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

For 3.5, equivalent is 12-17; mapping is TOEFL iBT score (1–6 scale) to Reading score (0-30), recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Score:** 3.5 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Equivalent:** 12-17 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Mapping:** TOEFL iBT score (1–6 scale) to Reading score (0-30) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Total and section scores (1-6) | Reading (0-30) | Listening (0-30) | Writing (0-30) | Speaking (0-30) | Total (0-120) | 6 | 29-30 | 28-30 | 29-30 | 28-30 | 114+ | 5.5 | 27-28 | 26-27 | 27-28 | 27 | 107+ | 5 | 24-26 | 22-25 | 24-26 | 25-26 | 95+ | 4.5 | 22-23 | 20-21 | 21-23 | 23-24 | 86+ | 4 | 18-21 | 17-19 | 17-20 | 20-22 | 72+ | 3.5 | 12-17 | 13-16 | 15-16 | 18-19 | 58+ |

## 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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