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

For 1, mapping is TOEFL iBT Reading section score (0–30) to 1–6 scale, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Score:** 1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Equivalent:** 1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Mapping:** TOEFL iBT Reading section score (0–30) to 1–6 scale _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Reading (0-30 v. 1-6) | Listening (0-30 v. 1-6) | Writing (0-30 v. 1-6) | Speaking (0-30 v. 1-6) | 30 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 28 | 5.5 | 28 | 6 | 28 | 5.5 | 28 | 6 | 27 | 5.5 | 27 | 5.5 | 27 | 5.5 | 27 | 5.5 | 26 | 5 | 26 | 5.5 | 26 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 24 | 4.5 | 23 | 4.5 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 4.5 | 23 | 4.5 | 22 | 4.5 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 4.5 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 4.5 | 21 | 4.5 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 4.5 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 3.5 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 3.5 | 17 | 3.5 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 3.5 | 16 | 3.5 | 16 | 3.5 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 3.5 | 15 | 3.5 | 15 | 3.5 | 15 | 2.5 | 14 | 3.5 | 14 | 3.5 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 2.5 | 13 | 3.5 | 13 | 3.5 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 2.5 | 12 | 3.5 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 2.5 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 2.5 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1.5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2.5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1.5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2.5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1.5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2.5 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

## 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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