# 4.5 — TOEFL iBT score equivalence: IELTS bands, CEFR levels and the 2026 1–6 scale, as published by ETS

For 4.5, equivalent is 2; mapping is IELTS band to TOEFL Total (1–6 scale), recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Score:** 4.5 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Equivalent:** 2 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Mapping:** IELTS band to TOEFL Total (1–6 scale) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> IELTS (1-9) | TOEFL Reading (1-6) | TOEFL Listening (1-6) | TOEFL Writing (1-6) | TOEFL Speaking (1-6) | TOEFL Total (1-6) | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7.5 | 5 | 5 | 5.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 7 | 4.5 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | 6.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 |

## Source

- https://www.ets.org/toefl/institutions/ibt/score-scale-update.html

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11.
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