Frequency distributions by percentage
The following tables show the distribution of scores
achieved by various groups of candidates, which may be of interest
as an indication of how an individual candidate has performed
relative to other members of a grouping to which he or she belongs,
though the categories reported here are necessarily very
broad.
Academic candidates: Reason for taking IELTS
Overall Band score by %
|
Academic Reading
|
Below
4
|
4
|
4.5
|
5
|
5.5
|
6
|
6.5
|
7
|
7.5
|
8
|
8.5
|
9
|
|
For employment
|
1%
|
1%
|
3%
|
7%
|
13%
|
20%
|
23%
|
18%
|
10%
|
4%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
For higher education extended course (three
months or more)
|
2%
|
4%
|
10%
|
17%
|
20%
|
19%
|
13%
|
8%
|
4%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
For higher education short course (three
months or less)
|
3%
|
6%
|
12%
|
18%
|
18%
|
16%
|
11%
|
8%
|
4%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
For immigration
|
1%
|
1%
|
3%
|
8%
|
13%
|
18%
|
18%
|
15%
|
11%
|
7%
|
3%
|
1%
|
|
For other education purposes
|
3%
|
5%
|
10%
|
17%
|
21%
|
18%
|
13%
|
8%
|
4%
|
2%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
For personal reasons
|
3%
|
4%
|
9%
|
15%
|
19%
|
19%
|
15%
|
8%
|
5%
|
2%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
For professional registration (NOT
medical)
|
2%
|
2%
|
4%
|
7%
|
9%
|
15%
|
19%
|
19%
|
12%
|
7%
|
3%
|
0%
|
|
For registration as a dentist
|
0%
|
0%
|
1%
|
3%
|
7%
|
14%
|
25%
|
22%
|
15%
|
9%
|
3%
|
0%
|
|
For registration as a doctor
|
0%
|
0%
|
1%
|
3%
|
5%
|
12%
|
21%
|
23%
|
18%
|
11%
|
4%
|
0%
|
|
For registration as a nurse (including
CGFNS)
|
0%
|
0%
|
1%
|
4%
|
9%
|
19%
|
24%
|
21%
|
11%
|
6%
|
3%
|
1%
|
|
Other
|
2%
|
4%
|
9%
|
13%
|
16%
|
18%
|
16%
|
12%
|
7%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
General Training candidates: Reason for taking
IELTS
Overall Band score by %
|
General Training
|
Below
4
|
4
|
4.5
|
5
|
5.5
|
6
|
6.5
|
7
|
7.5
|
8
|
8.5
|
9
|
|
For employment
|
7%
|
5%
|
9%
|
12%
|
15%
|
17%
|
15%
|
10%
|
6%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
For higher education extended course (three
months or more)
|
5%
|
6%
|
11%
|
15%
|
19%
|
18%
|
14%
|
8%
|
4%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
For higher education short course (three
months or less)
|
4%
|
5%
|
9%
|
13%
|
19%
|
20%
|
15%
|
9%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
For immigration
|
2%
|
2%
|
5%
|
10%
|
16%
|
20%
|
18%
|
13%
|
8%
|
4%
|
2%
|
0%
|
|
For other education purposes
|
5%
|
9%
|
16%
|
18%
|
16%
|
16%
|
11%
|
6%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
For personal reasons
|
3%
|
3%
|
7%
|
12%
|
17%
|
20%
|
17%
|
11%
|
6%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
For professional registration (NOT
medical)
|
2%
|
2%
|
5%
|
9%
|
17%
|
19%
|
20%
|
13%
|
8%
|
3%
|
2%
|
0%
|
|
For registration as a dentist
|
3%
|
1%
|
7%
|
9%
|
16%
|
25%
|
17%
|
7%
|
8%
|
8%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
For registration as a doctor
|
3%
|
3%
|
6%
|
9%
|
15%
|
19%
|
15%
|
13%
|
9%
|
6%
|
2%
|
0%
|
|
