IELTS Band Score Calculator
Enter your number of correct answers for Listening and Reading, choose your Writing and Speaking band scores — your overall band score is calculated instantly using the official IELTS rule.
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Overall band score
The average of the four bands, rounded according to the official IELTS rule.
How the overall band score is rounded
The average of the four band scores is taken. If the average ends in .25 it rounds up to the next half band, if it ends in .75 it rounds up to the next whole band; otherwise it rounds to the nearest half band. For example: 6.5 + 6.5 + 5.0 + 7.0 = 6.25 → 6.5; 6.5 + 6.5 + 7.0 + 7.0 = 6.75 → 7.0.
Correct answers → band score table
Based on the official IELTS band score tables (approximate — may vary slightly depending on the test version).
Listening
| Correct answers | Band |
|---|---|
| 39–40 | 9.0 |
| 37–38 | 8.5 |
| 35–36 | 8.0 |
| 32–34 | 7.5 |
| 30–31 | 7.0 |
| 26–29 | 6.5 |
| 23–25 | 6.0 |
| 18–22 | 5.5 |
| 16–17 | 5.0 |
| 13–15 | 4.5 |
| 11–12 | 4.0 |
| 8–10 | 3.5 |
Academic Reading
| Correct answers | Band |
|---|---|
| 39–40 | 9.0 |
| 37–38 | 8.5 |
| 35–36 | 8.0 |
| 33–34 | 7.5 |
| 30–32 | 7.0 |
| 27–29 | 6.5 |
| 23–26 | 6.0 |
| 19–22 | 5.5 |
| 15–18 | 5.0 |
| 13–14 | 4.5 |
| 10–12 | 4.0 |
| 8–9 | 3.5 |
| 6–7 | 3.0 |
| 4–5 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 2.0 |
| 2 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1.0 |
General Reading
| Correct answers | Band |
|---|---|
| 40 | 9.0 |
| 39 | 8.5 |
| 37–38 | 8.0 |
| 36 | 7.5 |
| 34–35 | 7.0 |
| 32–33 | 6.5 |
| 30–31 | 6.0 |
| 27–29 | 5.5 |
| 23–26 | 5.0 |
| 19–22 | 4.5 |
| 15–18 | 4.0 |
| 12–14 | 3.5 |
| 9–11 | 3.0 |
| 6–8 | 2.5 |
Frequently asked questions
How is the overall IELTS band score calculated?
The average of the four section band scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking) is taken and rounded by the official rule: if the average ends in .25 it rounds up to the next half band, and if it ends in .75 it rounds up to the next whole band.
How do Listening and Reading correct answers turn into a band score?
Each section has 40 questions. The number of correct answers (raw score) is converted into a 0–9 band score using a specific table. The Academic Reading table is stricter than General Training.
Is this an official IELTS result?
No — this is an estimate calculator based on the official IELTS band tables. Your real exam scores may vary slightly depending on the test version.
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