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

For 3, equivalent is 4.5; mapping is TOEFL iBT Reading section score (0–30) to IELTS Reading band, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Score:** 3 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Equivalent:** 4.5 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Mapping:** TOEFL iBT Reading section score (0–30) to IELTS Reading band _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> TOEFL iBT Reading (0–30) | IELTS Reading (0–9) | 30 | 9 | 29 | 8.5* | 29 | 8* | 27 | 7.5* | 24 | 7* | 19 | 6.5* | 13 | 6* | 8 | 5.5* | 4 | 5* | 3 | 4.5 |

## Source

- https://www.in.ets.org/toefl/score-users/ibt/compare-scores.html

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11.
Part of [TOEFL iBT score equivalence: IELTS bands, CEFR levels and the 2026 1–6 scale, as published by ETS](https://referencesource.org/english-test-score-equivalence/).