For registration as a nurse (including
CGFNS)
|
1%
|
1%
|
4%
|
10%
|
19%
|
19%
|
16%
|
11%
|
8%
|
6%
|
4%
|
1%
|
|
Other
|
4%
|
4%
|
8%
|
14%
|
20%
|
21%
|
15%
|
8%
|
4%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
Academic candidates: Top 20 First Languages
Overall Band score by %
|
Academic
|
below
4
|
4
|
4.5
|
5
|
5.5
|
6
|
6.5
|
7
|
7.5
|
8
|
8.5
|
9
|
|
Arabic
|
5%
|
8%
|
17%
|
22%
|
20%
|
13%
|
8%
|
4%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Bengali
|
1%
|
3%
|
9%
|
19%
|
23%
|
18%
|
12%
|
7%
|
5%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Chinese
|
3%
|
5%
|
11%
|
17%
|
21%
|
19%
|
13%
|
7%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
English
|
0%
|
0%
|
1%
|
2%
|
5%
|
9%
|
12%
|
15%
|
18%
|
20%
|
13%
|
2%
|
|
Farsi
|
1%
|
1%
|
4%
|
10%
|
20%
|
26%
|
21%
|
11%
|
5%
|
2%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Gujurati
|
2%
|
5%
|
12%
|
20%
|
21%
|
17%
|
11%
|
7%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Hindi
|
1%
|
3%
|
8%
|
14%
|
15%
|
16%
|
15%
|
13%
|
9%
|
5%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Indonesian
|
1%
|
1%
|
3%
|
9%
|
19%
|
26%
|
21%
|
13%
|
6%
|
2%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Korean
|
2%
|
2%
|
6%
|
15%
|
24%
|
25%
|
16%
|
7%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Malayalam
|
0%
|
0%
|
2%
|
6%
|
14%
|
23%
|
24%
|
17%
|
9%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Nepali
|
1%
|
3%
|
9%
|
20%
|
25%
|
21%
|
13%
|
6%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Punjabi
|
3%
|
9%
|
20%
|
25%
|
19%
|
12%
|
7%
|
4%
|
2%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Russian
|
1%
|
1%
|
2%
|
6%
|
12%
|
20%
|
21%
|
18%
|
13%
|
6%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Spanish
|
1%
|
0%
|
2%
|
5%
|
11%
|
20%
|
22%
|
19%
|
12%
|
6%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Tagalog
|
0%
|
0%
|
1%
|
2%
|
6%
|
16%
|
25%
|
26%
|
16%
|
6%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Tamil
|
0%
|
1%
|
3%
|
7%
|
14%
|
19%
|
20%
|
17%
|
11%
|
6%
|
2%
|
0%
|
|
Telugu
|
0%
|
1%
|
4%
|
12%
|
23%
|
25%
|
17%
|
10%
|
5%
|
2%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Thai
|
1%
|
2%
|
6%
|
16%
|
24%
|
25%
|
15%
|
7%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Urdu
|
1%
|
2%
|
7%
|
14%
|
19%
|
19%
|
15%
|
11%
|
7%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Vietnamese
|
1%
|
2%
|
6%
|
14%
|
22%
|
24%
|
17%
|
9%
|
4%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
General Training candidates: Top 20
First Languages
Overall Band score by %
|
General Training
|
below
4
|
4
|
4.5
|
5
|
5.5
|
6
|
6.5
|
7
|
7.5
|
8
|
8.5
|
9
|
|
Arabic
|
7%
|
10%
|
15%
|
15%
|
15%
|
15%
|
11%
|
7%
|
4%
|
2%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Bengali
|
3%
|
3%
|
7%
|
15%
|
22%
|
21%
|
14%
|
8%
|
4%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Chinese
|
2%
|
2%
|
5%
|
10%
|
17%
|
23%
|
20%
|
13%
|
6%
|
2%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
English
|
1%
|
0%
|
1%
|
2%
|
4%
|
7%
|
11%
|
14%
|
18%
|
19%
|
16%
|
6%
|
|
Farsi
|
2%
|
2%
|
5%
|
12%
|
21%
|
24%
|
18%
|
10%
|
5%
|
