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Duolingo English Test to PTE Academic: what your Duolingo English Test score is worth

You hold a Duolingo English Test result and want to know where it lands on PTE Academic. The table below is keyed by your Duolingo English Test score, with the PTE Academic range the boards align with it beside it.

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Reading your Duolingo English Test result

A Duolingo English Test result is a score from 10 to 160 that moves in steps of 5. The test is computer-marked and taken at home, so the overall score is the figure to convert.

Duolingo English Test scores and where they land on PTE Academic

Rows are keyed by the Duolingo English Test score you hold. The PTE Academic column is the range the boards align with the same CEFR level.

Duolingo English TestCEFRPTE Academic
160C2 Proficient85 to 90
130 to 155C1 Advanced76 to 84
100 to 125B2 Upper intermediate59 to 75
60 to 95B1 Intermediate43 to 58
35 to 55A2 Elementary30 to 42

I have Duolingo English Test 120: what is that on PTE Academic?

Say your Duolingo English Test result is 120. On the boards' published alignments that score sits at CEFR B2 (upper intermediate), and the PTE Academic range placed at the same level is 59 to 75. So a PTE Academic result inside 59 to 75 says roughly the same thing about your English as your 120 does.

Duolingo English Test 100 is the lowest score the boards place at B2. One step lower, 95, falls to B1, so a result just under a level line can read a whole level down on PTE Academic. If you are a step or two under, it is worth knowing before you book a resit.

I need PTE Academic 76: what do I need on Duolingo English Test?

Now the other way round: suppose the institution asks for PTE Academic 76. That figure sits at CEFR C1, and the Duolingo English Test scores placed at that level run 130 to 155. Aim for the bottom of 130 to 155 as the lowest result that lines up, and for something above it if you want room to spare.

PTE Academic targets are whole numbers between 10 and 90, and the test is fully computer-marked, so a target is a single number to reach.

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Duolingo English Test to PTE Academic: questions people ask

I scored 120 on Duolingo English Test. What is that on PTE Academic?

Duolingo English Test 120 sits at CEFR B2, and the PTE Academic range aligned with B2 is 59 to 75. It is a range because both boards publish their alignment by level, not by single score.

Is the Duolingo English Test to PTE Academic conversion official?

No board publishes a table between Duolingo English Test and PTE Academic. This page goes through the CEFR level each board assigns to its own scores, so every figure here is an approximate range.

Duolingo shows subscores beside the overall score. Which do I convert?

Start with the overall score. The table is built on overall results, so a subscore minimum has to be checked with the institution that sets it.

What if I land one point under a PTE Academic target?

Still under it: institutions apply their minimum exactly. That is why this page gives a range and why aiming a few points above the bottom of it is the safer plan.

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IELTS, TOEFL, PTE and the Duolingo English Test are trademarks of their owners, who do not endorse this site. Alignments are the boards' published CEFR mappings, checked September 2026, and are approximate; confirm the exact score your institution requires.