IELTS Band Score Calculator

Two calculators: raw score out of 40 → section band (Listening, Academic or GT Reading), and the four-section average → overall band, including the .25/.75 round-UP rule most candidates don't know.

Raw score → band

Test sectionCorrect answers (0–40)

Band

7.0

Conversions are approximate — the official table shifts slightly between test versions.

Overall band (four sections)

ListeningReadingWritingSpeaking

Overall

6.5

Mean 6.25 — .25 rounds up to the next half band, .75 rounds up to the next whole band.

Why the rounding rule changes your study plan: how IELTS scoring actually works →

Get a real raw score first: listening tests · reading tests

Unofficial estimate for study planning — official scoring depends on your live test version.