IELTS requirements
Find the IELTS score your destination actually requires
There is no universal IELTS score for a country. Universities, visa programmes and professional regulators make different decisions. Choose the pathway first, verify its source, then compare every skill with the target.
Calculate your destination score gap
Enter a working target now. Open the destination guide below to replace it with official programme and component requirements.
| Skill | Current practice band | Required target | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listening | +0.5 | ||
| Reading | +0.5 | ||
| Writing | +0.5 | ||
| Speaking | +0.5 |
Practice overall
6.0
Target overall
6.5
First priority
Listening
0 of 4 skills currently meet the selected target. The remaining plan contains 4 half-band steps; start with Listening.
Practice scores are estimates. Confirm the exact test type, component minimums, exemptions and validity period with the institution or authority making the decision.
Check my Listening nowOne destination can create three separate IELTS decisions
A student can meet a visa threshold and still miss university admission. A nurse can meet both and still miss a professional regulator's component score. This hub separates study, immigration and professional registration so an overall band never hides a blocking skill.
Record the accepted IELTS version, required overall band, each component minimum, score-validity window, One Skill Retake policy and any exemption. When several decisions apply, use the highest confirmed requirement for each skill.
- Study: institution and programme
- Immigration: exact visa or residence pathway
- Professional work: registration authority
- Preparation: current estimate versus highest target
Destination guides with official-source links
The guides are intentionally limited to destinations for which we can maintain useful, distinct information. They include a live gap calculator, current government pathways, programme-aware university discovery and public verification dates.
We will not create a country page by swapping place names into a template. A new guide must add destination-specific pathways, official sources and unique learner decisions.
How to use a requirement without overestimating readiness
A requirement is an eligibility threshold, not proof that a learner can achieve it under exam conditions. Use recent timed practice, keep the four skill scores separate and investigate the weakest required component first.
Requirements change. Recheck the linked source before booking a test or submitting an application, especially when a result is close to expiring or you plan to rely on One Skill Retake.