2%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Gujurati
|
2%
|
2%
|
5%
|
12%
|
21%
|
24%
|
18%
|
10%
|
5%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Hindi
|
2%
|
1%
|
4%
|
9%
|
15%
|
19%
|
19%
|
16%
|
10%
|
5%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Indonesian
|
2%
|
2%
|
4%
|
7%
|
11%
|
18%
|
20%
|
18%
|
12%
|
5%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Korean
|
5%
|
5%
|
12%
|
20%
|
22%
|
18%
|
11%
|
5%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Malayalam
|
1%
|
1%
|
4%
|
9%
|
15%
|
22%
|
20%
|
14%
|
8%
|
4%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Nepali
|
1%
|
1%
|
3%
|
10%
|
22%
|
26%
|
19%
|
10%
|
4%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Punjabi
|
2%
|
3%
|
7%
|
16%
|
23%
|
21%
|
15%
|
8%
|
4%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Russian
|
3%
|
2%
|
4%
|
8%
|
13%
|
18%
|
19%
|
14%
|
10%
|
6%
|
2%
|
0%
|
|
Singhalese
|
1%
|
2%
|
6%
|
11%
|
15%
|
20%
|
20%
|
13%
|
8%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Spanish
|
2%
|
2%
|
5%
|
10%
|
16%
|
20%
|
18%
|
13%
|
8%
|
4%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Tagalog
|
3%
|
4%
|
6%
|
9%
|
14%
|
20%
|
19%
|
14%
|
8%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Tamil
|
2%
|
3%
|
6%
|
10%
|
14%
|
18%
|
19%
|
13%
|
9%
|
5%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Telugu
|
1%
|
1%
|
3%
|
7%
|
16%
|
25%
|
23%
|
13%
|
7%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Urdu
|
2%
|
2%
|
4%
|
9%
|
17%
|
22%
|
21%
|
13%
|
8%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Vietnamese
|
8%
|
6%
|
10%
|
13%
|
17%
|
18%
|
14%
|
9%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
Academic candidates: Top 20 - Country
of origin
Overall Band score by %
|
Academic
|
below
4
|
4
|
4.5
|
5
|
5.5
|
6
|
6.5
|
7
|
7.5
|
8
|
8.5
|
9
|
|
Bangladesh
|
1%
|
3%
|
9%
|
20%
|
24%
|
18%
|
12%
|
7%
|
4%
|
2%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
China (Peoples Republic)
|
4%
|
5%
|
12%
|
19%
|
22%
|
19%
|
12%
|
5%
|
2%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Hong Kong
|
0%
|
1%
|
2%
|
7%
|
14%
|
20%
|
22%
|
19%
|
11%
|
4%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
India
|
2%
|
5%
|
12%
|
17%
|
17%
|
16%
|
13%
|
9%
|
6%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Indonesia
|
1%
|
1%
|
3%
|
9%
|
19%
|
26%
|
21%
|
13%
|
6%
|
2%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Iran
|
1%
|
1%
|
4%
|
10%
|
20%
|
26%
|
21%
|
11%
|
5%
|
2%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Italy
|
1%
|
2%
|
5%
|
8%
|
13%
|
17%
|
18%
|
16%
|
12%
|
6%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Japan
|
2%
|
2%
|
6%
|
12%
|
22%
|
25%
|
18%
|
9%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Korea, South
|
2%
|
2%
|
6%
|
15%
|
24%
|
25%
|
16%
|
7%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Malaysia
|
0%
|
0%
|
1%
|
3%
|
9%
|
16%
|
21%
|
20%
|
16%
|
11%
|
3%
|
0%
|
|
Nepal
|
1%
|
3%
|
9%
|
20%
|
25%
|
21%
|
13%
|
6%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Pakistan
|
1%
|
3%
|
8%
|
15%
|
19%
|
19%
|
15%
|
11%
|
