IELTS Score Calculator & Band Converter
Calculate your IELTS overall band score from your four skill scores, or convert raw listening and reading marks to band scores instantly. Uses the official IELTS scoring system and rounding rules.
Overall Band Score Calculator
Enter your four IELTS skill scores to calculate your overall band. IELTS averages the four scores and rounds to the nearest 0.5 band — with .25 always rounding up.
How it's calculated
IELTS adds your four band scores (6.0 + 6.0 + 6.0 + 6.0 = 24.0), divides by 4 (6.000), then rounds to the nearest 0.5. 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.
Band 6.0 — want to see where you'd score on a real essay?
WritingThe writing band you entered is a guess
Listening and reading convert from answer keys. Writing is harder to self-estimate, so write one short essay and receive a practice estimate across all 4 IELTS criteria before you rerun the calculator.
IELTS Rounding Rules Explained
IELTS calculates your overall band by averaging your four skill scores and rounding to the nearest half band. The key detail most test-takers miss: when the average falls exactly on .25, it always rounds UP to .5 — and .75 always rounds UP to the next whole band.
This means scoring Listening 7.0, Reading 6.5, Writing 6.0, Speaking 6.5 gives you an average of 6.5 — an overall Band 6.5. But if your Writing were 6.5 instead of 6.0, the average would be 6.625, which rounds down to 6.5. You'd need at least one skill at 7.0 to push the average to 6.75, which rounds up to 7.0.
Reading — Raw Score → Band Converter
Full Conversion Table
| Band Score | Correct Answers |
|---|---|
| 9.0 | 39–40 |
| 8.5 | 37–38 |
| 8.0 | 35–36 |
| 7.5 | 33–34 |
| 7.0 | 30–32 |
| 6.5 | 27–29 |
| 6.0 | 23–26 |
| 5.5 | 19–22 |
| 5.0 | 15–18 |
| 4.5 | 13–14 |
| 4.0 | 10–12 |
| 3.5 | 8–9 |
| 3.0 | 6–7 |
| 2.5 | 4–5 |
| 2.0 | 2–3 |
Listening — Raw Score → Band Converter
Full Conversion Table
| Band Score | Correct Answers |
|---|---|
| 9.0 | 39–40 |
| 8.5 | 37–38 |
| 8.0 | 35–36 |
| 7.5 | 32–34 |
| 7.0 | 30–31 |
| 6.5 | 26–29 |
| 6.0 | 23–25 |
| 5.5 | 18–22 |
| 5.0 | 16–17 |
| 4.5 | 13–15 |
| 4.0 | 11–12 |
| 3.5 | 8–10 |
| 3.0 | 6–7 |
| 2.5 | 4–5 |
| 2.0 | 2–3 |
Writing Score Estimator
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Speaking Score Estimator
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Official Scoring Reference
Band score conversion tables are based on IELTS scoring methodology published by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge Assessment English. Tables are approximate — actual thresholds may vary slightly between test dates.
IELTS Scoring in Detail — IELTS.orgWhat band score would YOUR essay get?
Self-estimates can miss criterion-level issues. Write a short essay and receive a practice estimate across all 4 IELTS criteria in about 60 seconds.