# 46–59 — TOEFL iBT score equivalence: IELTS bands, CEFR levels and the 2026 1–6 scale, as published by ETS

For 46–59, equivalent is 5.5; mapping is TOEFL iBT total score (0–120) to IELTS Academic overall band, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Score:** 46–59 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Equivalent:** 5.5 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Mapping:** TOEFL iBT total score (0–120) to IELTS Academic overall band _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> 35–45 5 That’s why we’ve created research-based score comparison tools that 46–59 5.5 make it easy to align your scores.

## Source

- https://www.ets.org/s/toefl/pdf/toefl_score_comparison_flyer.pdf

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