6%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Philippines
|
0%
|
0%
|
1%
|
2%
|
6%
|
16%
|
25%
|
26%
|
16%
|
7%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Qatar
|
11%
|
14%
|
24%
|
27%
|
15%
|
6%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
5%
|
9%
|
18%
|
25%
|
22%
|
12%
|
5%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
1%
|
1%
|
5%
|
10%
|
15%
|
18%
|
17%
|
15%
|
9%
|
6%
|
2%
|
0%
|
|
Taiwan
|
1%
|
2%
|
7%
|
16%
|
25%
|
25%
|
15%
|
6%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Thailand
|
1%
|
2%
|
6%
|
16%
|
24%
|
24%
|
15%
|
7%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
7%
|
11%
|
21%
|
24%
|
20%
|
11%
|
4%
|
1%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Vietnam
|
1%
|
2%
|
6%
|
14%
|
22%
|
24%
|
17%
|
9%
|
4%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
General Training candidates: Top 20 -
Country of origin
Overall Band score by %
|
General Training
|
below
4
|
4
|
4.5
|
5
|
5.5
|
6
|
6.5
|
7
|
7.5
|
8
|
8.5
|
9
|
|
Bangladesh
|
3%
|
3%
|
8%
|
16%
|
22%
|
22%
|
14%
|
7%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
China (Peoples Republic)
|
3%
|
2%
|
5%
|
10%
|
17%
|
23%
|
20%
|
12%
|
6%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Colombia
|
2%
|
3%
|
6%
|
13%
|
19%
|
22%
|
19%
|
10%
|
5%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Egypt
|
2%
|
3%
|
6%
|
12%
|
19%
|
21%
|
17%
|
11%
|
6%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Hong Kong
|
1%
|
1%
|
3%
|
8%
|
15%
|
23%
|
22%
|
16%
|
8%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
India
|
2%
|
2%
|
5%
|
11%
|
18%
|
21%
|
18%
|
12%
|
7%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Indonesia
|
2%
|
2%
|
4%
|
7%
|
11%
|
18%
|
20%
|
18%
|
12%
|
5%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Iran
|
2%
|
2%
|
5%
|
12%
|
21%
|
24%
|
18%
|
10%
|
5%
|
2%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Japan
|
4%
|
5%
|
9%
|
14%
|
17%
|
17%
|
14%
|
10%
|
6%
|
2%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Korea, South
|
5%
|
5%
|
12%
|
20%
|
22%
|
18%
|
11%
|
5%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Malaysia
|
1%
|
1%
|
2%
|
3%
|
6%
|
11%
|
17%
|
19%
|
18%
|
15%
|
7%
|
1%
|
|
Nepal
|
1%
|
1%
|
3%
|
10%
|
22%
|
26%
|
19%
|
10%
|
4%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Pakistan
|
2%
|
2%
|
4%
|
9%
|
17%
|
22%
|
20%
|
13%
|
7%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Philippines
|
3%
|
4%
|
6%
|
9%
|
14%
|
20%
|
19%
|
14%
|
8%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Russia
|
2%
|
2%
|
4%
|
8%
|
13%
|
18%
|
20%
|
14%
|
10%
|
7%
|
2%
|
0%
|
|
South Africa
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
1%
|
3%
|
5%
|
9%
|
14%
|
19%
|
23%
|
20%
|
5%
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
2%
|
2%
|
5%
|
10%
|
15%
|
20%
|
19%
|
13%
|
8%
|
4%
|
1%
|
0%
|
|
Thailand
|
4%
|
6%
|
14%
|
20%
|
20%
|
16%
|
12%
|
5%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
13%
|
23%
|
35%
|
20%
|
6%
|
2%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Vietnam
|
8%
|
6%
|
10%
|
13%
|
17%
|
18%
|
14%
|
9%
|
3%
|
1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
