English Test Proficiency Chart

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English Proficiency Test Equivalency Chart

Businesses, colleges, and universities often ask for non-native English speakers to provide an English proficiency test score when applying for school or a job. Use this chart to see how your test score relates to scores of other English proficiency tests.

TOEIC

 EIKEN CISL Level CISL Course CISL  Entrance Score Cambridge English Scale FCE grade CAE
grade		 iBT
TOEFL		 IELTS
band		 Duolingo CEFR
  990

990-    945

 1+

1

  

10

 

  

Proficient

 

 95%-100% 200-230    A 120
120
120
119		 9
9
8.5
8.5		 145
150
155
160		 C2
C2
C2+
C2+

 9

  Advanced 90%-94% 180-199 A C
B		 97-102
103-107
108-112
113-115
116-118		 7
7.5
7.5
8
8		 120
125
130
135
140		 C1
C1
C1
C1+
C1+
  940-

   785

Pre-1

 

  

8

  

Low Advanced

 80%-89%

160-179

 
B
    80-85
86-91
92-96
 6.5
6.5
7
 105
110
115
 B2+
B2+
B2+

 7

 Upper- Intermediate 70%-79% C    62-67
68-73
74-79
 5.5
6
6
 90
95
100
 B2
B2
B2
  780-

550

 2

2A

 6 Intermediate 60%-69% 140-159     44-49
50-55
56-61
 5
5
5.5
 75
80
85
 B1+
B1+
B1+
5 50%-59%     26-31
32-37
38-43
 4
4.5
4.5
 60
65
70
 B1
B1
B1
 545-

225

 Pre-2 4 Low- Intermediate 40%-49% 120-139     5-8
9-13
14-19
20-25		 3
3.5
3.5
4
 40
45
50
55
 A2+
A2+
A2+
A2+

3

 30%-39%     0
1
2-4
 2.5
3
3
 25
30
35
 A2
A2
A2
  220-

120

 3-5 2 Basic 20%-29% 100-119     0 2.5 20 A1
1 1%-19% 80-99

 

   0 2 15 A1

*This chart shows an approximate level only for students who have completed the whole course.

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