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

For 5, equivalent is 25-26; mapping is TOEFL iBT score (1–6 scale) to Speaking score (0-30), recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Score:** 5 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Equivalent:** 25-26 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Mapping:** TOEFL iBT score (1–6 scale) to Speaking 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+ |

## Source

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