IELTS percentile calculator
IELTS Academic 7.0
74%
An overall 7.0 in IELTS Academic is higher than 74% of test takers taking IELTS for a university course of three months or more; 12% scored exactly 7.0.
Your result
Higher than 74%. An overall 7.0 in IELTS Academic is higher than 74% of test takers taking IELTS for a university course of three months or more; 12% scored exactly 7.0.
| Overall band | Share of test takers | Scored lower |
|---|---|---|
| Below 4.0 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| 4.0 | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| 4.5 | 3.5% | 1.6% |
| 5.0 | 9.4% | 5.1% |
| 5.5 | 18.4% | 14.5% |
| 6.0 | 22.8% | 32.9% |
| 6.5 | 18.0% | 55.7% |
| 7.0 | 12.2% | 73.7% |
| 7.5 | 8.3% | 85.8% |
| 8.0 | 4.7% | 94.1% |
| 8.5 | 1.1% | 98.9% |
| 9.0 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
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An overall IELTS Academic 7.0 is higher than 74% of test takers applying for a university course of three months or more (2024-25).
Questions people ask
What percentile is IELTS 7.0?
Higher than 74% of IELTS Academic test takers applying for a university course of three months or more in 2024-25, and higher than 57% of those taking it for immigration.
What percentile is IELTS 7.5?
Higher than 86% of Academic test takers applying for a university course of three months or more in 2024-25.
What percentile is IELTS 8.0?
Higher than 94% of Academic test takers applying for a university course of three months or more in 2024-25.
What percentile is IELTS 6.5?
Higher than 56% of Academic test takers applying for a university course of three months or more in 2024-25.
Is IELTS 7.0 good for nurses?
It is higher than 56% of Academic test takers registering as nurses in 2024-25, and higher than 68% of General Training test takers registering as nurses.
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What it does
Enter your overall band to see the share of test takers like you who scored lower.
IELTS Academic and General Training test takers in 2024-25, grouped as IELTS publishes them: by reason for taking the test, by the 40 most common nationalities and by the 40 most common first languages.
Method
- IELTS publishes the share of each group's test takers at every overall band, from below 4.0 up to 9.0.
- Your percentile is the sum of those shares below your band; the share at your band is shown beside it.