the Australian student visa accept PTE Academic?
Yes, PTE Academic is one of the Department of Home Affairs' approved tests for the student visa's English language condition. Since 7 August 2025 the department accepts a newer version of PTE Academic with different score requirements than before, so a PTE result from before that date may no longer show the score you expect. See the department's Vocational English and Competent English pages for the current approved-test tables.
What PTE score do I need for the Australian student visa?
The visa condition is checked per skill component, not by an overall score the way this converter (and university admission) works. For results taken on or after 7 August 2025, Vocational English needs at least 33 listening, 36 reading, 29 writing, and 24 speaking; Competent English needs at least 47 listening, 48 reading, 51 writing, and 54 speaking, each on PTE Academic's 10-90 scale. Which tier applies depends on your specific visa pathway, so check your visa condition and the current legislative instrument, not just this table.
Why does Pearson give a range instead of one exact PTE number for each IELTS score?
The two tests aren't built the same way; PTE Academic combines speaking and writing into integrated tasks where IELTS scores them separately, and the scales themselves differ (IELTS 0-9 in 0.5 steps, PTE 10-90). Pearson's concordance study used an equipercentile method that aligns the two score distributions statistically, which produces a band of PTE scores that correspond to each IELTS band rather than a one-to-one match.
The table doesn't go below IELTS 4.5. Why not?
That's where Pearson's own published concordance starts. There's no official PTE equivalent published for IELTS bands below 4.5, so this tool doesn't invent one.