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PTE Academic to TOEFL iBT: what your PTE Academic score is worth

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

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Reading your PTE Academic result

A PTE Academic result is a whole number from 10 to 90, and the overall score is the figure most institutions quote. With so many points on the scale, the CEFR level your score sits in is the steadier thing to carry across to another test.

PTE Academic scores and where they land on TOEFL iBT

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

PTE AcademicCEFRTOEFL iBT
85 to 90C2 Proficient6.0
76 to 84C1 Advanced5.0 to 5.5
59 to 75B2 Upper intermediate4.0 to 4.5
43 to 58B1 Intermediate3.0 to 3.5
30 to 42A2 Elementary2.0 to 2.5

I have PTE Academic 65: what is that on TOEFL iBT?

Say your PTE Academic result is 65. On the boards' published alignments that score sits at CEFR B2 (upper intermediate), and the TOEFL iBT range placed at the same level is 4.0 to 4.5. So a TOEFL iBT result inside 4.0 to 4.5 says roughly the same thing about your English as your 65 does.

PTE Academic 59 is the lowest score the boards place at B2. One step lower, 58, falls to B1, so a result just under a level line can read a whole level down on TOEFL iBT. If you are a step or two under, it is worth knowing before you book a resit.

I need TOEFL iBT 5.0: what do I need on PTE Academic?

Now the other way round: suppose the institution asks for TOEFL iBT 5.0. That figure sits at CEFR C1, and the PTE Academic scores placed at that level run 76 to 84. Aim for the bottom of 76 to 84 as the lowest result that lines up, and for something above it if you want room to spare.

TOEFL iBT now sets its targets in half bands from 1 to 6. If an institution still quotes the old 0 to 120 total, ask which scale it means before you plan a score around it.

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PTE Academic to TOEFL iBT: questions people ask

I scored 65 on PTE Academic. What is that on TOEFL iBT?

PTE Academic 65 sits at CEFR B2, and the TOEFL iBT range aligned with B2 is 4.0 to 4.5. It is a range because both boards publish their alignment by level, not by single score.

Is the PTE Academic to TOEFL iBT conversion official?

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

PTE gives me a score for each skill as well. Do I convert those?

This table works on the overall score. A minimum for a single skill is something to check against the institution's own requirements.

Why does TOEFL show 1 to 6 rather than 0 to 120?

Since January 2026 the TOEFL iBT reports each section and the overall score on a 1 to 6 band scale aligned to the CEFR, in half bands. The old 0 to 120 total is only a comparison score during a transition period that runs to January 2028.

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